TODAY's Nabilah Awang bags 'rising star' prize at inaugural Singapore Press Club Awards

TODAY journalist Nabilah Awang won the Rising Stars Young Journalist Award at the inaugural Singapore Press Club Awards on Friday (June 10).

The award recognises journalists and other media-related professionals who have excelled in their craft and made an impact in their work.

Ms Nabilah was lauded by the club for writing extensively about the plight of healthcare workers, caregivers and migrant workers.

Three of Ms Nabilah’s recent stories were highlighted by the Singapore Press Club.

One was a report on Malaysian workers sleeping rough when Malaysia went into a nationwide lockdown in March 2020 and the other two were The Big Read features on the predicaments of caregivers in ageing Singapore as well as the rise in child abuse cases.