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#FOOOOOOOOD

#MakanLocal

Do you have childhood memories of eating your favourite food? As a child, perhaps your grandmother’s dodol, nian gao or Milo pudding made every holiday so much more delectable. Maybe your mom made her special nasi biryani or fried noodles just the way you like it every weekend, and she still does so now!

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When it comes to food, we are united in our love for the multicultural cuisine that Malaysia offers. Malaysians’ obsessive love for food hasn’t changed in the past 65 years. Share all about your favourite local/fusion dishes with us! Tell us your secret family recipe or show off your knowledge of underrated food hotspots & more.

Campaign Timeline

Submission Period:

10 October 2022 (Monday) 12:00AM to

30 October 2022 (Sunday) 12:00PM

Winner Announcement: 

20 November 2022 (Sunday)

Campaign Period:

10 October 2022 (Monday) 12:00AM to

06 November 2022 (Sunday) 11:59PM

How to participate?

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REQUIREMENTS

  1. Content submitted can be in article or video format, and must revolve around the campaign’s theme.

  2. Content submitted can either be in English, Malay or Mandarin.

  3. Your content submission must include the #MakanLocal hashtag in the title. Submissions without the hashtag in the title will not be counted as an entry for this campaign.

  4. Article submission must be at least 300 words and contain at least 1 image.

  5. Video submission must be at least 60 seconds in duration with a minimum of 50 words description.

  6. Each participant is only allowed to submit a maximum of 10 pieces of content per week, regardless of language and format (article/video). Any additional submissions will be disqualified automatically. 

  7. Content must be unique and not plagiarised. Content submitted is to be exclusive to Newswav and not shared with other media outlets/publishers.

  8. Participants must share the published content in the form of Newswav link (e.g. newswav.com/xxx) on their social media platform(s) during the campaign period. [Please ensure the #xx is included in the post & your post/profile is set to ‘Public’]

Content Examples

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Grand Prize (x2)

One (1) article and One (1) video content with the highest number of unique views by the end of the campaign period will receive xx

3D2N Staycation at xx Hotel with 5-Course Meal at xx

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Grand Prize (x2)

One (1) article and One (1) video content with the highest number of unique views by the end of the campaign period will receive xx

3D2N Staycation at xx Hotel with 5-Course Meal at xx

Click to find out more

Winner Announcement

The winners of the #Xx will be announced on November 20, 2022.

Winners will be contacted via email so do ensure that you provide us with the correct contact details (including payment info) upon account registration.

  • Each participant could win more than 1 prize (e.g. Individual A could win the Grand Prize, Special Prize, and Top Picks). 

  • Each participant could only win One (1) prize from each prize category (e.g. Individual A could win only ONE Grand Prize, ONE Special Prize, and ONE Top Pick).

Grand Prize (x2)

One (1) article and One (1) video content with the highest number of unique views by the end of the campaign period will receive xx