Former minister’s son caught at airport with firearms and drugs
Airport police said they found two pistols, 72 bullets, 12 methamphetamine pills, 1.5 grammes of powdered methamphetamine, and three walkie-talkies.
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‘Details please,’ press council asks of Phyo Min Thein in dispute with Reuters
The Myanmar Press Council has sent a letter to Rangoon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein in response to a complaint he filed over a Reuters article published earlier this month that scrutinised his handling of a major bus purchase by the regional government he leads.
Rangoon chief minister files complaint against Reuters
Rangoon Division Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein has lodged a complaint with the Myanmar Press Council against Reuters news agency’s bureau in the commercial capital over an article it published earlier this month on two deals his government inked for the import of hundreds of buses from China.
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NLD throws support behind chief minister in war of words against military
The party spokesman’s comments come a day after the Office of the Commander-in-Chief filed a complaint against Phyo Min Thein.
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Rangoon chief minister vows to take on religious intolerance
Phyo Min Thein pledges to crack down on instigators of religious conflict, vowing that his government will take action against those stoking tensions following recent altercations involving Buddhists and Muslims in Rangoon.
Ministry mulling change to telecoms law’s e-defamation clause
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is reviewing the 2013 Telecommunications Law to determine whether the legislation’s article 66(d), a controversial provision on electronic defamation, should be amended.
Join YBS or sell us your buses, says Rangoon chief minister
The new bus service has only been running for two days, but disputes and complaints are already amounting up.
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Eleven Media chiefs questioned over defamation allegations
The EMG CEO and chief editor are being sued by the Rangoon regional government over an article written last week alleging backhanders and cronyism.
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Eleven Media chiefs summoned over cronyism allegations
The commotion comes after Eleven Media CEO Than Htut Aung wrote an editorial lambasting the government for failing to tackle corruption and crony capitalism.
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Monks vent fury after minister’s ‘We don’t need Ma-Ba-Tha’ comment
The storm centers on a statement Chief Minister of Rangoon made to exiled Burmese while in Singapore recently.
Rangoon chief minister’s Facebook account hacked
The attack on the Facebook account of Rangoon Division’s new chief minister appeared to be linked to his decision to ban commercial stages during Thingyan.
Government to prosecute two administrators following school fire
Burmese authorities have defended earlier claims that the blaze at an Islamic school in downtown Rangoon in early April was caused by an ‘overheated voltage regulator’
Activist arrested for filming protest
Police raid house of man who filmed Irrawaddy farmers’ protest and charge him under Video Act in worrying sign for media freedom
Burma opposition party chief quits
Chairman of the Union Democratic Party ‘tried his best’ but resigns his post in protest at lack of change of election conditions
Suu Kyi’s man in Rangoon under fire over transit deal with China
Two deals to import 2,000 buses from China have caused a rift within the National League for Democracy, with Rangoon Division lawmakers questioning its cost and accusing Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein of cronyism and a lack of accountability.
The battle over Yangon’s Dala bridge
Bridges over major rivers can transform local, as well as national, economies. But not everyone is in favour of building a $168 million bridge linking the congested downtown of Yangon with the poor and rural township of Dala to the south.
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Rape avoidance 101: Government advice on curbing sexual assault elicits scorn
The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.
Two local Reuters reporters detained in Yangon
Two Burmese reporters for the Reuters news bureau in Yangon were detained on Tuesday evening in the commercial capital’s northern suburbs.
Rights watchers slam ban on protests in Yangon
Human rights monitors on Wednesday urged Burma to withdraw a ban on protests in its largest city, Yangon, amid fears that free speech is under pressure under the government led by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.
Rangoon authorities place curbs on religious worship: sources
Although the Rangoon regional government appears to have issued a directive last week to restrict communal worship in homes and other unauthorised venues, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has said it will have no hand in enforcing the new rules.
Buddhist nationalist group attacks critics as ‘lowly people,’ vows to fight back
The Buddhist nationalist group formerly known as Ma Ba Tha once again struck a defiant tone this week, releasing a statement proclaiming: “No matter which names the association has adopted, no changes will be made in terms of the standpoint of the association.”
Rangoon media rally in support of imprisoned journalists
The protesting journalists also launched a signature campaign, calling for the repeal of Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
Court denies bail for The Voice duo facing defamation suit
A court in Rangoon denied bail to the The Voice Daily’s editor-in-chief and a satire columnist for the newspaper on Thursday, with the judge ruling that the defendants’ legal counsel had failed to provide the necessary medical documents to secure their release from police custody.
Ma Ba Tha dealt potentially crippling blow by highest Buddhist authority
The State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee has announced a mid-July deadline that, if enforced, would effectively put an end to the public profile of the Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha.
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Power plant fuelled by rubbish comes online in Rangoon
Rangoon’s first power plant to turn waste into energy was christened in the commercial capital on Friday.
Thrice denied, Eleven Media defendants granted bail
A judge granted the Eleven Media CEO and editor-in-chief bail on Friday. They are standing trial on charges of defamation brought by the Rangoon government.
Eleven Media apologises for ‘groundless accusations’
Eleven Media Group admitted that “some points mentioned in the editorial were wrong and groundless accusations” regarding Rangoon’s chief minister and assembly.
Police open murder probe after Eleven Media correspondent found dead
The Myanmar Journalist Network on Tuesday urged Burmese authorities to immediately apprehend the culprit in the murder of a Monywa-based correspondent for Eleven Media, Soe Moe Tun.
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E-defamation in crosshairs at digital showcase
Information technology professionals gathered yesterday at the CommuniCast Myanmar 2016 conference at Novotel Yangon Max to discuss the country’s digital future. However, while they were officially there to showcase satellite, fibre optics and broadcasting technologies, they also used the opportunity to demand the right to free expression from the NLD-led government.
Calls grow to drop case against Eleven Media
A lawsuit against the Eleven Media Group should be dropped immediately, according to right groups calling on Burma’s government to reform restrictive media laws.
