Bullet Points: bringing you the news for Tuesday 8 July.
Tag: defamation
Reuters sticks to its story in face of Thai navy threats
Reuters has vowed to stand by their Rohingya story which alleges that Thai naval officers were involved in the trafficking of Rohingya boatpeople.
Eleven Media hit back at jailing of reporter
Eleven Daily reporter Naw Khine Khine Aye Cho was sued by lawyer Aye Aye Pho for verbal abuse and defamation. Last week a Loikaw court sentenced the journalist to three…
Rangoon police arrest Bangladeshi nationals for ‘defaming’ Buddhism
Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested and hit with charges for defaming the Buddhist religion in Rangoon on Tuesday after they were caught disguising themselves as monks
MP’s associate accuses party chair of defamation during hearing
The sixth court hearing for the defamation lawsuit filed by parliamentarian Khin Shwe’s Zaykabar company against Peace and Diversity Party’s leader Nay Myo Wei convened at Rangoon’s Mingalardon township yesterday
MP’s company files suit against party chair
The Zaykabar company, which has been locked in legal disputes with farmers in Rangoon division, has slammed a defamation lawsuit against a political party’s chairman who is providing the affected…