KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Ministry (K-KOMM) will expedite the initiative to establish cooperation with ASEAN countries to expand telecommunications and creative industry markets, said its Minister Annuar Musa.
He said he had mentioned in the post-cabinet meeting on Wednesday that K-KOMM should start the initiative immediately by creating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with all ASEAN countries, giving priority to bordering countries.
“I would like to see an MoU that clearly explores this cooperation without having to wait for people to invite us, we need to be brave and come out from our cocoon. We have many things to offer in terms of cooperation with other countries in telecommunications and the creative industry including film,” he said.
Annuar said this after attending the special movie screening of ‘Mat Kilau-Kebangkitan Pahlawan’ (Mat Kilau-The Rise of A Warrior) here Wednesday night.
Elaborating, he said ASEAN should be seen as an economic region and Malaysia should take advantage of that by initiating the first move to create cooperation with other countries.
He said ASEAN has a population totalling hundreds of millions and has good purchasing power and economic growth.
Annuar said previous MoUs with other countries had mostly expired or were outdated before the global onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“So, they must be renewed…and this is important because after COVID-19 all countries are racing to restore their economies and lives,” he said.
Commenting on ‘Mat Kilau-The Rise of A Warrior’, Annuar called on local film industry activists to produce more patriotic-themed works with historical value.
— NNN-BERNAMA
