BERNAMA
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BERNAMA is a news agency
of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body placed under the Information, Culture and Communications Ministry. It was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and started work on 26 May 1968.
BERNAMA has branches in every state in Malaysia. It also has correspondents in Jakarta
, Singapore
, New Delhi
, Bangkok
, Beijing
and Dubai
; as well as stringers in Washington D.C., Australia
and London
. Most of the news media in Malaysia and Singapore
and international news agencies subscribe to BERNAMA.
It also has an audio-visual unit known as Bernama TV
which was established in 1 September 1998. Being the Malaysian government's official news agency, Bernama's content and views are decidedly right-leaning and pro-government of the day.
On 3 September 2007, it launched a 24-hour news and talk radio station, Radio24
.
On 28 February 2008, it also launched a 24-hour news channel called Bernama TV
, aired on Astro Channel 502, offering news in four languages - Malay, English, Mandarin and Tamil.
Bernama is an abbreviation of Berita Nasional Malaysia. Bernama also means named or titled in the Malay langugage.
News agency
A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to news organizations: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.-History:The oldest news agency is Agence...
of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body placed under the Information, Culture and Communications Ministry. It was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and started work on 26 May 1968.
BERNAMA has branches in every state in Malaysia. It also has correspondents in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
; as well as stringers in Washington D.C., Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Most of the news media in Malaysia and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and international news agencies subscribe to BERNAMA.
It also has an audio-visual unit known as Bernama TV
Bernama TV
Bernama TV is a 24 hour international news and current affairs television network in Malaysia. It is owned by Bernama, a government news agency. The service places emphasis on decidedly right-leaning and pro-government content and views...
which was established in 1 September 1998. Being the Malaysian government's official news agency, Bernama's content and views are decidedly right-leaning and pro-government of the day.
On 3 September 2007, it launched a 24-hour news and talk radio station, Radio24
Radio24 (Malaysia)
Radio24 is the first news and talk radio station in Malaysia. The free-to-air station began trial transmission on 16 August 2007 at 12:00 noon and was officially launched on 3 September 2007 at 9:00 a.m...
.
On 28 February 2008, it also launched a 24-hour news channel called Bernama TV
Bernama TV
Bernama TV is a 24 hour international news and current affairs television network in Malaysia. It is owned by Bernama, a government news agency. The service places emphasis on decidedly right-leaning and pro-government content and views...
, aired on Astro Channel 502, offering news in four languages - Malay, English, Mandarin and Tamil.
Bernama is an abbreviation of Berita Nasional Malaysia. Bernama also means named or titled in the Malay langugage.