Do Malaysians know MA63? Communications Ministry may run a study to find out

The Malaysian Communications Ministry is contemplating a study to assess public understanding of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the nation's formation history.

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching acknowledged that no baseline study has been conducted by the ministry or its agencies, such as the Malaysian Information Department (Japen).

She plans to propose this initiative for further discussion with Japen to explore the feasibility of conducting such a survey.

Meanwhile, Japen has disseminated information regarding MA63 through 115 social media posts, aiming to enhance public awareness.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Communications Ministry is considering conducting a dedicated study to gauge public understanding of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the history of Malaysia’s formation.

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said neither the ministry nor its agencies, including the Malaysian Information Department (Japen), had conducted a baseline study for this purpose.

She said she was prepared to bring the proposal to the ministry and Japen for further consideration.

“At present, neither RTM nor Japen has conducted a survey to measure public understanding of MA63 and the formation of Malaysia.

“I will bring the proposal back to the ministry for further discussion with Japen to determine whether the department can conduct the survey,” she said during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

She was responding to a supplementary question from Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (Warisan-Kota Belud) on whether the ministry was prepared to conduct a perception study to gauge public understanding, particularly in the Peninsula, of Sabah and Sarawak’s rights under MA63.

On existing public information efforts, Teo said Japen had uploaded 115 posts, including 21 creative content pieces, on its official social media channels about the formation of Malaysia and the implementation of MA63. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: Japen stands for Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia in Malay, or the Malaysian Information Department in English.

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马来西亚通讯部正在考虑进行一项研究，以评估公众对 1963 年马来西亚协议 (MA63) 和国家成立历史的理解。

通讯部副部长张念群承认，该部或其下属机构（如马来西亚新闻局（日本））尚未进行任何基线研究。

她计划向 Japen 提出这项倡议，以便进一步讨论开展此类调查的可行性。

与此同时，日本通过 115 条社交媒体帖子传播了有关 MA63 的信息，旨在提高公众意识。

吉隆坡，10 月 22 日讯——通讯部正在考虑进行一项专门研究，以评估公众对 1963 年马来西亚协议 (MA63) 和马来西亚建国历史的理解程度。

通讯部副部长张念群表示，通讯部及其下属机构，包括马来西亚新闻局（Japen），都没有为此目的进行过基线研究。

她说她准备将该提案提交给相关部门和日本政府进一步审议。

“目前，马来西亚广播电视台（RTM）和日本新闻社（Japen）都没有进行过调查来衡量公众对1963年马来西亚协议和马来西亚成立的理解。

“我将把这项提议带回部里，与日本调查局进一步讨论，以确定该部门是否可以进行这项调查，”她在今天国会下议院的问答环节中说道。

她是在回应伊斯纳莱莎·穆尼拉·马吉利斯（民兴党-哥打贝鲁德）的补充提问，该问题是关于该部是否准备进行一项认知调查，以衡量公众，特别是马来半岛的公众，对沙巴和砂拉越根据1963年《马来西亚协议》所享有的权利的理解。

张先生表示，关于现有的公共信息工作，Japen已在其官方社交媒体渠道上发布了115条帖子，其中包括21篇创意内容，内容涉及马来西亚的成立和1963年马来西亚协议（MA63）的实施。——马新社

* 编者注：Japen 在马来语中代表 Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia，在英语中代表 Malaysia Information Department。

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