Mokhtar Re-elected NPC President

Mokhtar Hussain, deputy editor-in-chief (domestic news service) of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), has been returned unopposed as the president of the National Press Club (NPC) for the 2015-2017 term.
M Veera Pandiyan of The Star and Muharyani Othman of Bernama were also returned unopposed, as the deputy president and vice-president, respectively, in the biennial elections held at the 23rd annual general meeting of the NPC at its clubhouse in Jalan Tangsi here last night.
M. Govind Nair of Bernama and Mohd Ghazemy Mahmud of Syed Hussain Publications were elected unopposed as the secretary and assistant secretary, respectively, while S.P. Manivasagam of Mannan Monthly and L. Jaiarajo of Bernama were returned unopposed as the treasurer and assistant treasurer, respectively.
Eight committee members were elected at the AGM, namely Mikhail Raj Abdullah (Bernama); K. Sivanesan (Tamil Press); Linda Khoo (Bernama); Haresh Deol (The Malay Mail); Joe Fernando (Equine News); Beh Yuen Hui (The Star); Leslie Andres (New Straits Times) and Edward Rajendra (The Star).
About 60 members attended the AGM.
-- BERNAMA