Malaysia's proposed news exchange mechanism gets NAM backing

The news exchange mechanism for non-aligned countries, a Bernama brainchild which eventually became a Malaysian project, has finally received the support of the 114-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Senior officials preparing the agenda for the Sixth Conference of Ministers of Information Non-Aligned Countries (Cominac) VI have endorsed the proposed NAM News Network (NNN). Information Ministry Secretary General Siti Balkish Mohamed Shariff said a workshop would be organised within the next three months to enable interested NAM members to discuss ways to establish a practical and workable mechanism for the NNN. The proposed internet-based portal is aimed at presenting news on NAM countries from their own perspective for them and the world. Bernama, has been entrusted with the project, given its experience in handling similar initiatives. NNN would replace the inactive Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP)