The BBC’s Burmese-language news service has severed ties with Burma’s MNTV, with the former citing “interference” from the state broadcaster, saying it had constituted “a serious breach of trust with our audiences.”
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BBC reporter wins appeal, walks free
Reporter walks free from a court in Mandalay on Thursday, when he won an appeal against a conviction for punching a policeman.
BBC Burmese reporter jailed for hitting policeman
Nay Myo Lin, a reporter for the BBC Burmese-language service, denounced his three-month prison sentence as unfair after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer during protests last year.
Military reshuffle ahead of Nov election: BBC
Burma’s Ministry of Defence announces that several senior ranking military officials, including the naval chief-of-staff, have been “allowed to retire”.
BBC’s Top Gear apologises for ‘slope’ slur
Andy Wilman, executive producer of BBC’s Top Gear programme, has expressed regret for a remark on the show’s Burma special when host Jeremy Clarkson used the word “slope” as an Asian man crossed a bridge over the River Kwai. The term is a derogatory expression used to describe Asians. The comment led to complaints of …
BBC sued for racism in Top Gear Burma show
Somi Guha, a British actress of Indian descent, has instructed lawyers to sue the BBC over an allegedly racist remark made by TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson who shot a series of his popular show “Top Gear” at the River Kwai which borders Burma and Thailand. Having helped build a bridge over the river, Clarkson chimed: …