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Cops investigating Utusan, two bloggers for sedition |
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Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 – The police are investigating Utusan Melayu for sedition, hours after the Umno-owned daily sparked a nationwide uproar with its incendiary front page report seen to blame the Chinese for the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) weaker score in Election 2013.
The police have also hauled in two bloggers, Papa Gomo and King Jason, for questioning said to be related to their recent posts seen to fuel racial sentiments.
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ICT Ministry denies abusing democracy |
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Thailand
 The minister of information and communication technology backed down from a threat made on Sunday, and said he has no authority to close down websites.
After telling reporters on Sunday that websites that allow criticism of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be shut down, ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap said on Tuesday that any such decision lies with the Criminal Court.
Once the court rules that a website should be shut, the ICT Ministry informs internet service providers to follow the court's order, he said. This system has been in effect for several years.
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For the first time, The Irrawaddy hits Burma’s newsstands |
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 The Irrawaddy magazine was sold on Tuesday in Burma for the first time since the once-banned journal was founded more than 20 years ago.
The May issue of the magazine, which ran a cover story on Burma’s relationship with China and the US, went on sale in Rangoon and Mandalay.
The Irrawaddy was first published in 1993, fast becoming a journal of note for Burma watchers with its focus on promoting press freedom and independent media. But restrictions imposed by the former military junta meant it could not be published inside Burma.
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Ethnic media call for recognition |
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Myanmar
 Myanmar’s ethnic reporters, editors and publishers are calling for more recognition for the role of ethnic media in the country, and have urged Parliament to address the status of ethnic publications and broadcasting.
At the first conference of its kind in Myanmar—held at the Strand Hotel in Mon State capital Mawlamyine [Moulmein] from April 25 to 27—more than 100 representatives of various ethnic media gathered to exchange views and discuss the difficulties that minority groups face in Myanmar’s emerging media sector.
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