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Wisma BERNAMA, Kuala Lumpur (8 July, 2016)
Wisma Bernama (GPS: 3.1715, 101.71208) is a government building on Jalan 1/65a off Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur. It is the based of the government news agency, Bernama.
The founding of Bernama dates back to 29 March, 1959, when the Malay Journalists Association (Persatuan Wartawan Melayu) received a resolution to found a Malayan news agency.1. On 4 August, 1965, the cabinet approved the founding of the news agency, with then Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak saying that it would be known as Sharikat Berita Nasional Malaysia Berhad, or BERNAMA.2
Wisma BERNAMA, Kuala Lumpur (8 July, 2016)
Address
Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia28, Jalan 1/65A,
Off Jalan Tun Razak,
50700 Kuala Lumpur.
Phone: +60-3-2693 9933
Wisma Bernama is 
on the Map of Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
References
1. Straits Times (30 March, 1959)2. Straits Times (5 August, 1965)
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