MELAKA, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Communications, through its Strategic and Corporate Communications Division, will open a media centre at Hotel Mudzaffa, Ayer Keroh, here, to facilitate media personnel in covering the 16th Melaka state election.
Ministry of Communications Strategic and Corporate Communications Division secretary, Naim Fahmi Ahmad Tajuddin said the media centre will operate from Oct 30 to Nov 14, between 9 am and 7 pm.
"The Ministry of Communications has also activated the National Information Dissemination Centres (NADI) throughout Melaka to serve as auxiliary media centres, operating from 9 am to 6 pm.
"The list of NADI locations can be viewed at https://www.nadi.my/lokasi-nadi," he said in a statement here today.
The Melaka State Legislative Assembly was dissolved on Sept 23 and the Election Commission (EC) has set Nov 14 as the polling day for the Melaka state election, with the nomination of candidates scheduled for Oct 31 and early voting for Nov 10.
A total of 687,697 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the 16th Melaka polls.
In a separate statement, the Ministry of Communications announced that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will also set up a service counter at the media centre.
This initiative is intended to monitor and coordinate matters concerning internet coverage, telecommunication disruptions, and online content including issues related to '3Rs' (religion, race, and the royal institution), scams, or impersonation.
For further information, please contact media centre coordinator, Khairun Nadiah Ahmad Zaki Ansore, at 012-975 5621.
-- BERNAMA