Winners crowned at Kinabalu Press Awards 2023
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Winners crowned at Kinabalu Press Awards 2023

Kinabalu Press Awards 2023 was held in late October at Hilton Kota Kinabalu. The award ceremony was organised by Sabah Journalist Association (SJA), in liaison with Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) as well as a collaboration with the State Government. The awards were divided into three language sections; Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and English as well as photojournalism and television broadcast categories. 

The lists of the winners are as follows:

Entertainment, Culture and Arts Reporting Award
Bahasa Malaysia language category: Siti Kazalinah Kamaludin (Harian Ekspres) 
Chinese language category: Yvonne Ho Yin Yin (See Hua Daily News) 
English language category: Rebecca Chong (The Vibes) 
Broadcast category: Mohd Safwan Sawi and Mohammed Fairuz Mohammed Yazzer (TV3) 

News Reporting Award (Non-feature)
Bahasa Malaysia language category: Berita Harian 
Chinese language category: Sin Chew Daily
English language category: Daily Express

Sports Journalism Award
Bahasa Malaysia language category: Noorazlina Jindeh (BERNAMA) 
Chinese language category: Yvonne Ho Yin Yin (See Hua Daily News)
English language category: Rebecca Chong (The Vibes) 

Business and Economic Reporting Award
Bahasa Malaysia language category: Normimie Diun (Sabah Media) 
Chinese language category: Law Kiung Wong (Sin Chew Daily) 
English language category: Mariah Airiens Doksil (The Borneo Post) 
Broadcast category: RTM Sabah 

Environmental Journalism Award
Bahasa Malaysia language category: Norasikin Daineh (Sinar Harian) 
Chinese language category: Wong Li Pin (Sin Chew Daily) 
English language category: Sherell Ann Jumin Jeffrey (Daily Express) 
Broadcast category: TV3 

Best Picture Award
Arjasneh Ahmad (BERNAMA)

Broadcasting Journalism Award
Hazmin Syahman Abdul Rahman and Mohd Ridzal Abdullah (Astro AWANI) 

Journalism Award (Feature & News Feature)
Bahasa Malaysia language category: Suraidah Roslan (Utusan Malaysia) 
Chinese language category: Wong Li Pin (Sin Chew Daily) 
English language category: Sherell Ann Jumin Jeffrey (Daily Express) 

Full lists of the winners can be retrieved here

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