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Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers mulls action against filmmaker

By Kirsten Han Sun, Apr 21, 2013 2:22AM UTC 0 Comment

Channel NewsAsia has reported that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) are considering whether to take action against documentary filmmaker Lynn Lee after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) found that allegations made by ex-SMRT bus drivers in interviews she carried out were baseless. He Jun Ling and Liu Xiang Ying had granted interviews to Lee after...

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Opinion: Burma’s press far from free as private dailies launch

By Zin Linn Tue, Apr 02, 2013 8:45AM UTC 0 Comment

The publication of four private dailies in Burma this week is welcome, but the underlying problems still remain Amid pressure for a free press, the Burmese government invited applications for private dailies starting from 1 February 2013. Some of the papers that were granted permission began publishing this week. It’s really a great risk for...

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Burma: Media restrictions remain as private dailies prepare to publish

By Zin Linn Thu, Mar 28, 2013 6:48PM UTC 0 Comment

People read publications at a roadside shop in Yangon. Pic: AP.

In light of recent efforts by the government, many people believe that Burma is in the process of real political reform. While the majority of Burmese people hope for a genuine chapter of democratic changes, the quasi-civilian government wants to control the country under limited or guided democracy. Above all, citizens are demanding freedom of...

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China’s (still) fettered press

By Asia Sentinel Sun, Feb 17, 2013 12:07PM UTC 0 Comment

Behind the recent hacking of foreign news outlets is a massive censorship machine writes Asia Sentinel The recent reports of persistent penetration of western news organizations’ computers by Chinese hackers are spectacular, but they are just a a small part of a much larger campaign to control China’s image that began almost at the time...

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Burma dissolves censorship office, but needs to do more for press freedom

By Zin Linn Sat, Jan 26, 2013 5:20PM UTC 0 Comment

Journalists protest demanding 'Stop Killing Press' on 5 August 2012, in Rangoon, Burma. (Pic: AP)

Burma (Myanmar) announced that it has dissolved the press censorship board which was officially known as Press Scrutiny and Registration Division (PSRD), the state-run New Light of Myanmar said Friday. The termination of PSRD has been approved during Thursday’s cabinet meeting, the newspaper said. “The division under the Printing and Publishing Enterprise has stopped functioning...

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