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JOURNALIST EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES CREATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING
From R. Ravichandran
PERTH, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- Journalist exchange programmes between Malaysia
and Australia will not only foster goodwill and harmony but also help enhance
networking and provide opportunities to explore and appreciate the diverse
cultures offered by the two countries, Muhyiddin Yassin said Thursday.
The deputy prime minister said the two countries had been engaging with each
other at various levels, including government-to-government, business linkages,
as well as through people-to-people contacts.
He was speaking at the launch of the journalist exchange programme between
the New Straits Times (NST) and The West Australian newspaper at the Newspaper
House, here Thursday.
Such programmes, where journalists could gain knowledge and personal
experience about the political system, culture and social fibre of the host
countries, would help create better understanding between the people of the two
countries, he said.
"The event marks an important milestone in the good relationship between
Malaysia and Australia."
Congratulating the Association of Malaysians in Western Australia and the
Australia-Malaysia Institute for making the initiative possible, he said he
would like to see it benefit the journalists as well as the people of the two
countries.
The NST is the oldest newspaper in Malaysia while The West Australian
newspaper is 176 years old and the oldest daily in Western Australia.
Under the exchange programme, young journalistw will gain experience, among
others, on newsroom operations and management for several months in the
respective host newspapers.
Muhyiddin also said that the media played an important role in shaping
minds, attitudes and understanding of the people about global issues and were a
powerful tool because they provided the public with crucial information.
He said Kuala Lumpur and Canberra first entered into bilateral trade
agreements as early as 1958 and bilateral trade had been very good over the
years.
Malaysia and Australia had a very long relationship and "it is getting
warmer and warmer at all levels," he said, adding that there were currently some
20,000 Malaysian students studying in Australia.
-- BERNAMA
PERTH, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- Journalist exchange programmes between Malaysia
and Australia will not only foster goodwill and harmony but also help enhance
networking and provide opportunities to explore and appreciate the diverse
cultures offered by the two countries, Muhyiddin Yassin said Thursday.
The deputy prime minister said the two countries had been engaging with each
other at various levels, including government-to-government, business linkages,
as well as through people-to-people contacts.
He was speaking at the launch of the journalist exchange programme between
the New Straits Times (NST) and The West Australian newspaper at the Newspaper
House, here Thursday.
Such programmes, where journalists could gain knowledge and personal
experience about the political system, culture and social fibre of the host
countries, would help create better understanding between the people of the two
countries, he said.
"The event marks an important milestone in the good relationship between
Malaysia and Australia."
Congratulating the Association of Malaysians in Western Australia and the
Australia-Malaysia Institute for making the initiative possible, he said he
would like to see it benefit the journalists as well as the people of the two
countries.
The NST is the oldest newspaper in Malaysia while The West Australian
newspaper is 176 years old and the oldest daily in Western Australia.
Under the exchange programme, young journalistw will gain experience, among
others, on newsroom operations and management for several months in the
respective host newspapers.
Muhyiddin also said that the media played an important role in shaping
minds, attitudes and understanding of the people about global issues and were a
powerful tool because they provided the public with crucial information.
He said Kuala Lumpur and Canberra first entered into bilateral trade
agreements as early as 1958 and bilateral trade had been very good over the
years.
Malaysia and Australia had a very long relationship and "it is getting
warmer and warmer at all levels," he said, adding that there were currently some
20,000 Malaysian students studying in Australia.
-- BERNAMA
