St Petersburg, June 19 -- President director of Indonesia's ANTARA News Agency , Akhmad Munir, has called on members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) to improve their capacity to remain relevant and weather the disruptions in the media industry.

"News outlets are faced with challenges that prompt us to always grow and develop in the midst of disruptions and the hegemony of global media platforms," he said at the 19th OANA General Assembly in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday.

He expressed the hope that OANA will continue to contribute to efforts to maintain a solid ecosystem for news agencies, promote press professionalism, and encourage bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Munir delivered these remarks i...