05-05-2025
M'sia Urge ASEAN State Members To Propose Strategic Media Initiatives Under ASEAN Plus Three Framework
GENERAL
Communications Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa attends the 22nd ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) and Related Meetings in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei today.
Brunei's Permanent Secretary of the Civil Service Governance Division, Prime Minister's Office, Ajman Meludin (sixth, right), poses for a group photo during the 22nd ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) and Related Meetings held in Bandar Seri Begawan today.
From Aisha Hani Nor Azmir
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 5 (Bernama) -- As the designated country coordinator for ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation in Information and Media, Malaysia has urged all ASEAN member states to put forward strategic and collaborative initiatives to advance regional media cooperation.
Communications Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, in his presentation at the 22nd ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) and Related Meetings, revealed that no projects have been implemented to date under the ASEAN Plus Three Work Plan on Cooperation Through Information and Media (2018–2025).
"We encourage all ASEAN State Members to take advantage of this support mechanism by proposing impactful and collaborative projects.
"Let us explore project opportunities that could strengthen media capacity, promote digital transformation and deepen cooperation with our Plus Three partners," he said.
Meanwhile, he said ASEAN-China cooperation has completed eight projects based on the strategic framework that was established under the ASEAN-China Cooperation, Work Plan on Enhancing ASEAN-China Cooperation through Information and Media 2018-2025.
Among the projects completed were, 2024 'ASEAN Partners' Media Cooperation Forum, The 6th ASEAN-China Media Week and 2024 ASEAN-China Internet Spring Festival Gala.
This includes Audio-Visual Program Dubbing and Broadcasting Project, led by Guangxi Radio and Television, together with RTM Malaysia, Cambodia's national television, and Vietnam Television.
"The Work Plan on Enhancing ASEAN-China Cooperation through Information and Media was extended to the year 2025. This was endorsed at the 20th SOMRI and 16th AMRI in September 2023 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
