M’sian-Born Journalist Snaps Pulitzer-Winning Photos Of Kabul’s Fall Despite Life-Threatening Risks"A journalist with a warrior’s courage and a poet’s heart."
According to Malay Mail, Sharmini Aphrodite's short story Ouroboros, Ouroboros was one of 20 entries out of over 5,000 works from literature written across the Commonwealth to make the shortlist last year.In 2019, two Malaysian writers made the shortlist for the contest with Saras Manickam's entry My Mother Pattu winning the Asian regional title award.Regional winners — comprising of Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Caribbean, and the Pacific — will receive GBP2,500 (RM14,200). […]
The index is an annual list of countries ranked by RSF based on the degree of freedom journalists, media organisations, and netizens can exercise, and the efforts made by authorities to respect that freedom. RSF Asia-Pacific head Daniel Bastard pointed out, "Malaysia rose more than any other country in RSF's 2020 World Press Freedom Index, mainly thanks to a sharp improvement... Click here to read the full article. Source: