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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 27/Bernama-AsiaNet/ –

NOTE TO EDITORS, GENERAL DESK

The Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) will officially reopen its
bureau in Bangkok, Thailand next week. The Minister of Information, Datuk Seri
Panglima Abdul Kadir Haji Sheikh Fadzir will launch the bureau as follows:

Date : Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
Time : 10.30 am
Venue : Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok

The reopening of the Thailand Bureau will mark yet another milestone for
BERNAMA’s involvement in the international media arena. BERNAMA’s other foreign
bureaus are in Singapore and Indonesia. BERNAMA also has over a dozen foreign
correspondents in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Australia
and Germany.

The BERNAMA Bureau Thailand is at Tai Ping Towers Condominium, Unit 2237,
582, Sukhumvit 63, Klongtonnua, Vattana, Bangkok. It will be headed by Mr. Arul
Rajoo Durar Raj. For contacts, please call 0066 - 51429910 or fax no:
0066-23924017 or e-mail at r.arul@bernama.com.

All members of the media are cordially invited to cover the event. The
detailed programme is attached.

What: BERNAMA opens Thailand Bureau

Who: Malaysia’s Information Minister, Mr. Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir

When: Thursday, February 2, 2006, 10.30 a.m.

Where: Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

PROGRAMME
LAUNCH OF BERNAMA BUREAU THAILAND

10.30a.m.: Arrival of guests

10.45a.m.: Arrival of the Malaysian Ambassador,
Datuk Shaarani Ibrahim

10.50 a.m.: Arrival of the Director General,
Department of Information, Thai Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow

10.55 a.m.: Arrival of the Minister of Information,
Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir Hj. Sheikh Fadzir

11.00 a.m.: Welcoming remarks by BERNAMA General Manager,
Datuk Syed Jamil Jaafar

11.05 a.m.: Speech by
Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow

11.15 a.m.: Speech by
Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir Hj. Sheikh Fadzir

11.20 a.m.: Multimedia presentation

11.25 a.m.: Signing of Cooperation MoU between
BERNAMA & MCOT (Mass Communication Organisation of Thailand)
(Tentative)

11.30 a.m.: Press Conference by
Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir Hj. Sheikh Fadzir

12.00 noon: Lunch

1.30 p.m.: Function ends

Source: Bernama Corporate Office