Bernama
Sign in to saveThe Malaysian National News Agency (), is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Communications. Headquartered at the Wisma Bernama, off Jalan Tun Razak near National Library, Kuala Lumpur, it was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and began operating on 20 May 1968.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Malaysian National News Agency
- Company.logo
- Bernama TV.png
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.type
- Statutory corporation
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- News media
- Company.location
- Wisma Bernama, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Company.products
- Wire service
- Company.owner
- Government of Malaysia
- Company.parent
- Ministry of Communications Malaysia
- Company.num_employees
- 700 (2022)
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- news agency
- Country
- Malaysia
- Headquarters
- Kuala Lumpur
- Industry
- news media
- Official website
- www.bernama.com
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- P407
- Malay
- P1056
- news agency
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation
- Beginning of operations
- Later years
- Recent developments
- Structure and operations
- Public response
- Incidents
- Awards and accolades
- See also
- References
- External links
The Malaysian National News Agency (), is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Communications. Headquartered at the Wisma Bernama, off Jalan Tun Razak near National Library, Kuala Lumpur, it was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and began operating on 20 May 1968.
Its key role is to provide and supplying real-time comprehensive and credible news and accurate information for its clients, both public and media practitioners. Bernama's role as a news organization is well known among the local and international media, despite the ever-changing political and media freedom landscape in recent years. Most of the news media in Malaysia and Singapore and international news agencies subscribe to Bernama.