Chapter 1 - Report of the Education and Public Relations Group (iii) The Media Award Journalist Ms Tan Su Lin of Astro Awani won in the Broadcast Category and Ms Shaila Koshy, assistant news editor of The Star, took the award for the Print Category. Ms Tan worked on a documentary entitled ‘Perjuangan Hak Tanah Orang Asli’, focusing on the land rights of Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia. Ms Koshy was recognised for her reports on human rights issues over a period of 24 years, particularly those pertaining to Indigenous Peoples. Ms Tan Su Lin of Astro Awani receiving the Media Award (Broadcast Category) for her documentary on land rights of Orang Asli Ms Shaila Koshy of The Star receiving the Media Award (Print Category) for her coverage of human rights issues (iv) The Special Award Two awards were presented – to SK Lemoi, a rural school in Cameron Highlands, Pahang; and to the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO). SK Lemoi was chosen because its administrators had improved the quality of education of its Orang Asli students. SOCSO, in turn, was recognised for its ‘Return to Work’ programme, which has assisted 6,294 workers – who had sustained disabilities due to injury or illness – to rejoin the workforce. Mr Omadani Mohd Nor receiving the Special Award on behalf of SK Lemoi Datuk K Selvarajah, Executive Director of SOCSO, accepting the Special Award on behalf of the organisation 33

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