Tiga puluh satu petugas Bernama terima Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang

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Seramai 31 petugas Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (Bernama) menerima Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2014 peringkat Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM).

Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek menyampaikan anugerah itu berupa sijil penghargaan dan Sijil Simpanan Premium, kepada petugas cemerlang berkenaan selain penerima daripada tujuh lagi jabatan dan agensi di bawah KKMM di Auditorium, Angkasapuri hari ini..

Warga kerja Bernama yang menerima anugerah itu ialah dua Pegawai Berita Unit Bernama.com Bashariah Zainuddin dan Lizawati Bahanan, Pegawai Berita Biro Langkawi Hamdan Ismail, Pegawai Berita Biro Sarawak Rudy Rukimin Rambli, Pegawai Berita Biro Pahang Siti Salwa Sha'ari.

Penerima lain ialah Ketua Biro Melaka Fadzli Ramli, dua Pegawai Berita Biro Pulau Pinang Balkhis Awang@Ahamad dan Nur Adila Abdul Wahab, Pegawai Berita Biro Selangor Nurqalbi Mohd Reda, Pegawai Berita Biro Putrajaya Norsyafawati Ab Wahab dan Pegawai Berita Meja Rencana Sakini Mohd Said.

Ahmad Shabery dalam ucapannya berkata cabaran dan tugas utama warga KKMM adalah memberi kefahaman tentang isu-isu yang menjadi kekeliruan dalam kalangan masyarakat.

Menurut Ahmad Shabery, isu seperti 1Malaysia Development Berhad, kadar hutang negara dan Cukai Barang dan Perkhidmatan menjadi perhatian rakyat kerana mereka keliru.

"Perkara ini yang perlu diambil perhatian supaya penerangan tentang situasi sebenar (diberi secara) jelas kepada semua," katanya.

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Turut menerima anugerah ialah Pegawai Berita Meja Bahasa Mandarin Wong Cheng Hau, Wartawan Meja Berita Jenayah Nur Natasha Aida Ismail, Jurugambar Mohamad Huzaini Md Daud, Jurugambar Mohd Hafizie Mahamad Shabudin, Jurugambar Nur Ain Shafinaz Talib, Jurugambar Shafiqah Fadzil dan Jurugambar Zulkarnain Kamarudin.

Yang lain ialah Pegawai Tadbir Mohd Nadzli Zainal Abidin, Penolong Akauntan Sharil Nizam Mohd Sharif, Pembantu Akauntan Abas Othman, Penjaga Jentera Elektrik Kamalfikri Makrom, Penjaga Jeneral Elektrik Mohd Suffian Juraimi, Pembantu Tadbir Mohd Tadzman Utuh Tang, Pembantu Tadbir Nooru Ermizan Coree, Pembantu Tadbir Nooryuhaida Yusof, Pembantu Tadbir Norazura Daud, Pembantu Tadbir Dyg Siti Normah Abg Bolhassan, Pengawal Keselamatan Amral Ibrahim dan Pegawai Keselamatan Mohd Nur Hadith Zaini.

Ketika ditemu bual, Nur Adila berkata beliau tidak menyangka akan memperoleh anugerah itu dan akan menjadikan pengiktirafan berkenaan sebagai pemangkin untuk lebih berjaya pada masa depan.

Sakini pula berkata beliau mendedikasikan anugerah itu kepada ibunya, Rabaeyah Mohd Said yang kini mengalami masalah kesihatan.

Turut hadir pada majlis itu ialah Ketua Setiausaha KKMM Datuk Seri Dr Sharifah Zaharah Syed Ahmad, Pengurus Besar Bernama Datuk Zulkefli Salleh serta ketua-ketua jabatan dan agensi di bawah KKMM.

