Democratic Transition Continues Apace Despite Huge Hurdles as Nation in Vital Burma Officially Ends Media Censorship

Myanmar says it ends decades of media censorship

AFP – Myanmar said it had abolished media censorship on Monday in the latest in a series of rapid democratic reforms, delighting journalists who lived for decades under the shadow of the censors’ marker pen. Draconian pre-publication checks — applied in the past to everything from newspapers to song lyrics.

Myanmar could be mid income nation by 2030: ADB

Strong economic growth could lift Myanmar to the rank of middle income nation by 2030 if the formerly army-ruled country overcomes a host of reform challenges, the Asian Development Bank said Monday. Myanmar’s gross domestic product (GDP) has the potential to expand at an annual pace of 7.0-8.0 percent. | Democracy, elections and voting