In their 16th edition, Asian Media Awards gathered over 420 entries countries from all over Asia and the Middle East The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Singapore Press Holdings (Singapore) , Malayala Manorama Company Ltd (India) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) were among the top winners WAN-IFRA's annual Asian Media Awards which were presented on 19 April in a gala ceremony hosted in Kuala Lumpur opened by Guest of honour: YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Selected by a jury composed of 25 international media executives from companies such as Schibsted, Axel Springer or The Evening Standard, the following projects have been awarded Asian Media Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards:
Best in Design
Newspaper Overall Design
The Straits Times/The Sunday Times by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Sunday Morning Post by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
CHINA DAILY by China Daily
Magazine Overall Design
The Peak Selections: Gourmet & Travel N0. 19 by SPH Magazines Pte Ltd Esquire Singapore by Mongoose Publishing STORM by E-Quill Media Pte Ltd
Newspaper Front Page Design
The Straits Times/The Sunday Times by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Bangkok Post - YES 61% by The Post Publishing Public Co Ltd Bangkit Bersama Lawan Terorisme by PT Kompas Media Nusantara
Magazine Cover Design
Esquire Singapore - Unsuitable for the Young, May 2016 by Mongoose Publishing THE WEEK - Modi's Outdated Army by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd Pakistan's New Nuke Threat by India Today Group
Best in Editorial Content
Best Newspaper Breaking News Article
The Straits Times - ISIS Behind Deadly Jakarta Attack by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
SCMP - Mong Kok Riot by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
HM - Pulau Naga Merah by Skuad Khas HM by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd
Best Newspaper Feature Article
R.AGE - Predator In My Phone by Star Media Group Bhd NST - Killer cosmetics by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd The Straits Times - Disruption from Western Media to Singapore Context by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Best in Infographics
Newspaper Infographics
Bolts From The Blue by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
Times of Oman - World T20 2016 by Muscat Media Group
Engineering Feats at Pasir Panjang a Model for Tuas by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Magazine Infographics
Times of Oman - The Land of Frankincense by Muscat Media Group Traditional wedding -Hospitality UAE by Dubai Media Inc Security First - Dubai Customs by Dubai Media Inc
Best in Photojouralism
News Photography
Bull By The Horns by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
Lamentation by Philippine Daily Inquirer
Nepal's Illegal Kidney Selling Village by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
Feature Photography
Savior to Street Oldies by Philippine Daily Inquirer Home Sweet Home Birth by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Art Get Seriously Fun by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Sport Photography
Renang Indah by PT Jawa Pos Koran Mud Soak Wonder by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd Geremew & Jepchirchir are Champion by Kasturi & Sons Ltd
Best Newspaper Marketing
Crowdsourcing Imagination to Create the Newspaper for the Future by the Future by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
A Newspaper on a mission to restore a City's Pride by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Project OMG by Inquirer Group of Companies: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Best in Community Service
R.AGE - Predator In My Phone by Star Media Group Berhad
"Ardrakeralam" Compassionate Kerala by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
No more "Going to the Jungle" by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Best in Print
Below 150k Circulation
Apple Daily (Hong Kong) by Apple Daily Printing Limited
Al Ittihad by United Printing & Publishing
Al Ittihad by United Printing & Publishing
Above 150K
Ananda Bazar Patrika by ABP Pvt Ltd The Telegraph by ABP Pvt Ltd Apple Daily (Taiwan) by Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch Mathrubhumi, Kollam by The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd 