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🇲🇲 Myanmar Now

Myanmar · EN · https://myanmar-now.org/en

About Myanmar Now

Independent High credibility

Myanmar Now was established in 2015 by the Thomson Reuters Foundation to support independent journalism in Myanmar and was initially financially supported by them. It is now an independent news service that relies on subscriptions and donations for its operations. Following the 2021 military coup, its license was revoked, its office was raided, and it was forced to operate in exile from Melbourne, Australia.

Myanmar Now is an independent news outlet founded in 2015 with a mission to expose injustice and hold the powerful accountable in Myanmar. It is recognized for its bold investigative reporting, often targeting the military and ultranationalist groups, which has led to the persecution of its journalists. Since the 2021 military coup, the junta revoked its license and forced the outlet to operate in exile. Despite severe repression, including the imprisonment of its photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike for 20 years, Myanmar Now continues to provide critical reporting on the human rights situation and the actions of the military regime, earning international recognition and awards for its courageous journalism. The provided headline sample consistently reports on the actions and impacts of the military junta, reflecting its anti-junta editorial stance.

Reading context

Outlets in Myanmar often work under tighter political or legal limits than in countries ranked as fully free for press. We keep each headline's original tone on purpose, so you can see how stories are usually framed for domestic readers.