Indonesia, Feb. 18 -- Indonesian News Agency, Antara, and Malaysian News Agency, Bernama, strengthened their existing cooperation by renewing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the news sector, which now encompasses text, photo, and video news.

Antara Managing Editor Teguh Priyanto stated in Kuala Lumpur on Monday that the MoU renewal signifies progress toward strengthening cooperation in the news sector amid the turmoil in the current global media situation.

"In the future, we must improve cooperation to establish stronger media relevance, especially between Bernama and Antara in Southeast Asia," he remarked.

Meanwhile, Chief Executive of Bernama, Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin, remarked that the two companies had previousl...