Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms, and now, they have found a handy crutch to lean on as they intensify clampdowns: US President Donald Trump’s “fake news” mantra.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is treating the press in Burma poorly, and that may impede her efforts to democratise the conflict-wrought country.
Referring specifically to the Arakan crisis, Suu Kyi said, “Read the newspapers and listen to the news on MRTV released by the government.”
Three journalists detained on Monday have been formally charged for ‘Unlawful Association’ and have been thrown in prison just after noon today.
Ethnic media groups say they will petition for the reporters’ release with letters to the Burmese president, state counsellor and commander-in-chief.
“Ko Thet Khine took pictures of the tractor carrying the wood and then asked the driver for money, That’s why I punched him.”
On 2 December 1766, the Swedish Riksdag adopted the world’s first Freedom of the Press Act.
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The commotion comes after Eleven Media CEO Than Htut Aung wrote an editorial lambasting the government for failing to tackle corruption and crony capitalism.
Speaking at a conference on media development in Naypyidaw, Information Minister Pe Myint urges the media to use caution when reporting sensitive news.
The VOA Burmese content will include news, commentary and programmes about health.
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Reporter walks free from a court in Mandalay on Thursday, when he won an appeal against a conviction for punching a policeman.
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The military later dropped the lawsuit after the 7Day issued an apology in government newspapers.
Lee reportedly questioned whether female inmates are being subjected to pregnancy tests, suggesting that this is a violation of human rights.
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The money will make a small contribution to efforts to address the effects of a heatwave hitting large parts of the country.
2015 Elections Chin Lead Story News Opinion Politics
As journalists descended on Naypyidaw to discover who will be the next president, a little-known Chin nominee’s name was butchered in the Western media.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
In her first media interview since the general election, NLD leader Suu Kyi tells BBC her party will win a convincing majority in parliament.
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