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ITS PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE REPORTING AND EDITING DONE BY ALL THE LANGUAGE SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF ITS OVERSEAS BUREAUS, OUTSIDE CONTRIBUTORS AND CONSULTANTS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OVERSEES WIRE ROOM EDITORS AND RESEARCHERS. 4923400 BENARNEWS & INDO-PACIFIC STABILITY PROJECT (IPSP) : ON MARCH 1, 2015, U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA (USAGM) LAUNCHED PROJECT BENARNEWS WHICH PUBLISHES IN FIVE LANGUAGES - BENGALI, THAI, BAHASA MALAYSIA, BAHASA INDONESIA, AND ENGLISH. 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