BBC seeks to promote media in Myanmar
The government of Myanmar and the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC started discussing the possibility of putting up an office for reporting purposes and training services permanently in the country. According to Peter Horrocks, BBC World Service director, they want to prioritize training packages which can be beneficial to the people of Myanmar once the branch [...]
Myanmar women health are being ignored by media as a true story of how a pregnant women encountered difficulty during together with his husband and her supposed baby. These couple lives in a shanty where no basic services are provided in the place such as water, electricity or phone. They only rely on selling flowers [...]
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The head of the Press Scrutiny and Registration Department (PSRD) Tint Swe revealed that by next month media censorship will take its toll on remarkable reforms like there will be no close, careful and thorough inspection on press; no careful study of local magazines and journals, this has mentioned during an interview by AFP in [...]
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Winning against a battle in court would simply mean that you have achieved the goal of exposing the notoriety of government officials who are involved in corruption. This is exactly what happened to a private news magazine in Burma but the real identity of the reporter who wrote the article was not disclosed, according to [...]
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On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2012, UNESCO Bangkok emphasizes the freedom of expression and the right to information in Asia and the Pacific. “Freedom of expression is a fundamental right stated by UNESCO and a right which all people in the world should treasure,” said Susanne Ornager, Adviser for [...]
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Myanmar’s Ministry of Information, in co-operation with UNESCO, recently organized a review workshop on the country’s first draft media laws in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw. “Myanmar is now transforming to a democratic society,” said U Ye Htut, Director General of the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, Ministry of Information of Myanmar at the workshop. [...]
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On March 19-20, 2012 a conference by UNESCO’s Media Development will be held in Yangon, Myanmar. The authorities have implemented various reforms in improving the democracy and other important institutions since the month of April 2011. The main objectives of Canal France International and UNESCO and Ministry of Information is to come up with a [...]
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In a recent newspaper report, it was revealed and exposed how the powerful personnel of the prison cell cured rudely the occurrence of a disease such as scabies among prisoners in Myanmar by merely applying medicines placed in brooms to poor prisoners and such act is humiliating. This just prove how deprived the prisoners inside [...]
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Myanmar local media and various publication services in the country are now open and limitations are out of bounds except for the strict guidelines of rules for news title, according to a new report by Agence Frence-Presse. The changes regarding censorship came about last December 9 wherein 54 journals, magazines and books are not required [...]
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During the annual Press Freedom Prize award held in Paris last Thursday, a leading Myanmar newspaper the Weekly Eleven News and a cartoonist from Syria Ali Ferzat won the prestigious award for Press Freedom 2011 despite struggles of danger and risk for their lives from opposing governments during their coverage and their outburst for freedom. [...]
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