BERNAMA RADIO24 TURNS TWO ON SUBDUED NOTE

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's first and only news radio
station, Bernama Radio24 celebrated a subdued second anniversary Thursday.

Its chief operating officer, Sheikh Raffie Abd Rahman said Radio24 was
gaining popularity because of its fast-paced news coverage.

He cited Bukit Antarabangsa landslide near here in December last year as one
of its major newsbreaks as its producer Rahayu Nordin, who was trapped at the
scene, reported live.

"Our talk show, Bicarawara, which features politicians, sports
personalities, and cultural, consumerism and environment activists, is also
well-received," he told Bernama.

He singled out "Kerusi Panas", modelled after the BBC's Hardtalk, which
began in March and hosted by Azlan Idris, as Radio24's most popular talk show.

Sheikh Raffie said Radio24 would continue to differentiate by restructuring
its programmes to cater to the needs of listeners.

"Banking on the success of Kerusi Panas, Radio24 started "Hot Seat" in
English last month. We hope it could match Kerusi Panas.

"In the light of current political and economic development, Radio24 will
play its role as a platform to analyse current issues objectively," he said.

Radio24, run by the Malaysian National News Agency, Bernama through its
subsidiary Digital Media Broadcasting Services Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Bernama
Systems and Solution Advisor (BESSAR), first hit the airwaves at 6am on Sept 3
2007.

Apart from being transmitted terrestrially on 93.9fm, Bernama Radio24 is
also available via live audio streaming on www.radio24.com.my.
-- BERNAMA