Ministry of Communication and Multimedia (Malaysia)

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The Ministry of Communication and Multimedia (KKMM) or Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia (German: Ministry for Communication and Multimedia ) is a Ministry of the State of Malaysia .

The ministry's area of ​​responsibility includes all aspects of communication such as B. radio and television, press and mail. The state news agency BERNAMA also reports to the ministry . The ministry is also in charge of the “1Malaysia” and “Rukun Negara” campaigns, which focus on the harmonious coexistence of ethnic groups as well as on promoting national pride.

history

The Ministry was created after the nationwide elections on April 9, 2009 under the name Ministry of Information Communications and Culture (KPKK) (Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture) as a merger of the former Ministry of Information, Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage and the communications division of the former Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications " . In the course of the formation of a new cabinet after the nationwide elections in 2013, the culture division of the ministry was spun off and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) .

Associated offices and institutions

The ministry includes the following offices and institutions:

  • The state-owned telecommunications company “Telekom Malaysia Berhad”,
  • the state postal service “Pos Malaysia Berhad”,
  • the Department of Broadcasting “Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia”,
  • the Department of Information “Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia”,
  • the Tun Abdul Razak Institute for Information & Broadcasting (Institut Penyiaran dan Penerangan Tun Abdul Razak, IPPTAR),
  • the Malaysian Communication and Media Commission “Suruhanjaya Komunikasi Dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM)” or “Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)”,
  • the state news agency “Berita National Malaysia” ( BERNAMA ) and
  • the Association of the Malaysian Film Industry “Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia, FINAS”.

minister

The minister responsible has been Ahmad Shabery Bin Cheek since May 16, 2013. He was previously a minister in the Ministry of Youth and Sport .

Web links

Commons : Ministry of Communication and Multimedia  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vision and Mission . Retrieved September 11, 2013
  2. ^ History. KKMM; Retrieved September 11, 2013
  3. ↑ a b Sejarah . KKMM; Retrieved September 11, 2013
  4. ^ Press release of the Prime Minister's Department of May 16, 2013; Retrieved September 11, 2013