Articles by Mizzima News
Journal correspondent released, charges withdrawn
(Mizzima/IFEX) – Saw Myint Than, chief correspondent of the “Flower” journal, detained for over a month for covering a double murder in Thigangyun, Rangoon, was released from custody on the evening of 21 October 2008 after the charges against him were withdrawn. Saw Myint Than was released after the prosecutor, Pol. Maj. Khin Maung Aye, […]
Rangoon-based humour magazine’s October issue postponed due to heavy censorship
(Mizzima/IFEX) – The Rangoon-based humour magazine, “Pyaw Pyaw Shwin Shwin” had to postpone publication of its October 2008 issue as the censor board rejected one-fourth of its contents. “They cannot publish in time as the censorship on this month’s issue is too heavy. Most of the censored sections are from poems and stories. They are […]
Mizzima websites suspended after hacking attempts
(Mizzima/IFEX) – The websites of Mizzima News, an independent Burmese multi-media group based in New Delhi, have been crippled since 9 October 2008 when the group’s hosting server suspended the sites after they attracted several hacking attempts. Mizzima’s Canada-based hosting company, http://www.Hostpapa.ca, said it suspended the sites http://www.mizzima.com , http://www.mizzimaburmese.com , http://www.mizzima.tv , and http://www.mizzimaphoto.com […]
Weekly journal suspended for one month by censor board, another weekly faces two-month suspension
(Mizzima/IFEX) – The publishing licenses of two Rangoon-based weekly journals have been suspended for alleged violation of the policy and regulations of the Press Scrutiny Board (censor board). The censor board suspended the publishing licenses of “True News” for two months and “The Action Times” for a month, media circles in Rangoon said. “The Action […]
Websites of exiled Burmese news agency hacked
(Mizzima/IFEX) – The websites of Mizzima News, an independent Burmese news agency based in New Delhi, India, were hacked, rendering the websites inaccessible on the early morning of 1 October 2008. According to Mizzima’s webmaster, the attackers took advantage of the sites’ code weakness. Even as files from the English and Burmese websites were deleted […]
Detained Rangoon-based journalist transferred to notorious Insein prison
(Mizzima/IFEX) – Saw Myint Than, the Rangoon-based “Flower News” journal’s chief reporter, who was arrested for alleged violations of the Electronics Transaction Law and Unlawful Associations Act, has been transferred to Burma’s notorious Insein prison. Saw Myint Than was produced before the Kyauktada court on 16 September 2008, two weeks after he was detained at […]
Websites of news agencies in exile attacked on eve of Saffron Revolution anniversary
(Mizzima/IFEX) – On the eve of the first anniversary of the week-long Saffron Revolution, the websites of three leading Burmese news agencies in exile have come under attack, rendering them inaccessible since the afternoon of 17 September 2008. Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks overwhelmed the websites of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), “The […]
Publishers report losses due to deputy censor chief’s strict policies
(Mizzima/IFEX) – Local journalists in Rangoon claimed that their publications have been suffering from financial losses due to the harsh policies of the deputy chief of the censor board. Censorship has reportedly become more severe since Maj. Aung Kyaw Oo, the deputy chief of the notorious Press Scrutiny Board, popularly known as “Literary Kempeitai”, took […]