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Mokhtar Re-elected NPC President

Mokhtar Hussain, deputy editor-in-chief (domestic news service) of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), has been returned unopposed as the president of the National Press Club (NPC) for the 2015-2017 term.
M Veera Pandiyan of The Star and Muharyani Othman of Bernama were also returned unopposed, as the deputy president and vice-president, respectively, in the biennial elections held at the 23rd annual general meeting of the NPC at its clubhouse in Jalan Tangsi here last night.
M. Govind Nair of Bernama and Mohd Ghazemy Mahmud of Syed Hussain Publications were elected unopposed as the secretary and assistant secretary, respectively, while S.P. Manivasagam of Mannan Monthly and L. Jaiarajo of Bernama were returned unopposed as the treasurer and assistant treasurer, respectively.
Eight committee members were elected at the AGM, namely Mikhail Raj Abdullah (Bernama); K. Sivanesan (Tamil Press); Linda Khoo (Bernama); Haresh Deol (The Malay Mail); Joe Fernando (Equine News); Beh Yuen Hui (The Star); Leslie Andres (New Straits Times) and Edward Rajendra (The Star).
About 60 members attended the AGM.
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North Korea Expresses Confidence In Malaysia's Chairmanship Of Asean

North Korea today expressed confidence in Malaysia's capability to promote regional and global peace and security as chairman of ASEAN 2015.
North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol said the republic believed Malaysia would champion such key issues via dialogues and meetings among ASEAN members.
"We are very pleased that Malaysia is the chairman of ASEAN this year. We hope the Malaysian Government and people will do their best to be active in the international platform to meet the interest and will of the people in this region.
"We also hope the Malaysian Government will support and extend solidarity to the just cause of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Government and people in their struggle for peace and independence...to ease military tension in the Korean peninsular," he told Bernama today.
Kang Chol was met during his second visit to the news agency's office here, where he was briefed by Bernama editor-in-chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab on the agency's operations.
Kang Chol said DPRK would be involved in various ASEAN meetings as it was also a member of the ASEAN regional forum.
According to him, it was important for his government to develop and extend relations with ASEAN and its members through dialogue and partnership during the ASEAN meetings.
Malaysia took over the ASEAN chairmanship from Myanmar and has pledged to steer the 10-member grouping towards an integrated and people-centred ASEAN Community, which is scheduled to be established in December this year.

By Mohd Faizal Hassan
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Akhbar Indonesia Mahu Kerjasama Dengan Bernama

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Kedaulatan Rakyat, akhbar terbesar dan tertua di Yogyakarta, Indonesia, hari ini melahirkan minat untuk mengadakan kerjasama dengan Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (Bernama) dalam perkongsian berita melibatkan kedua-dua negara.

Ketua Pengarangnya Dr Okto Lampito berkata kerjasama itu terutama sekali dalam liputan berita yang berkaitan dengan Asean dan antarabangsa seperti Pameran Maritim dan Udara Antarabangsa Langkawi 2015 (LIMA'15) yang berakhir Ahad, serta Sidang Kemuncak Asean 2015.

"Kami memang sepakat seperti pertukaran di online (Kedaulatan Rakyat Online), kami mahu ambil berita yang menarik kerana ramai tokoh-tokoh Malaysia datang ke Jogjakarta yang boleh sahaja kami ambil berita itu," katanya kepada Bernama.

Beliau yang mengetuai rombongan akhbar tersebut seramai 35 orang, dalam rangka lawatan ke Singapura dan Malaysia, berkata pihaknya bercadang membuka stesen televisyen, turut berminat untuk mempelajari dan berkongsi pengalaman dengan Bernama dalam bidang tersebut.

Lawatan rombongan editorial akhbar Kedaulatan Rakyat ke Bernama disambut oleh Pengurus Besar Bernama Datuk Zulkefli Salleh dan taklimat mengenai operasi agensi berita itu disampaikan oleh Ketua Pengarang Bernama Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab.

Sementara itu, Zulkefli turut menyatakan kesediaan Bernama bekerjasama dengan Kedaulatan Rakyat untuk pertukaran maklumat dalam usaha memperteguhkan lagi kerjasama di rantau ini.

Beliau berkata Bernama berbesar hati, Kedaulatan Rakyat ingin belajar pengalaman Bernama.

"Kami juga boleh belajar banyak daripada Kedaulatan Rakyat yang merupakan akhbar tertua dan popular di Jawa Tengah (diterbitkan sejak 27 Sept 1945)," katanya.

