SIBU: A young feature writer and a photographer of New Sarawak Tribune won themselves an award each for their writing and photo essay pieces at the 2019 Kenyalang Journalism Awards (KJA).
Photographer Mohd Alif Noni, 25, won first place with his photo essay entitled ‘Discovering Bidayuh Salako Tribe’ under the photo essay category.
He took home with him a cash prize of RM1,000.
Alif is known for his artistic and creative photography skills. He started his internship with the New Sarawak Tribune in 2016 and has worked there ever since.
Meanwhile, the other winner is feature writer Priscilla Tawie Sulok, who won third place with her article entitled ‘Soul Searching on Two Wheels’.
Winning under the category Feature and News Feature-English, she also took home a cash prize of RM1,000.
The 25-year-old reporter joined New Sarawak Tribune in 2017.
For the newspaper, the two winners are the entity’s pride. Both are young and their win shows how they have made the grade over the years.
Presenting the awards at a hotel in Sibu on Friday night was Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian who represented Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.
