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Barnama
20-06-2025
- Business
- Barnama
TASS Elected Oana Chair For Next Three Years
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Bernama-TASS) -- Russian state news agency TASS has been unanimously elected as chair of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) until 2028. The decision was made during the plenary meeting of the 19th OANA General Assembly held in St. Petersburg, TASS news agency reported. TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov was also elected president of OANA for the duration of the chairmanship, while TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman will serve as the organisation's secretary-general.
Barnama
19-06-2025
- Business
- Barnama
19th OANA General Assembly Opens In St. Petersburg
By Arul Rajoo Durar Raj ST. PETERSBURG (Russia), June 19 (Bernama) -- The 19th General Assembly of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), a major gathering of news agencies, kicked off in Russia's second-largest city on Thursday. Hosted by the country's TASS agency under the theme "News Agencies and Challenges in the Modern World', the first plenary session of the general assembly started with an opening speech by TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov. bootstrap slideshow It was followed by a video address by Hossein Jaberi Ansari, IRNA (Iran) Managing Director and current President of OANA. The Iranian delegation was unable to travel to the former imperial city due to the ongoing conflict between the country and Israel. More than a hundred representatives of news agencies from more than 30 countries are attending the assembly here. Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) is represented by Chief Executive Officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin and Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj. The 54th OANA Executive Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur last February decided to grant TASS the right to host the 19th General Assembly in St. Petersburg. According to TASS, OANA delegates are also expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) taking place here.
New Straits Times
19-06-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
19th OANA general assembly opens in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG (Russia): The 19th General Assembly of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), a major gathering of news agencies, kicked off in Russia's second-largest city today. Hosted by the country's TASS agency under the theme "News Agencies and Challenges in the Modern World", the first plenary session of the general assembly started with an opening speech by TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov. It was followed by a video address by Hossein Jaberi Ansari, IRNA (Iran) Managing Director and current President of OANA. The Iranian delegation was unable to travel to the former imperial city due to the ongoing conflict between the country and Israel. More than a hundred representatives of news agencies from more than 30 countries are attending the assembly here. Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) is represented by Chief Executive Officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin and Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj. The 54th OANA Executive Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur last February decided to grant TASS the right to host the 19th General Assembly in St. Petersburg. According to TASS, OANA delegates are also expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) taking place here. The General Assembly, which is the highest governing body of OANA, will elect a new executive committee, vice presidents of the organisation, and technical and ethics committees. The gathering here will also see TASS assuming the presidency of OANA for the next three years, during which the agency will be responsible for managing the organisation's website and other organisational matters. OANA was established in 1961 on the initiative of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) to facilitate direct and free news exchange among news agencies in a region that accounts for over half of the world's population. OANA currently has 41 member news agencies from 33 countries, with 13 agencies serving on its Executive Board.
The Star
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Bridging East and West: PM Anwar's pragmatic push in Putin's Russia
KUALA LUMPUR: The office of the Russian news agency, TASS, is located at the intersection of Tverskoy Boulevard and Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street in downtown Moscow, a location that no one can miss. I had the privilege of being invited to lunch by its director-general, Andrey Kondrashov, in a spacious room overlooking the beautiful Presnensky district. Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Wong Chun Wai began his career as a journalist in Penang, and has served The Star for over 35 years in various capacities and roles. He is now group editorial and corporate affairs adviser to the group, after having served as group managing director/chief executive officer. On The Beat made its debut on Feb 23 1997 and Chun Wai has penned the column weekly without a break, except for the occasional press holiday when the paper was not published. In May 2011, a compilation of selected articles of On The Beat was published as a book and launched in conjunction with his 50th birthday. Chun Wai also comments on current issues in The Star.
