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
Tag: free speech
Journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day with events, forums
For the first time in its history, journalists and government officials in Rangoon and Mandalay observed World Press Freedom Day
Thangyat is back
Thangyat performances, a traditional music that accompanies New Year’s Thingyan Water Festival, is now legal in Burma. The historic art is a cornerstone in the country’s New Year celebrations, where…
Media freedom in Burma still limited
While the Burmese government have made nascent moves to prevent censorship, media watchdog groups claim stronger policies are needed to protect free speech