News

The Queen Honours Prisons Department Creative Awards Ceremony

Last night, The Queen graced the prison staff at the creative awards ceremony. The ceremony was held at Movenpick Hotel & Convention Centre KLIA. Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah granted the Royal Pahang Weave Award to the winner. Besides that, there were also awards for the Songket Category, Batik Category, and Colours Of Nature Category.

The receiver of the Pahang Royal Weave belonged to Mohd Hafiz Izudin, a staff of Penor prison. Moreover, Fadhil Abd Rashid and Masdi Salim won of The Songket Category. Both are the staff of Marang prison.

Picture: Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN)

Besides that, the winners of the Batik Category were Wan Mohd Hafiz and Zulkifli Husein, Pengkalan Chepa prison staff. Meanwhile, Mohd Shahrul Amir Muda and Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Razali won the category of Colours of Nature. They are from Chenor prison.

Other than The Queen, The Ministry of Home Affairs, YB Dato’ Seri Hamzah bin Zainudin and other members of the Ministry of Home Affairs were there to celebrate the ceremony. The Royal Malaysian Police and Malaysian Jail Department were also there.

Picture: Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN)

With the theme of ‘Creativity Preserves Tradition,’ the award was to show appreciation to the inmates and staff involved in weaving workshops. The award ceremony was an initiative to enhance and boost Malaysia’s art heritage through the prison’s recovery program.

Source: BERNAMA, PDRM, Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Istana Negara

Adib Mohd

Recent Posts

30 Years, One Icon: Three Decades of Magic with Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza Live in Concert This July!

Fans of Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza are in for an extraordinary treat as Malaysia’s most… Read More

2 days ago

AEON Launches Reforestation Project In Segamat To Continue Legacy Of Malaysia-Japan Friendship Forest

Building on the success of the Malaysia-Japan Friendship Forest Programme in Bidor, Perak, AEON is… Read More

2 days ago

A Milestone Celebration: 20 Years of the World’s Biggest Duathlon

The highly anticipated POWERMAN Malaysia celebrated its 20th anniversary milestone this year, with OMODA |… Read More

2 days ago

Ready or Not, Here Comes the Final Chapter of Squid Game and YOU Can Be A Part of History

Ready or Not, Here Comes the Final Chapter of Squid Game and YOU Can Be… Read More

2 days ago

Students Donate 5,000 Clothes with UNIQLO to Help Refugee Youth

What happens when a global fashion brand teams up with a school full of big-hearted… Read More

2 days ago

Shopee’s 7.7 Squad Pulls Up: 2,000 Affiliates, 80 Brands & One Big Mission “Shop Lagi Murah, Lagi Cepat”

Picture this: 2,000 creators. 80+ brands. One giant house party for all things content, community,… Read More

2 days ago

This website uses cookies.