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    MoI modifies printing and publishing rules

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

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    Press Council to probe parliament on investigation into media firms’ finances

    The Interim Press Council will formally question the Union Parliament about the Special Branch’s recent inquisition on financial details of private daily newspapers and weekly journals.

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    Special Intelligence Department probes finances of newspapers, journals

    The Special Intelligence Department is investigating the finances of privately owned daily newspapers and weekly journals, media workers said.

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    Burmese publishers leave newspapers on the scrapheap

    Of more than 30 publishers who originally applied to launch daily newspapers, seven have relinquished their licences while another five must go to print before 31 March or face the same fate.

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    Burma’s lower house passes media bill

    Burma’s lower house of parliament on Monday passed a new media bill, drafted by the Interim Press Council, though with some amendments.

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    Challenges ahead as Burma’s newspapers go daily

    The introduction of daily newspaper is likely to fuel myriad challenges for Burma’s budding media, including an increase in self-censorship among editors who fear the government’s draconian media laws

    With daily editions, papers prepare for new era video

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    With daily editions, papers prepare for new era

    For the first time in nearly 50 years private daily newspapers are now being published in Burma. Sixteen papers have so far been granted licences, although only four were ready[…]

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    Exiled Chin news group set to publish journal in Burma

    Exiled Chin news group Khonumthung will begin publishing a journal inside Burma after receiving approval from the Ministry of Information earlier this month

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    Burma’s media landscape: new rules, old habits?

    With one hand, the government has continued to strip away the layers of arbitrary regulation used to muffle dissent for nearly five decades, while officials have been seeking to harness the country’s expanding media landscape

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    Govt to amend controversial publishing law

    The Burmese government has pledged to amend the draconian publishing law that requires all publications to register with and submit copies to the censorship board, but is not planning to abolish the legislation

    Media News

    Gov’t to transform mouthpieces into public service media outlets

    Burma’s Information Ministry has announced plans to transform the state-run media sector into Public Service Media (PSM) starting next year

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    Minister meets with leading media representatives

    Information Minister Aung Kyi met with representatives from Myanmar Journalists’ Association and Myanmar Journalists Network this weekend to discuss on-going lawsuits involving the media and the formation of a new Press Council

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    Burma abolishes pre-censorship, but forbids criticism of state

    The Burmese government announced on Monday that it has abolished pre-censorship of its media, but local papers say they have been issued a strict set of guidelines that forbid them from criticising the state

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    President creates interim press council

    An interim press council that will monitor media regulations before the country’s new media law is adopted will form in June following a presidential order

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    Journal stands by controversial interview

    The editors at Hot News journal are standing by a controversial interview with Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Myint Hlaing after the official claimed his remarks were made off the record

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    Burma prepares to ease censorship

    Editors anxious about amendment to media laws that will place the onus of censorship on them rather than the censor board

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