A longtime former Reuters correspondent has been appointed as Burma’s deputy information minister in an awkwardly timed career move, given that two of the international news agency’s Burmese reporters are…

A longtime former Reuters correspondent has been appointed as Burma’s deputy information minister in an awkwardly timed career move, given that two of the international news agency’s Burmese reporters are…
In a third such incident in Rangoon in a week, four bombs exploded yesterday at the Immigration Department in South Dagon Township.
Burma’s state-run broadcaster will carry 15-minute party political broadcasts throughout the 60-day campaign period ahead of the general election on 8 November, but authorities have dictated a number of red…
Minister of Information warns TV and radio outlets that they risk losing their broadcasting licenses if they air material deemed to be biased.
Politicians still view free press “as a threat that must be contained,” says Shawn Crispin of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Burma’s former top censor, Tint Swe, has been appointed permanent secretariat of the Ministry of Information.