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Venezuela And Bernama Can Cooperate In News Exchanges

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Venezuela is keen to work with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) on exchanging news and media information.

Venezuelan Vice Minister for Asia, Middle East and Oceania, Xoan Noya who is on a one-day visit to Kuala Lumpur, has proposed that Bernama works with Venezuelan news agency, Agencia Venezolana de Noticias (AVN) and the satellite television network, The New Television Station of the South (teleSUR).

He said Bernama's extensive news network was valuable in helping to disseminate the latest news and correct information on the republic, especially in this region, and vice versa.

"Venezuela is a country that generates a lot of news all the time. However, those who are outside the country or continents may have not been well-informed on what is really going on.

"On many occasions the information about Venezuela is very much manipulated. Some images used to accompany news reports such as cops or places are not from Venezuela," he said during a visit to Wisma Bernama today.

Noya's five-member entourage was received by Bernama general manager Datuk Zulkefli Salleh.

They were later briefed by Zulkefli on the operations of the news agency.

Noya said he would assist in the proposal on the news exchange, and help reduce bureaucracy from the Venezuelan side.

"I hope this partnership can be materialised before the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit," he said.

The triennial NAM Summit is scheduled to take place in Caracas in September, this year.

Meanwhile, Zukefli in welcoming the proposal said the initiative would help to strengthen ties and understanding between both countries especially at the people-to-people level.

"I hope this partnership will pave the way for bigger things in future," he said.

Also present at the one-hour meeting were Venezuelan Ambassador to Malaysia Manuel Guzman, Bernama Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab and Deputy Editor-in-Chief, General News Service, Mokhtar Hussain.

On the latest United States's move to impose sanctions on Venezuela, Noya warned that it was a prelude to military intervention by the superpower.

He also slammed the US for trying to intervene in its internal affairs, stressing that only the people of Venezuela had the right to determine on the the direction of the country.

U.S. President Barack Obama this week imposed sanctions on Venezuela after declaring the republic a national threat.

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Dewan Rakyat: Bernama Pertimbang Ambil Alih Kepentingan Dalam Bernama TV

Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (Bernama) sedang membuat perundingan untuk mempertimbangkan langkah mengambil alih keseluruhan kepentingan dalam syarikat itu melibatkan penstrukturan saham dan operasi Bernama TV.

Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek berkata dengan berbuat demikian, ia membolehkan kerajaan menyalurkan bantuan kepada Bernama yang memiliki 33 peratus saham di stesen televisyen itu.

"Bernama TV adalah saluran berita TV swasta. Ia bukan milik kerajaan. Adalah tidak wajar untuk dipertanggungjawabkan untung rugi syarikat swasta kepada kerajaan," katanya menjawab soalan Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun (DAP-Jelutong) pada persidangan Dewan Rakyat.

Ooi ingin tahu apa yang terjadi kepada Bernama TV serta nasib kakitangannya yang tidak dibayar gaji mengikut jadual selain sama ada siaran Bernama TV berbahasa Mandarin akan dihentikan.

Bernama TV dimiliki Bernama TV Synergy Sdn Bhd (BRTV) yang ditubuhkan pada 2008 bagi menguruskan siaran 24 jam di saluran Astro 502.

Bernama TV pada awal bulan lepas tidak dapat beroperasi seperti biasa berikutan sebahagian petugasnya tidak hadir bertugas.

Shabery turut mengadakan pertemuan dengan pekerja Bernama TV untuk berbincang masalah dan juga masa depan stesen televisyen berkenaan pada 12 Feb lepas.

Mengenai isu kelewatan bayaran gaji petugas harian Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Shabery berkata isu itu tidak timbul sama sekali kerana RTM tidak pernah gagal membayar gaji kepada pekerjanya.

"RTM tidak pernah gagal membayar gaji pekerja. Kelewatan penerimaan gaji petugas harian adalah disebabkan perubahan dari segi prosedur tuntutan.

"Isu pembayaran gaji petugas ini telah selesai," katanya.

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