Sabah MACC director S. Karunanithy (second from right) presenting food assistance to one of the qualified recipients from SJA, Raphiel Pinus, who lost his job following the closure of a local English newspaper. SJA president Datuk Muguntan Vanar (left) looks on. KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), through its Yayasan Prihatin initiative, has extended food basket assistance to media practitioners badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic here. This included former employees of a local English newspaper that shuttered in December 2020. Sabah MACC director S. Karunanithy handed over the food aid to two representatives from the 22 qualified recipients who are members of the Sabah Journalists Association (SJA) and Kota Kinabalu Journalists Association (KKJA) on Saturday (Feb 6).