Burma Officially Ends Media Censorship in Surprise Move

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