The news-stands that share the pavements with betel-nut hawkers - TopicsExpress



          

The news-stands that share the pavements with betel-nut hawkers and tea stalls in central Yangon display an impressive array of publications feeding a market starved for decades of independent news. The political changes in Myanmar over the past two years have led to an explosive growth of the press, with seven new dailies alone. Official censorship has ended. But the process of changing the laws that have curbed press freedom since 1962 remains bumpy. econ.st/1dcaG59
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:30:00 +0000

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