Myanmar ministry to drop newspaper defamation case
- Published: 17 Jan 2013 at 18.45
- Online news: Asia
Myanmar's mining ministry on Thursday said it had applied to drop its defamation case against the Voice Weekly newspaper, which had reported allegations of graft at the government department.
Myanmar Buddhist monks hold placards during a protest against a recent crackdown on villagers and monks protesting against a Chinese-backed copper mine in Monywa, northern Myanmar, in downtown Yangon on November 30, 2012. Myanmar's mining ministry on Thursday said it had applied to drop its defamation case against the Voice Weekly newspaper, which had reported allegations of graft at the ministry.
In the latest sign that Myanmar's sweeping reforms are easing the pressure on the country's long-repressed media, the ministry said it had asked a Rangoon court to withdraw charges against the publication after talks with a recently-formed press council.
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