Four students win top honours at 2026 MRSM Bintang Media

Four students have emerged as top honours at the 2026 MRSM Bintang Media programme, each taking home RM500 for their respective categories in journalism, news presentation, and visual storytelling. Nik Hana Damia Yazid, 15, from MRSM Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, won the New Straits Times Arts of Writing and News Journalism category, crediting the programme for enhancing her news writing skills.

Hanif Kazuhiro Hamzah, 16, from MRSM Serting, won the News Presentation and Hosting category, emphasising the importance of the media industry in everyday life. Aqil Fareeq Mohd Marzuzairi, 16, from MRSM Muadzam Shah, won the Photojournalism and Visual Storytelling category, expressing his intention to pursue photography in the future.

The programme, part of the Siri Jelajah MRSM and Media Prima Talent Development Programme, aimed to provide students with firsthand exposure to the media industry, featuring four categories and selecting finalists from a pool of 678 students from 58 MRSM campuses nationwide.

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