KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil today launched the ‘AI in the Newsroom’ course organised by the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the first in its series of AI-related training programmes for media professionals.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil wants the Tabung Kasih@Hawana fund, which was established to assist journalists and media personnel in need, to expand its role to help those who are struggling to make ends meet after a layoff.

BUSAN, Oct 2 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil wants media organisations that owe salary arrears to their respective staff to immediately settle the payment.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) not to impose any restrictions on media organisations covering events organised by the agency.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today advised media practitioners who encounter sexual harassment while on duty to report such incidents to the authorities without delay.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Journalists in Malaysia have the right to protect the confidentiality of their sources, in line with the nation’s journalistic code of ethics, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

RAMALLAH, Aug 10 — Official Palestinian Media on Friday (August 9) mourned Palestine Voice Radio correspondent Tamim Muammar, who was killed along with a large number of his family in an Israeli airstrike on their house in Khan Younis, the Palestinian news agency (Wafa) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Speculative news reporting is not new in journalism, and the report by news portal Malaysiakini alleging that Bukit Aman is planning a major reshuffle within the police force's top leadership is neither malicious nor defamatory, National Journalism Laureate Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar said.

KEPALA BATAS, Aug 9 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will intensify enforcement and enhance road safety awareness campaigns to address the rising number of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUCHING, May 28 — The additional allocation of RM1 million to Tabung Kasih@Hawana for the upcoming year, announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, demonstrates the Madani government's commitment to the welfare of journalists and media practitioners.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The media fraternity gathered in Malaysia’s capital today has pleaded for intervention from the international community, especially those vested with the authority and obligation to safeguard journalists working in conflict zones.

TEHRAN, April 7 — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has reported that the number of journalists killed by the Israeli armed forces mounted to 140 in the Gaza Strip since the onset of the ongoing onslaught.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has reaffirmed the Unity Government’s commitment to defend media freedom following criticism from the industry over the newly-launched Malaysian Code of Ethics for Journalists.  Fahmi explained that the new code...

KULAI, March 10 — Those seeking to dispute the Malaysian Code of Ethics for Journalists must first understand the principles embedded in the code before making claims that it will restrict the media’s freedom, advised Deputy Communications Minister, Teo Nie Ching.

ISTANBUL, Feb 25 — The Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) kicked off today to discuss joint efforts to confront the Israeli occupying authority’s disinformation and hostilities against journalists and media outlets in the occupied Palestian territory.

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AMMAN, Feb 7 — The government office in the Gaza Strip announced Tuesday that a total of 123 journalists have been killed since the beginning of Israel’s aggression in Gaza, Jordan news agency (Petra) reported.

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct 20 — Offering fair and objective coverage of the news in Gaza is crucial while the conflict in Gaza rages on, but journalists working at the scene and nearby areas face formidable obstacles endangering their lives.

ANKARA, Oct 14 — At least 11 journalists have been killed amid a massive Israeli air campaign in the Gaza Strip, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said yesterday.

HANGZHOU, Oct 3 — The issue involving men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia and certain members of the media covering the ongoing Asian Games has been resolved amicably.