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.

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be visiting the US in September.

During her visit, she will meet with government officials and receive awards from the US Congress and the Atlantic Council think tank.

Patrick Ventrell, a US State Department spokesperson, told media : "We look forward to an appropriate date welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi here to the State Department and her having bilateral meetings in the US."

Suu Kyi spent over 20 years on house arrest before being released in 2010.

She made her debut in the Myanmar Parliament after a 2 week European tour.

Aung San Suu Kyi attended the Myanmar Parliament as a lawmaker on Monday.

The opposition leader was surrounded by reporters as she made her way into the assembly.

Suu Kyi took office in May after Thein Sein, Myanmar's current president, agreed to reconcile.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner recently completed a European tour after being under house arrest for two decades.

She told AFP, "I will try the best for my country."

Watch her arrival (below):