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Eminent journalists of the Malay world


Indonesia’ own Rosihan Anwar was awarded Eminent Journalist of the Malay World in Malaysia last night.Journalist associations from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei took part in the award.

Wonder what this does to the debate about Malayness, the Malay World, the Malay Archipelago, what’s Indonesia’s and what’s Malaysia’s by virtue of it being part of the Malay world (as in the debate over Rasa Sayang(e)?

clipped from rockybru.blogspot.com

Samad, Rosihan honoured

Tokoh Wartawan Dunia Melayu.


Top, L-R: Pak Samad, Drs Tarman Azzam (Indonesia), Mazlan Nordin, Sulaiman Jeem (Singapore) Bottom, L-R: Othman Wok (Singapore), Ahmad Arshad (Brunei), Pak Rosihan, Fatimah Md Nor (Brunei)

Rosihan Anwar (pic) is a name that invariably crops up when they teach you Principles of Journalism at varsity. I had the honour of meeting the man last night at the Anugerah Tokoh Wartawan Dunia Melayu organised by the Former Berita Harian Malaysia Journalists Association in Petaling Jaya.

Slight build, awesome aura. His byline has appeared in the Hindustan Times, the NST, Asiaweek, World Forum Features, The Age Melbourne, the Straits Times Singapore and the Asia Pacific. Pak Ros has published 36 books, the last one issued on his 85th birthday last May. He has the distinction of having the newspaper he headed killed twice, first by President Sukarno and then by President Suharto.
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2 responses to “Eminent journalists of the Malay world”

  1. The Spirit of Freedom Avatar
    The Spirit of Freedom

    As far as I know there is still no free and professional journalism in Malaysia’s mainstream media and press …

    Refer to Malaysian standard, Harmoko should receive this award for his “contribution” to make our press and media “mati suri” during Soeharto era …

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    […] Unlike in Malaysia where the only thriving journalists seem to be the journalists most adept at obsequiousness (wow, did Unspun spell it right?). Which opens up the question of what kind of a journalist Zam was like before he was elevated to the post of Information Minister…would he, in the ripeness of time, qualify as yet another Eminent Journalist of the Malay World? […]

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