YANGON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed closer cooperation with Myanmar and promised vaccines against COVID-19, state-run television said on Monday, after he arrived on the first stop of a five-day tour of Southeast Asia. Wang met President Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto head of the […]
CORRECTED-Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi visits Myanmar in SE Asia tour, promises vaccines
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Dying Myanmar media face great challenges
July 30, 2018 by
More and more people realise that the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi-led government has no understanding or acceptance of local media and that protecting press freedom is not among the government’s priorities. “Press freedom went down under the civilian government, though we expected it would improve. This is because of the actions or inaction of […]
MRTV Names 10 Companies Shortlisted for TV Licenses
February 4, 2017 by
RANGOON — The Ministry of Information announced on Thursday that 10 companies have been named to a shortlist for television content provider licenses. Late in 2016, the ministry put out a call to local companies interested in becoming content providers. The selected companies will be licensed to broadcast digital free-to-air television under the umbrella […]
Myanmar Starts DAB Trial
December 2, 2016 by
Myanmar Radio and TV (MRTV) will start a DAB trial after having launched a public tender, which has been won by the Hong Kong based system integrator BTL. DAB equipment developer and manufacturer Paneda will provide DAB Head-End Equipment and support. The trial will start with one transmitter in Yangon – the country’s largest city. […]
How Korea Is Conquering Myanmar, One Soap Opera at a Time
March 23, 2016 by
A Cinderella story of two antagonistic stepsisters and a love story about a woman with amnesia – these soap opera tropes may be South Korea’s ticket for greater influence in the slowly opening Burmese market. According to the Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is teaming up with the […]
MP asks to clarify profit sharing of Sky Net and Information Ministry
July 24, 2014 by
The Union Assembly MP Khaing Maung Yi asked the Ministry of Information to clarify the profit sharing between the ministry and the Shwe Than Lwin (STL Media)/Sky Net to the parliament and the tax that should be owned by the state. Khaing Maung Yi said “I would like to discuss about the Ministry of Information. […]
