FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Junta rebukes Cambodian PM’s call to halt death sentences. The SAC is believed to have roundly rejected an appeal from the Cambodian PM after Hun Sen personally requested that Min Aung Hlaing reconsider the executions of two of Burma’s leading democracy figures. Read more. AA plays up defections as junta number …
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Burma to reopen cinemas as junta consolidates propaganda machine
After a two year hiatus, Burma’s military junta says it is to reopen cinemas on April 17, new year’s day in the Burmese calender. The move comes as the coup government’s Ministry of Information looks to consolidate its control over the country’s eviscerated entertainment sector, having annihilated an arts scene that had blossomed since 2012. …
Rangoon media rally in support of imprisoned journalists
The protesting journalists also launched a signature campaign, calling for the repeal of Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
Court denies bail for The Voice duo facing defamation suit
A court in Rangoon denied bail to the The Voice Daily’s editor-in-chief and a satire columnist for the newspaper on Thursday, with the judge ruling that the defendants’ legal counsel had failed to provide the necessary medical documents to secure their release from police custody.
Broadcast licence winners announced end of March: minister
The Ministry of Information says the winners of five new content provider licences granting the recipients digital free-to-air television channels under the state-owned broadcaster MRTV will be announced at the end of this month.
Thrice denied, Eleven Media defendants granted bail
A judge granted the Eleven Media CEO and editor-in-chief bail on Friday. They are standing trial on charges of defamation brought by the Rangoon government.