DG denies reports of new paper from Naypyidaw

by Nem Davies

Wednesday, 09 July 2008 18:59

New Delhi - The State Peace and Development Council's Information Ministry today denied reports circulating among Rangoon based journalists that a new government newspaper will be published from the new capital city of 'Naypyidaw'.   The Director General of Information and Public Relations Department in  Naypyidaw denied reports that the government will publish a new fourth  paper besides the current 'New Light of Myanmar' (English and Burmese) and 'Mirror'.  "So far we don't know anything regarding this. Our office has no knowledge about it. Everyone says we know about it but that's not true,"Chit Naing, DG, told Mizzima.  But a Rangoon based journal editor said that the new paper will be different from the present crop. "They will start publishing the new newspaper from next week. The new paper is christened 'Naypyidaw' and will be different from the ones being published. It is believed that the new paper will enjoy more freedom of expression in terms of news reporting," he said.  "It seems they will stop publishing the new paper if it does not succeed. So that they are reluctant to talk about it," he said commenting on the denial by the DG.  < Prev   Next >