In a dramatic move for freedom of speech, Burma’s government has announced it will no longer directly censor the media.
In a dramatic move for freedom of speech, Burma’s government has announced it will no longer directly censor the media.
According to the new rules, journalists will not have to submit work to state sensors prior to publication, as they have been required to do for nearly half a century.
The announcement was made to a group of editors in Rangoon by the head of the ministry’s Press Scrutiny and Registration Department.