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Chronology of the Press in Burma


By The Irrawaddy Saturday, May 1, 2004


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The Wunthanu (the Patriot) is also published in Rangoon with a circulation of around 5,000.

1923—The Associated Press of India, known as API, opens an office in Rangoon.

1923—According to an official statement, there are 31 newspapers being published in Rangoon, Mandalay, Moulmein, Sittwe, Bassein and Tharawaddy.

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1924 – 1934

* About 40 new newspapers emerge, tripling the number of papers since the press laws of 1908 and 1910 are repelled and amended.

1924—The Burmese-language Yarmanya and the Myochit newspapers appear in Moulmein and Rangoon.

1925—The Independent Weekly, the Truth, the Market Report, the Victor (Zeya), the Trades Exchange and the Silver Moon come out in Rangoon and Mandalay.

1926—The Myanma-Myo-Nwe, Aung Myanma, Mawrawadi News, the Shwe Pyi, the Ledi Religious Instructor are published in Rangoon.

1927—The Bandoola, the Traders Spectacles, the pro-British Headman’s Gazette, Essence of Buddhism and another Dhamma newspaper emerge in Rangoon.

1928—The National Observer and the Shwenannyun Gazette are published in Rangoon and Mandalay.

1929Kesara, the Burma Advertiser, the Burman and the Mandalay Daily Supplement to the Sun are set up in Rangoon, Mandalay and Moulmein.

1931Ratanathiha and Lawkasara Daily News come out in Sibaw, ShanState and Rangoon.

1932Tharrawaddy, Anawyahtar, the Myanma Zeyyar, the Ma-Haw-Tha-Dha and the Rangoon Optic newspapers emerge.

1933Myanma Myochit, Daung-Settkya, the Laborer, the Success, Daung, the New Mandalay Sun Daily and the Evening Report appear.

1934—The Mawriya Daily appears.

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1935 – 1945

* More than 60 newspapers emerge across the country, including Japanese-language and ethnic newspapers.

1935—The Rakhine-Pyi-Thadinsa, an Arakan newspaper, is published in Sittwe for four years. Ye newspaper, the Myanmar Uzun, the Burma Daily Mail and the Burmese Improvement come out in Rangoon and Mandalay.

1937Doat-Let-Yone (the Arm), claiming to be the only Arakan-language paper, is published in ArakanState. Asariya and the 10, 000, 000 (the Ten Million) are set up in Rangoon.

1938—The Progress, the Aazaanee, Burma’s Voice, the Deedok Daily and the Leader emerge in Rangoon and Mandalay.



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