Film ban a blow to ‘dignity’, says festival organiser
“Our mission is a society of dignity, but I feel that our mission has failed,” said Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, who established the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival in 2013.
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Interview: ‘Too much emphasis on freedom, not enough on creativity’
Aye Kyu Lay, vice-president of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation, discusses how Burma’s film industry is coping with the country’s greater openness in the wake of recent reforms.
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Journalists urge new information minister to continue reforms
As a former member of Burma’s Press Council, Information Minister Pe Myint is expected to push for further reforms of the media sector.
Four years on, still no consensus on Press Council
Burma’s media community is divided over whether to back the country’s government-sponsored Press Council or to push for further reforms.
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Broadcast Law gives state media unfair edge, say private outlets
Burma’s private media operators, arguing that state-owned outlets have an unfair advantage, call for an end to government control.
President-elect proposes cuts to number of ministries
In his first move as president-elect, Htin Kyaw has called for cutting the number of ministries from 36 to 21.
Ex-general who led Burma from dictatorship leaves mixed legacy
When US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Burmese counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
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2010-2015: A snapshot of Burma
Recent events in the last five years will all impact the general election in November, as Burma goes to the polls amidst conflict and religious tension.
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Trevor Wilson: ‘I don’t think history will re-evaluate Suu Kyi’
Australia’s former ambassador to Burma, Trevor Wilson, speaks about how far Burma has come since his tenure, and why he thinks Thein Sein is under-valued.
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Thein Sein touts his presidential achievements
Thein Sein portrayed himself as a champion of free speech in a video posted on Facebook, fuelling speculation he is aiming for a second term as President.
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OPINION: Divisive ceasefire won’t bring peace
Ethnic leaders meet on Wednesday with President Thein Sein for crucial peace talks. but confidence is not high, says analysts Dr Maung Zarni and Saw Kapi.
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Website launches dedicated to Wirathu
A website has been launched dedicated to controversial Mandalay monk Wirathu and his hardline Burmese Buddhist monk group, Ma-Ba-Tha.
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OPINION: Beijing looks to strengthen its hand in post-election Burma
Post-election Sino-Burmese relations will be determined by Naypyidaw’s veto power versus Beijing’s hegemonic power, says academic Dr Bryan Pak-Nung Wong.
Eleven Media chief attacked in broad daylight
Assailants using slingshots and metal nuts attacked Than Htut Aung as he drove home in central Rangoon, in what may have been a assassination attempt.
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Burma among top ten most censored countries, says CPJ
Politicians still view free press “as a threat that must be contained,” says Shawn Crispin of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Former chief censor appointed as information secretary
Burma’s former top censor, Tint Swe, has been appointed permanent secretariat of the Ministry of Information.
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New Year satirists censored, told to steer clear of political issues
Groups ready to perform the traditional art of Thangyat – a mix of comedy and satire – have been warned off certain issues.
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DVB Debate: What role for exiles in reforming Burma?
On this week’s episode of DVB Debate, the panel sizes up the political and economic role for former exiles and economic migrants in a new Burma.
Twilight Over Burma
An epic cinematic tale depicting the colourful life of an Austrian student in Burma –and her marriage into a disappearing royal dynasty – has wrapped up its filming in the country.
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Burma listed in Top 10 for jailing journalists
“With ten journalists now languishing behind bars, proponents of the country’s supposed democratic progress should wake up and take notice of the authoritarian reality that still governs the country.”
BUSINESS WEEKLY 19 DECEMBER 2014
Business in Burma this week: Yoma secures loan from ADB to aid investments in Burma; Green flag for foreign firms in medical sector; Burma looks to compete as garment maker.
Burma near bottom in Internet freedom ranking
Burma is one of the worst countries in the world for Internet freedom, listed alongside Yemen and Ethiopia as the most restrictive countries for Internet benefits, according to The World[…]
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Upper house approves TV & Broadcasting Bill
A draft Television and Broadcasting Bill was approved by the upper house of parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for private TV broadcasters to operate legally in Burma for the first time.
Burmese pop stars sing about war and peace at Netherlands concert
Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein and L Lun Wah selected a song called “War” to perform. They said they wrote this song specially for the occasion as they wanted to stress before a global audience that “a nation cannot be built with bullets”.
Burma’s fourth estate meet in Rangoon
The heavyweight players in Burma’s press arena were in Rangoon on Thursday for a conference on media development.
Charges dropped for 50 media activists
A case filed against more than 50 journalists in mid-July for a demonstration demanding greater media freedoms has been dropped, according to Rangoon’s Kamayut Township police.
Europe-backed journalism school opens in Rangoon
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.
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Burma’s Fledgling Contemporary Art Market
Before it can reach its full potential, Burma’s contemporary art scene faces several obstacles.
Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’
Five employees of the now-defunct Unity Weekly journal have each been sentenced to ten years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of revealing state secrets.
