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Soe Myint
其他書名
A Question of Democracy
出版India Research Press, 2004
主題Biography & Autobiography / PoliticalHistory / Asia / Southeast AsiaPolitical Science / International Relations / GeneralPolitical Science / Political FreedomPolitical Science / World / Asian
ISBN98121040549789812104052
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=PAkWAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋A retired editor of a Burmese newspaper said that if you havent been in jail, you havent been a reporter in Burma. In Burma, the newspapers, radio, and TV channels are government-controlled propaganda tools. Journalists and writers are jailed for long-term sentences for criticizing the policies and actions of the government. The use of the Internet is restricted to the government and there is a ban on posting of writings about politics. Despite the formal release of democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from house arrest and the confidence-building talks between her and the ruling military government for over two years, Burmas political, social and economic problems remain unanswered. In August 1988, Soe Myint, along with a few Burmese journalists in exile, set up an Internet news agency on Burma and related issues as an independent media for many people inside and outside Burma. This book shows that Burmas problem is not an internal problem only. It is a probl