Learn Hardcore Indonesian: Sampaikan kabar terbaru kepada panitia pelatihan. - Pass on the latest news to the training committee.

kepada marks a recipient (usually a person/people): Sampaikan X kepada Y = tell X to Y.
ke is more like “to/toward” for places, but many speakers use it colloquially with people. Formal writing prefers kepada.
untuk means “for” (intended for/purpose), not necessarily “to tell.” Sampaikan ... untuk panitia implies “intended for the committee,” not “inform the committee.”

What’s the morphology of sampaikan?

Root: sampai (to arrive, until). With meN- and -kan it becomes menyampaikan (to convey/deliver/relay). The imperative form drops meN- and keeps -kan: sampaikan (“convey/deliver!”). So the chain is: sampai → menyampaikan → sampaikan.

Can I use beri tahu/beritahu, kabari, or informasikan instead of sampaikan?

Beri tahu/beritahu: “to tell/inform.” Neutral, common. Ex: Beri tahu panitia kabar terbaru.
Kabari: from kabar
- -i, “to inform (someone).” More casual: Kabari panitia kalau ada kabar terbaru.
Informasikan: formal/bureaucratic: Informasikan kabar terbaru kepada panitia.
Beritahukan: formal variant with -kan: Harap beritahukan kabar terbaru kepada panitia. Nuance: sampaikan can imply relaying a message; beri tahu/beritahu focuses on telling; kabari is casual; informasikan is institutional.

Is kabar terbaru the same as berita terbaru or kabar terkini?

kabar terbaru ≈ latest update; kabar leans personal/informal.
berita terbaru often sounds more formal or media-like (“news”).
kabar terkini ≈ “current/latest update” (slightly more formal than plain kabar). Avoid kabar terakhir unless you mean “the last/final update,” which can imply “no more after this.”

Can I swap the order: Sampaikan kepada panitia pelatihan kabar terbaru?

Grammatically possible, but the neutral pattern is:

Sampaikan [what] [to whom]: Sampaikan kabar terbaru kepada panitia pelatihan. Fronting the recipient is used for emphasis or formal notices:
Kepada panitia pelatihan, sampaikan kabar terbaru.

What exactly is panitia pelatihan? Is panitia singular or plural?

Panitia pelatihan = the committee organizing the training. Panitia is a collective noun (like “the committee”). It refers to the group as a unit, but in context it means its members. You can refer back with mereka (they) if focusing on the people.

Is panitia pelatihan a noun modifier? Could I say it another way?

Yes, it’s a noun–noun phrase: “committee [of] training.” A longer equivalent is panitia yang mengurus pelatihan (“the committee that handles the training”). If context is clear, you can shorten to panitia.

Can I say panitianya or use para?

panitianya = “the committee (in question/already known).” The -nya often marks specificity, not possession here.
para panitia emphasizes the individual members; many writers prefer para anggota panitia (“the committee members”) for clarity. Generally, plain panitia already implies the whole committee.

How do I make the sentence more formal or more casual?

More formal: Harap sampaikan kabar terbaru kepada panitia pelatihan. / Mohon sampaikan … / Dimohon untuk menyampaikan kabar terbaru kepada panitia pelatihan.
More casual: Tolong kabari panitia pelatihan kalau ada kabar terbaru. / Kasih tahu panitia pelatihan soal kabar terbaru.

How do I negate it (prohibit someone from doing it)?

Use jangan for prohibitions:

Jangan sampaikan kabar terbaru kepada panitia pelatihan. Don’t use tidak in negative imperatives; tidak negates statements, not commands.

How would this look in the passive?

Standard passive: Kabar terbaru (akan) disampaikan kepada panitia pelatihan.
With “be told”: Panitia pelatihan (akan) diberi tahu kabar terbaru. Passive is common in formal or report-like contexts.

Do I need itu/ini to mean “the” latest news?

Articles don’t exist in Indonesian. Context supplies definiteness. Add demonstratives if you need to point to a specific item:

kabar terbaru itu = that particular latest news
kabar terbaru ini = this latest news

What does the prefix ter- in terbaru do? Is paling baru okay?

ter- + baru forms a superlative/“most” sense: terbaru = newest/latest. paling baru is also fine and natural. In many contexts terbaru and paling baru are interchangeable.

What’s the difference between latihan and pelatihan?

latihan = practice/drills (the activity of practicing).
pelatihan = training (an organized training program/event). Hence panitia pelatihan is the committee for a training program, not just practice sessions.

How would I address each committee member individually?

Use wording that targets members:

Sampaikan kabar terbaru kepada para anggota panitia (pelatihan).
Or: Sampaikan kabar terbaru kepada setiap anggota panitia. Plain panitia already implies the group; adding anggota highlights individuals.

Any tips on pronunciation?

Indonesian is phonetic; stress is typically light on the penultimate syllable:

Sampaikan: sam-PAI-kan
kabar: KA-bar
terbaru: ter-BA-ru
kepada: ke-PA-da
panitia: pa-ni-TI-a
pelatihan: pe-la-TI-han Keep vowels pure (no diphthong except the ai in “sampaikan”), and pronounce every syllable.