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TV3's pantun team has successfully defended its championship title at the HAWANA-DBP 2026 Pantun Festival, with Bernama finishing runner-up. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented the awards at the main event in Butterworth.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has inaugurated the HAWANA 2026 National Journalists' Day celebration at the PICCA Convention Centre in Butterworth, Penang, drawing approximately 1,000 media professionals from Malaysia and neighbouring countries to discuss media integrity and journalism's future.
Exclusive HAWANA 2026 merchandise has gone on sale at the National Journalists' Day celebrations in Penang, featuring limited-edition branded apparel priced between RM30 and RM59.