Burma’s Interim Press Council, a semi-independent oversight body established in 2012, met with President Thein Sein on Friday in Naypyidaw, where they agreed to a mandate granting the council mediation rights over disputes involving the media.
Satt Aung, the vice-president of the Central Bank of Myanmar, says that Burma will soon have mobile banking and electronic transactions for shopping, making payments and even paying for taxis.
At a time when Burma is navigating its way through a democratic transition, is it appropriate to give the press free reign or should the media be regulated until the country is more stable?
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