Malaysian National News Agency
Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia
TypeStatutory corporation
IndustryNews media
Founded20 May 1968 (1968-05-20)
HeadquartersWisma Bernama, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai
    Chairman
  • Jamaluddin Muhammad
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin
    Editor-in-Chief
  • Ahmad Fuad Yahya
    Deputy Editor-in-Chief Domestic News Service
  • Khairdzir Md Yunus
    Deputy Editor-in-Chief Business and Finance News Service
  • Jamaluddin Muhammad
    Deputy Editor-in-Chief International News Service
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
Number of employees
700 (2022)
ParentMinistry of Communications and Digital Malaysia
Websitewww.bernama.com

The Malaysian National News Agency (Malay: Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia), is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Communications and Digital. Headquartered at the Wisma Bernama, off Jalan Tun Razak near National Library, Kuala Lumpur, its role is to provide and supplying real-time comprehensive and credible news and accurate information for its clients, both public and media practitioners. It also provides news broadcasts through its own namesake radio and television channel. Most of the news media in Malaysia and Singapore and international news agencies subscribe to Bernama. Bernama (usually stylized in all caps) is an abbreviation of Berita Nasional Malaysia (Malaysia National News); it also means named or titled in the Malay language. It was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and began operating on 20 May 1968.[1]

Operations

It has its branches in every state in Malaysia. It also has correspondents in Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok and also its stringers in Washington, D.C., New York City, Australia and London. Bernama began reporting using the audio-visual medium with the opening of its audio-visual division in September 1998.

Services

Bernama Radio is a Bernama's 24-hour news and talk radio station. Launched on September 2007, it broadcasts in the areas of Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley on 93.9 FM, as well as in Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru and Singapore on different frequencies.[2][3] Bernama TV is a Bernama's 24-hour television news channel. Launched on 28 February 2008, it offers news in Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil on Channel 502 and Channel 631 of Astro and Unifi TV, respectively.[4][5]

Incidents

Noramfaizul Mohd Nor worked for Bernama TV as a TV camera operator when he was killed 2 September 2011 covering a humanitarian mission to Somalia.[6] He was the first Malaysian journalist to be killed while on assignment abroad.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BERNAMA, news source for media in South-East Asia". Mehr News Agency. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Malaysia launches first all-news radio station". People's Daily Online. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Anthony Thanasayan (21 October 2007). "No blast on radio". Star e-Central. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "24/7 Bernama TV goes on air today". The Malay Mail. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Zainuri Misfar (5 March 2008). "Saluran berita TV tempatan perlu dipopularkan". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Malaysian journalist killed in Somalia". CNN. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

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