Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun meets IPRD officials

January 22, 2018

Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun met with officials of states’, regions’ and districts’ Information and Public Relations Departments (IPRDs) yesterday afternoon at the Ministry of Information office, Nay Pyi Taw, and urged them to develop the right to obtain information during the transition period to a democracy and raise the image of the country on the international stage.

At the meeting, the deputy minister said the level of interest in the country was high for various reasons. The country is facing many challenges during its transition period, and while the government-owned media has been ineffective in promoting the country’s image on the international stage, the private newspapers have been in existence for only three to five years. Thus, the country’s image is in the hands of the international media, he noted.

“We need to increase access to information and speed up the flow of information systematically, and our ministry plays a major role in this,” said the deputy minister.

Next, officials from states’, regions’ and districts’ IPRDs explained about acquiring and reporting on regional news and the difficulties faced, while IPRD Director-General U Ye Naing reported on a plan to conduct training sessions on news writing, reporting, law, rules and ethics to improve the flow of correct information. The meeting came to an end with concluding remarks by the deputy minister.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar