Communications Ministry sets up media centres and 100 NADI across Johor for the 16th state election coverage, says deputy minister.
JOHOR BAHRU: The Communications Ministry, in collaboration with the Information Department (JaPen), has set up two main media centres and 100 National Information Dissemination Centres (NADI) across Johor to support media coverage of the 16th Johor state election.
Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said the two main centres, located at Hotel Seri Malaysia in Johor Bahru and NADI Kampung Sabak Awor in Muar, operate daily from 9 am to 9 pm from June 26 until polling day on July 11.
“We will ensure internet speeds of no less than 100 Mbps. So there should be no problem sending videos or photos,” she told reporters after visiting the Johor state election media centre at Hotel Seri Malaysia here today.
Besides high-speed internet access, the centres are equipped with laptops, desktop computers and other facilities, including photocopiers and printers, for the convenience of media personnel.
On telecommunications coverage during the campaign period, Teo said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) would monitor telecommunications companies to ensure internet speeds remain at optimum levels.
She also encouraged the public to download the MCMC Nexus application to help the commission monitor and assess internet signal strength at specific locations in real time.
“Your personal data will not be shared by MCMC. Only technical data, such as location and internet signal strength, will be shared with telecommunications companies so that services can be improved,” she said.
Teo also reminded political parties and their supporters to conduct healthy campaigns and avoid raising sensitive issues involving race, religion and royalty (3R).
She said MCMC would continue working with the police to monitor and remove social media content found to contain elements of extreme provocation.
She also commended the Malaysian Media Council for establishing a fact-checking platform and encouraged the public to make fact-checking a habit before sharing any information.
Polling is on July 11, with early voting on July 7.
