Nominees and winners on stage with the Premier at the final Anak Sarawak Awards.
The 10th Anak Sarawak Awards is Malaysia’s first business events award programme and this year, it was themed “Passion Inspires Legacies”. Out of the 27 nominees shortlisted, 9 winners were revealed and they are:
Young Leader Award
Ms Hii Mei Ching (Borneo Plux Sdn. Bhd.)
Journalism Awards
Print/Online Award – Ms Priscilla Tawie Anak Sulok (New Sarawak Tribune)
Broadcasting Award – TVS (Sarawak Media Group)
Business Events Awards
Convention of Excellence Award – 8th International Forum on Industrial Bioprocessing 2019 (Curtin University Malaysia)
Corporate Meetings and Incentive Excellence Award – Spiral Eventz Management Sdn. Bhd.
Meeting Venues of Excellence – Borneo Convention Centre Kuching
Products and Services of Excellence – T.E.E.M. Event and Exhibition Management Sdn. Bhd.
Sarawak Legacy Award
Better Air Quality Conference 2018 (The Clean Air Forum Society of Malaysia – MyCAS)
Outstanding Achievement Award
Prof. Dr Mohd Raili bin Suhaili (SEGI University – Sibu Clinical Campus)
National and international organisations were engaged in the judging process to ensure that all submissions were evaluated fairly and with credibility. The judges were:
- Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak (MTCP)
- International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
- Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
- Malaysian Association Of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (MACEOS)
- Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA)
- Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF)
- Sibu Business Events Committee (SBEC)
- Miri Business Events Committee (MBEC)
