{"id":5388,"date":"2020-08-06T19:48:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T11:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2020-08-06T19:48:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T11:48:54","slug":"suhaimi-sulaiman-tenders-resignation-as-bernama-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5388","title":{"rendered":"Suhaimi Sulaiman tenders resignation as Bernama Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;Suhaimi Sulaiman today confirmed that he has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the resignation letter was&nbsp;sent to the Bernama Board of Governors and Communications and Multimedia Minister&nbsp;Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, I have sent in the resignation letter.\u00a0However, it is subject to the decision of the Board of Governors and the minister,\u201d he said in a short message to Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"suhaimi\" class=\"wp-image-5389\" width=\"422\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-184x100.jpg 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-350x191.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb-800x436.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/c25118ed4208b22f593afab71648c0615f2beca4946bb.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Suhaimi, 58, who is a broadcasting personality, was appointed as the Bernama chairman for a one-year term effective Feb 1 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his appointment as Bernama chairman, he had served as the chief executive officer and editor-in-chief of TV Astro AWANI news channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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