Former Bernama editor-in-chief Yong Soo Heong elected as Malaysian Press Institute president


KUALA LUMPUR: Former editor-in-chief of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Datuk Yong Soo Heong(pic) has been elected as the president of the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI).

MPI, in a statement on Thursday (Dec 14), said that Yong, who is currently the editor-in-chief of The Weekly Echo, was elected to the position through the selection of three key positions by the MPI board of directors at the extraordinary general meeting held in Cyberjaya today.

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