Wednesday’s meeting between Burma’s interim press council and the Ministry of Information has been deemed “fruitless” by participants as the two sides continue to argue over the contents of a new draft media law
July 27, 2009 (DVB), The Ministry of Information in Burma has begun emailing government-generated newsletters to exiled Burmese activists and journalists in an attempt to counter news-sharing by exiled opposition[…]
State-owned Myanmar Radio and Television and five content providers including DVB signed an agreement over the weekend to broadcast via digital free-to-air TV channels, in a landmark first for Burma’s media landscape.
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 currently on trial for what their boss has called “a blatant attack on press freedom.”
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Netizen allegedly referred to Ko Aung’s ban of a Buddhist mantra as “An evil act by the religious affairs minister”.
The number dead after contracting the H1N1 “swine flu” virus climbed to 17 on Tuesday as efforts to contain its spread and treat those infected continue.
Information Minister Pe Myint said private media should work together with the government to help improve the country’s media environment.
Burma’s former top censor, Tint Swe, has been appointed permanent secretariat of the Ministry of Information.
Burma’s Deputy Labour Minister Htin Aung has announced that the now defunct Master Sports footwear factory is obliged to pay severance packages and outstanding salaries to more than 700 laid-off workers.
Myanmar News Agency — run by Burma’s Ministry of Information — will provide government news to private media outlets free of charge, according to MoI head of public relations, Myint[…]
Senior information ministry officials from ASEAN member states met in Naypyidaw to discuss raising public awareness of the regional bloc’s news and projects. Win Kyi, deputy director-general of the Ministry[…]
Information Minister Aung Kyi said government officials were committed to addressing disputed articles in a controversial media draft bill that was largely panned by the country’s transitional press advisory board late last month
The Ministry of Information announced this week that the state television agency plans to broadcast three new TV channels for free by September
Information Minister Kyaw Hsan has been forced to postpone the formation of Burma’s new interim press council after being deluged with criticism from media organisations and journalists
Tai Kyaw Jul 4, 2008 (DVB), Burma's military regime is still keeping quiet about an incident following Cyclone Nargis. It is a minor incident, but one that would surprise the[…]
Tai Kyaw Jul 4, 2008 (DVB), Burma's military regime is still keeping quiet about an incident following Cyclone Nargis. It is a minor incident, but one that would surprise the[…]
The five winners of licences awarded by the Ministry of Information to air their content in a landmark public-private broadcasting partnership, a roster that includes DVB, will sign official agreements with state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television in early October.
The Ministry of Information says the winners of five new content provider licences granting the recipients digital free-to-air television channels under the state-owned broadcaster MRTV will be announced at the end of this month.
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Ministry of Information reports that government forces clashed 13 times with renegade Democratic Karen Buddhist Army troops between 11 and 15 September.
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The Arakan State government says it will continue referring to the state’s ethnic majority simply as “Arakanese”, rejecting a term allegedly put forward by the country’s Ministry of Information.
The Ministry of Information announced new bylaws on 16 October which liberalize the license requirements for printers and publishers.
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The Burmese media landscape is blighted by the existence of six imprisoned media workers while the Ministry of Information (MoI) appears driven by an agenda seemingly at odds with a revitalised Burmese media community.
The Ministry of Information has called on the Interim Press Council to deal with Sun Rays Weekly News Journal which the ministry alleges is still publishing “unethical” material in the form of personal attacks aimed at discrediting the government.
Burma’s Interim Press Council and the Ministry of Information fail to resolve differences over three key articles as the debate over a new media law continues.
Exiled Chin news group Khonumthung will begin publishing a journal inside Burma after receiving approval from the Ministry of Information earlier this month
During a conference this weekend, the Ministry of Information has agreed to reorganise the country’s media association in an effort to push reforms within the sector
Two pilots and a 10-year-old school girl have died after two fighter aircrafts crashed yesterday.
A Burmese policeman told a court on Wednesday he met two Reuters reporters on the night of their arrest in December, but denied giving them secret documents to incriminate them.
Journalists in Burma believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a survey published to mark World Press Freedom Day.
He who pays the ministry, gets to call the tune.
