Speaking at an event to mark the birth of independence leader Kodaw Hmaing, Tin Oo said his party would also respect the losers of last year’s elections.
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Poets, cartoonists join campaign to overturn Article 436
Burmese poets and cartoonists gather to oppose a clause in the Constitution that stipulates that no provision of the 2008 charter can be altered without the prior approval of more…
Censor and editor give evidence at poet's trial
Jul 9, 2008 (DVB), Poet Saw Wai appeared at Insein prison court yesterday for the third time defending himself against accusations of violating section 505(b) of the penal code, according…
Magazine editor fired over Depayin poem
Jun 30, 2008 (DVB), Htay Aung, the poetry editor of the Rangoon-based Cherry monthly magazine, was fired for carrying a poem in the June issue which dissatisfied authorities. Censors from…
Detained poet in hospital with hernia
Mar 21, 2008 (DVB), Poet Saw Wai, who was detained after the publication of his poem containing a hidden political message, is being treated in Insein prison hospital, his wife…
Saw Wai denies responsibility for anti-junta poem
Feb 21, 2008 (DVB), Detained poet Saw Wai said yesterday that the editor of Achit Journal chose to publish his controversial poem despite it being rejected by the censor board.…