Singapore – Regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, celebrates the official opening of its news bureau in Yangon, Myanmar, making it the channel’s 13thbureau in Southeast and East Asia. The channel’s correspondent, May Wong, based in Yangon, will report from the ground to capture the developments in Myanmar as it opens up after half a century of isolation. This is also a significant year as the country assumes the ASEAN Chair for the first time. A broadcast journalist with … [Read more...] about Channel NewsAsia officially opens news bureau in Myanmar
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Channel NewsAsia launches premier documentary series on Singapore’s history
Singapore – Channel NewsAsia launches its most significant Singapore history documentary project in recent times, Days of Rage. Shot in High Definition and produced in five countries over the course of a year, the series features previously unseen footage, photos and interviews. With personal accounts from survivors and key people involved in the period, the series goes beyond history books and comes alive with the help of state of the art animation, motion graphics and re-enactments. The … [Read more...] about Channel NewsAsia launches premier documentary series on Singapore’s history
Channel NewsAsia’s Thailand Business Insights series opens in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand – Channel NewsAsia has opened its regional series of CEO and top business leader seminars in Bangkok. Thailand Business Insights featured high level international corporate and industry leaders discussing key governance issues facing today’s governments and businesses on the topic, “The Board for Tomorrow”. Dr. Vorapol Socatiyanurak of the Securities General, Securities & Exchange Commission, in his opening address … [Read more...] about Channel NewsAsia’s Thailand Business Insights series opens in Bangkok
CNA opens news bureau in Myanmar
Singapore – Regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has opened a news bureau in Myanmar. It is one of two broadcasters to be given a licence to operate a news bureau. Based in Yangon, the bureau will add to the depth of the channel’s coverage of the region with its network of offices in 14 key cities in Asia. Correspondent May Wong, a broadcast journalist with 17 years of experience, has been filing stories from Myanmar since early this year. She will continue to unravel … [Read more...] about CNA opens news bureau in Myanmar
CNA receives S$13m doc funds from communications ministry and regulator (Update)
Mok Choy Lin, Wee Soon Hui, Anita Kapoor, Lim Chen Sian At a press conference held at Singapore's The Arts House, MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia announced that it has received S$13 million from the Media Development Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Communications and Information for the commissioning, production and outsourcing of over 30 hours of blue-chip documentaries to be aired over three years, in celebration of Singapore's 50th anniversary. The channel is inviting … [Read more...] about CNA receives S$13m doc funds from communications ministry and regulator (Update)
CNA to develop docs for Singapore’s 50 years of independence
Singapore – To celebrate Singapore's 50 years of independence in 2015, MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia announces plans to develop Singapore-made documentaries, with the support of the Media Development Authority. Debra Soon, Managing Director of Channel NewsAsia, says, “We are embarking on one of the biggest ventures over the next few years, to produce top notch documentaries to tell the Singapore story. We want to encourage the industry to think of new ways to reach new audiences, in … [Read more...] about CNA to develop docs for Singapore’s 50 years of independence
