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Burma’s media fixate on ‘Mother Suu’
Anyone reading Burma’s independent media ahead of next month’s historic election might be unaware that more than 90 political parties are competing.
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Press watchdogs slam media bias
State-run media slammed for promoting USDP, while private news groups also stand accused of unbalanced reporting.
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Govt warns media to follow ethics
The Union Election Commission has issued another warning to media outlets covering the election campaign, this time singling out the BBC in their criticism.
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Media faces major dilemma
The information department has requested the media stop using military rankings when referring to rebel leaders of armed ethnic groups.
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Gagged: NLD bans candidates from speaking to media
The leadership of Burma’s main opposition party has ordered a ban on its candidates from speaking to the media for at least the next three weeks.
2015 election: State TV to host political adverts, but there’s a catch
Burma’s state-run broadcaster will carry 15-minute party political broadcasts throughout the 60-day campaign period ahead of the general election on 8 November, but authorities have dictated a number of red lines.
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Htay Oo replaces Shwe Mann
A retired major-general from the Burmese armed forces, 65-year-old Htay Oo has long been regarded as a rising star among many in the military-backed USDP.
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Who would be a DVB reporter?
It’s not easy being a journalist. So says Ko Myo Zaw Lin, who was today sent out to the town of Pegu to cover the ongoing floods.
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5 journalists among political prisoners released
Five journalists were among at least 13 political prisoners released as pardons are granted to 6,996 inmates across Burma in a presidential amnesty.
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.
Bi-Midday Sun journalists’ appeal rejected in court
The Rangoon Region Court has rejected an appeal for four Bi-Midday Sun newspaper employees currently serving a two year imprisonment sentence.
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Govt warns TV broadcasters to cover election fairly
Minister of Information warns TV and radio outlets that they risk losing their broadcasting licenses if they air material deemed to be biased.
Court rules Par Gyi died from ‘unnatural causes’
The journalist’s widow Ma Thandar reported that the judge ruled the victim died of a gunshot wound.
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Journalists readmitted following ‘Nap-pyidaw’ reports
Reporters are to be readmitted to press gallery following a ban due to pictures of MPs sleeping through debates appearing on social media.
Burma ‘lagging behind’ on press freedom, says Suu Kyi
Burma’s opposition leader joins chorus of voices challenging government’s backsliding on media freedom.
DVB honoured with press award for Laogai coverage
The Myanmar Journalist Association (MJA) has announced the winners of the 2015 National Press Awards.
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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.
Artist arrested after casting New Year curse
An internationally recognised Rangoon artist was arrested on Tuesday, after casting a written curse on the county’s government, police and military. He was later released.
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The glass ceiling: Women in Burma’s media industry
A dearth of women in positions of power within Burma’s media is preventing women from influencing content, and entrenching gender stereotypes.
Myanmar Times apologises for land grab cartoon
An abject retraction is issued after Burma’s military authorities object to the sketch, which appeared to ridicule the army for confiscating land.
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Two journalists released from Tharawaddy prison
Nyan Lin Tun of Myanmar Post and Phyo Aung Myint of Reporter are released from Tharawaddy prison, as are nine students detained after crackdown in Letpadan.
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Burma Business Weekly
ADB pledge $80m to Irrawaddy delta; Burma tackles rising power demands; preparations underway for new Indo-Burma trade zone; S Korea assists rice exports.
Journey to Justice: The Par Gyi Case (Part Three)
This DVB Documentary follows Ma Thandar, on her journey to justice after the army killing of her husband, freelance journalist Par Gyi.
Journey to Justice: The Par Gyi Case (part two)
Part two of this DVB Documentary follows Ma Thandar, on her journey to justice after the army killing of her husband, freelance journalist Par Gyi.
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Min Ko Naing: Media not impartial
Generation 88 leader tells audience that the media should not smear democracy activists in the name of impartiality.
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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.”
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Don’t put words in the president’s mouth, warns govt
An announcement in state media accuses certain political party officials of putting words in President Thein Sein’s mouth and launching personal attacks on others.
Suu Kyi writes to Par Gyi’s widow
Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a condolence letter to the widow of Par Gyi, a journalist recently killed by the Burmese military while covering armed conflict in Mon State.
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Thein Sein orders investigation into Par Gyi’s death
Thein Sein’s office has ordered the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission to conduct an investigation into the death of journalist Par Gyi.
UN Rapporteur: ‘Backtracking’ could undermine Burma’s reforms
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee has expressed concern about “possible signs of backtracking” that could undermine Burma’s reform process, according to a UN press statement released yesterday.
