Six years on, truth elusive in Japanese cameraman’s killing – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44791 RANGOON — Ko Ko Aung cannot forget the day six years ago when he spoke to his friend...
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Cautious hope for freedom of information in Burma – PBS Mediashift
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/03/cautious-hope-for-freedom-of-information-in-burma089.html BANGKOK — A week out from special elections that are likely to see opposition leader Aung San Suu...
Time for Burma’s exiles to go home? – The Diplomat
http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/19/time-for-burma-exiles-to-go-home/ Some await more reforms and a government role for Aung San Suu Kyi, as Burma’s foreign-based media eye...
US restores full diplomatic ties with Myanmar – Los Angeles Times
By Paul Richter, Simon Roughneen and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-myanmar-prisoners-20120114,0,97902.story Reporting from Washington, Bangkok and New Delhi...
Journalists under pressure in southeast Asia – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22079 BANGKOK – Legal curbs on free speech, litigious politicians and self-censorship are making life tough for writers and...
Censorship prevails in ‘new’ Burma, despite reform talk – PBS Mediashift
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/09/censorship-prevails-in-new-burma-despite-reform-talk256.html BANGKOK – A handful of protestors gathered outside the Burmese embassy in Bangkok last Friday to vent their anger...
Burmese group launches campaign to free jailed reporters – PBS Mediashift
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/05/burmese-media-launch-campaign-to-free-jailed-reporters130.html Hla Hla Win, Sithu Zeya, Maung Maung Zeya, Ngwe Soe Lin and Win Maw are all undercover reporters...
Borders around reporters – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21124 PHNOM PENH—Ross Dunkley, the sole foreign owner invested in Burma’s state-controlled media, faces charges of assaulting a woman...
Suu Kyi Set Free But Media Still Held Captive in Burma – PBS Mediashift
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/12/suu-kyi-set-free-but-media-still-held-captive-in-burma335.html Burma has in recent weeks been one of the top world news stories. The country’s November 7 general...
Nuclear Matter – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20170 New revelations about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program could have implications for Burma, after US scientist Siegfried Hecker...