Kyaw Min Khine, the owner of Bi Mon Te Nay weekly news journal, his wife Dr Ei Ei San, and the newspaper’s office manager Yin Min Htun were arrested on 16 July in the Thai border town of Mae Sot,
A series of public campaigns for press freedom and the release of jailed reporters are being prepared by media organisations and correspondents across Burma.
The publisher of The Sunlight weekly news journal, Yu Naing, has confirmed that the publication has been permanently closed down following a dispute over its editorial integrity.
