Ras Adiba Pengerusi Bernama baharu
Senator Ras Adiba new chairman of Bernama
BERNAMA
24/11/2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 -- Senator Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi, 52, is the new chairman of Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, and the first woman to be appointed to the post.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah made the announcement here today, saying she will serve for three years from Nov 23 (yesterday).
Saifuddin said the appointment of the veteran TV personality has received the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
The minister also expressed confidence that Ras Adiba would be able to take the national news agency to greater heights and improve the standard and quality of its news presentation.
“As a ‘veteran’ in the broadcasting industry, I am confident that she has the necessary experience that will help us (Bernama) in delivering news and contemporary issues,” he said.
Ras Adiba, who was appointed a senator in May this year, succeeds Suhaimi Sulaiman who resigned as chairman of Bernama on Aug 6.
Petaling Jaya-born Ras Adiba is a paralympic athlete as well as president of OKU Sentral, an NGO championing the rights of persons with disabilities.
BERNAMA
24/11/2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 -- Senator Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi, 52, is the new chairman of Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, and the first woman to be appointed to the post.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah made the announcement here today, saying she will serve for three years from Nov 23 (yesterday).
Saifuddin said the appointment of the veteran TV personality has received the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
The minister also expressed confidence that Ras Adiba would be able to take the national news agency to greater heights and improve the standard and quality of its news presentation.
“As a ‘veteran’ in the broadcasting industry, I am confident that she has the necessary experience that will help us (Bernama) in delivering news and contemporary issues,” he said.
Ras Adiba, who was appointed a senator in May this year, succeeds Suhaimi Sulaiman who resigned as chairman of Bernama on Aug 6.
Petaling Jaya-born Ras Adiba is a paralympic athlete as well as president of OKU Sentral, an NGO championing the rights of persons with disabilities.
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