Editors decry ‘unfair’ measures in new media bill
Editors at private newspapers aren’t happy with Burma’s new public service media bill that was passed earlier this week by the Union Parliament Discussion on the role of the media
Discussion on the role of the media Challenges ahead as Burma’s newspapers go daily
The introduction of daily newspaper is likely to fuel myriad challenges for Burma’s budding media, including an increase in self-censorship among editors who fear the government’s draconian media laws With daily editions, papers prepare for new era
For the first time in nearly 50 years private daily newspapers are now being published in Burma. Sixteen papers have so far been granted licences, although only four were ready to publish on the 1st April. But many publications are still wary of the challenges ahead. Art: A form of protest in Rangoon
Exhibitions are now showing political art openly in Burma. As the old censorship laws are being relaxed, protest groups are using art to spread their message. An exhibition to fundraise for a copper mine protest in northern Burma was held in Rangoon. Burma’s media landscape: new rules, old habits?
With one hand, the government has continued to strip away the layers of arbitrary regulation used to muffle dissent for nearly five decades, while officials have been seeking to harness the country's expanding media landscape Govt admits to ‘restructuring’ censorship board
The Burmese government has admitted that a new “supervisory committee” has been formed, which will carry out many of the same functions of the former censorship board New draft printing law accused of preserving ‘censorship’
A new draft law has been slammed for retaining a series of restrictive provisions, including a ban on printing material that “violates” the country’s military-backed constitution, and imposing prison sentences of up to six months Court officially drops defamation case against news journal
A defamation case by Burma's mining ministry against The Voice Weekly for reporting graft allegations was dropped Thursday, in the latest sign of easing pressure on the nation's long-muzzled media State mouthpiece seeks private partners
The New Light of Myanmar, the fiery mouthpiece of the former junta, is seeking a private partner as the country's reformist government loosens its grip on state media

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