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Myanmar's Halting Steps toward Press Reform

Myanmar's Halting Steps toward Press Reform

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Mar 30, 2013
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Independent newspapers are set resume publishing on April 1 in Myanmar for the first time since they were banned five decades ago. Today there are four state-owned dailies.

Sixteen papers* have received "Temporary licenses" from the Information Ministry "after scrutiny." The licenses are ‘temporary' pending a new media law which was supposed to have been…

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