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Myanmar begins opening doors to foreign journalists

By: May Sandy Posted: February-01-2012 in
May Sandy

FOR many years Myanmar has been a challenging country for foreign journalists to report on, with access difficult and accurate information hard to come by. The election of November 2010 and the subsequent release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi garnered unprecedented attention, yet for the most part it remained impossible for foreign journalists to work in Myanmar legally.

Banned websites in Burma accessible again

By: Tun Tun (Mizzima) Posted: September-18-2011 in
Tun Tun (Mizzima)

New Delhi (Mizzima) – Most of the previously banned websites in Burma including foreign-based news websites can again be directly accessed.
On Thursday, Mizzima's Burmese and English language websites were accessible for users of the public Internet service provider Yadanabon Teleport. However, the ban continued for Mizzima websites on the state-run ISP, Myanmar Post and Telegraph.

The websites of the Norway-based Democratic Voice of Burma and the Thailand-based Irrawaddy can be visited directly through the Internet providers MPT and Yadanabon Teleport.

BT wins award for biodiversity reportage

By: Brunei Times Posted: July-08-2011 in
Brunei Times

THE Brunei Times bagged second place in the media category of the inaugural Asean Champions of Biodiversity awards for mainstreaming biodiversity conservation through effective reportage.

HSBC Brunei won first place in the business category of the awards for supporting the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Initiative and for helping to advance climate change research in the forests of Brunei Darussalam.

Winners of the recognition programme were announced yesterday during a ceremony held in Makati City, Philippines.

BBC to film world's largest cave in Vietnam

By: Tuoi Tre Posted: June-23-2011 in
Tuoi Tre

Following documentaries by Japan’s Kyodo News and National Geographic, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is planning to make a documentary about Son Doong Cave.

Son Doong has been recognized as the world's largest cave since its discovery in 1991

On safer ground: A movie that will make Laos popular

By: Thomas Wanhoff Posted: May-26-2011 in
Thomas Wanhoff

This movie by Gareth Carter will rock the world, believe me! It is a documentary following a team of football mad teenagers from Laos, as they travel to The Gothia Youth World Cup 2010 in Sweden. This adventure fulfils the boys dream to fly on a plane and get their first ever glimpse of the sea. No one knew the tragedy that would unfold making the trip even more poignant and meaningful. This film documents their journey on and off the pitch in Sweden as they win over hearts and minds and deal with being the first Laos football team ever to play outside of Asia. Watch the trailer.

The Media Serving the Public Interest

By: Norbert Klein Posted: March-28-2011 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 15, No. 709

The Prime Minister announced on 24 March 2011 that the government had established “a new centralized task force to keep the media informed of matters in the public interest,” as the Phnom Penh Post reported. This Inter-Ministry Media Task Force “will comprise senior officials from the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Council of Ministers.”

It is interesting that this new instrument will be “headed by Neang Phat, secretary of state from the Ministry of Defense, with Phay Siphan acting as deputy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokseman Koy Kuong and Defense Ministry Spokesman Chhum Socheat will act as spokespersons for their respective ministries.”

The Economics of the Lake Being Filled In

By: Norbert Klein Posted: March-15-2011 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 15, No. 707

The longstanding confrontations about the future solutions for the people who left or are under pressure to leave where about 4000 families used to live – most of them five or ten years or more – got again into the media. The Mirror had reported on related developments repeatedly – see for example The Lake is Going to Be Lost Forever – 13.11.2010. The following information is collected from a variety of sources. There are two main reasons why the problem is again in the media:

“Governments Must Pay More Attention to People’s Voices”

By: Norbert Klein Posted: February-07-2011 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 15, No. 702

Note:

I am now back in Cambodia – before starting the more regular reports and opinions from Cambodia, I relate here to a document from a group of United Nations human rights experts, which continues the line of recent documents in The Mirror on situations encountered when recording or sharing information.

Norbert KLEIN

The following statement was issued on 3 February 2011 by a group of United Nations independent human rights experts*:

Radio station stages marathon against child labour in Tajikistan

By: Anna Malikova Posted: August-19-2009 in
Anna Malikova

DUSHANBE – A 16-hour marathon staged by a radio station in Dushanbe June 12 marked World Day against Child Labour. Radio listeners heard educational programmes, competitions, quizzes, social promotions, and calls from well-respected people speaking out against the use of child labour. Mobile groups distributed informational material in the streets of the capital that addressed the problem of child labour in Tajikistan.

IFJ Calls for Protection of Journalists as Tensions Mount in Afghanistan Ahead of Elections

By: Press Release Posted: July-23-2009 in
Press Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called upon the government of Afghanistan to protect journalists and set “model standards” for democracy if it wants upcoming elections in the country to be fair.

Speaking at a national assembly of journalists’ leaders from across the country in Kabul at the weekend, IFJ General Secretary Aidan White said Afghanistan needed to provide more access to information to media, more guarantees of safety for journalists and more professionalism in the state broadcasting system, which is heavily biased in favour of governing parties.

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