Myanmar ends censorship on private publications

Myanmar government announced the abolition of censorship of private publications on Monday.

Government officials left a statement on their website.

"All publications in Myanmar are exempt from the scrutiny of press scrutiny and Registration Department."

Things have been looking up for the Asian country after President Thein Sein promised to better the country's economy.

"We won't be as free as the Phillipine press or the Thai press," said Editor Thiha Saw. "But we will be much more liberal than Cambodia, Vietnam, or Singapore."

The censorship lasted for over 40 years.



(Source)

Related articles

• Myanmar says goodbye to censorship


• Myanmar says it has abolished media censorship


• Myanmar lifts censorship on all publications


• Myanmar government ends direct media censorship


• Myanmar government ends censorship of local media