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The Communications Ministry has opened two primary media centres in Johor to facilitate press coverage of the state election, operating until polling day on July 11 alongside 100 supporting NADI centres statewide.
Malaysia's Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has endorsed the appointment of Erwin Khairul Ahmad as the Information Department's new director-general, with Wan Saidatul Shafina Mohd Amin taking the deputy role overseeing digital content.
Penang Governor Tun Ramli has praised the Communications Ministry's decision to rotate National Journalists' Day celebrations across states. The HAWANA 2026 event in Penang draws nearly 1,000 media practitioners from Malaysia and ASEAN countries.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has proposed that a dedicated retreat session involving media practitioners be incorporated into every future National Journalists' Day (HAWANA) celebration, with the Malaysian Media Council coordinating the initiative.
The Communications Ministry will distribute RM10,000 to each state media club affiliated with GKMM and grant RM30,000 to the association itself for journalist welfare programmes and activities.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil is in Penang for a two-day working visit attending HAWANA 2026 programmes, including a grand finale themed on media integrity that will draw 1,000 journalists nationwide.
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Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has thrown her support behind former Federal Court judge Nallini for the chairmanship of the Malaysia Media Council, highlighting the judge's track record on press freedom cases.
Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has thrown her support behind former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Nallini Pathmanathan to lead the Malaysian Media Council, pointing to her judicial history on safeguarding press freedom.
Kelantan's Crown Prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra received Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil at Kota Lama Palace to discuss fake accounts spreading false information about the Malaysian Royal Institution on social media.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has cautioned Hisyamuddin Ghazali, the incoming J-Kom chief, to be circumspect in public communications and resist attempts by detractors to distort his words for political advantage.