{
  "id": 164579,
  "title": "New award category as Maybank becomes main sponsor of Berita Harian’s Achiever of the Year Awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/new-award-category-as-maybank-becomes-main-sponsor-of-berita-harians",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T07:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-award-category-as-maybank-becomes-main-sponsor-of-berita-harians-achiever-of-the-year-awards"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maybank will sponsor the Berita Harian Achiever of the Year Awards 2026, introducing a new category called the BH-Maybank Perkasa Award. This award highlights individuals who have overcome socio-economic challenges through perseverance in education, career, business, or self-reliance. The award's name, derived from the Malay word \"perkasa,\" signifies valour or might. Maybank Singapore's CEO Alvin Lee emphasized that the collaboration celebrates resilience, leadership, and commitment to uplifting oneself and the community. The BH-Maybank Perkasa Awards will be judged by a panel featuring Nazry Mokhtar, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Sazzali Sabandi, and community leaders Intan Azura Mokhtar, Norshahril Saat, and Fazlur Rahman Kamsani. Nomination submissions are open until August 18, and winners will be recognized for their achievements, societal impact, and inspiration to future generations.",
  "summary": "The new BH-Maybank Perkasa Award recognises those who overcome socio-economic challenges.",
  "key_points": [
    "Maybank sponsors Berita Harian Achiever of the Year Awards 2026",
    "Introduces BH-Maybank Perkasa Award for socio-economic challenges",
    "Panel includes Nazry Mokhtar, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, and community leaders"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/164579.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Singapore",
        "title": "New award category as Maybank becomes main sponsor of Berita Harian’s Achiever of the Year Awards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/new-award-category-as-maybank-becomes-main-sponsor-of-berita-harians-329509",
        "published": "2026-08-05T08:15:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}