State-run media slammed for promoting USDP, while private news groups also stand accused of unbalanced reporting.

An abject retraction is issued after Burma’s military authorities object to the sketch, which appeared to ridicule the army for confiscating land.

The Ministry of Information announced new bylaws on 16 October which liberalize the license requirements for printers and publishers.

Burma’s Interim Press Council has advised journalists and media workers to follow a code of ethics that will safeguard them from government prosecution.

Burma’s Interim Press Council, a semi-independent oversight body established in 2012, met with President Thein Sein on Friday in Naypyidaw, where they agreed to a mandate granting the council mediation rights over disputes involving the media.

Burma’s first private journalism school in more than half a century opened its doors in Rangoon on Monday morning, poised to prepare aspiring reporters for the country’s turbulent media environment.