RADIO AUSTRALIA RELAUNCHES IN MYANMAR AFTER REQUEST BY AUNG SAN SUU KYI, SAYS PM
November 6th 2009 03:00
Radio Australia launched its much-delayed re-introduced service to Myanmar on October 26, with the commencement date of a Myanmar-language component to be announced shortly.
This follows a statement by the Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd on August 12 this year , when, while decrying the continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, he announced that the government and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have “agreed to Ms Suu Kyi’s previous request to have Radio Australia resume broadcast service” to Myanmar.
Rudd said it is a gesture of solidarity to her and opens a new channel of international contact for the people of Myanmar.
“Director ABC International, Murray Green, said the ABC had been working with the federal government looking for ways of improving the flow of information to the people of Burma. Murray Green said the move reflected the ABC’s on-going commitment to serving people in those parts of the Asia and the Pacific without press freedom.
“Radio Australia has served audiences in the region for nearly 70 years, however much of that capacity was constrained in the late 1990s as a result of budget cuts. Mr Green said this latest move to re-introduce Burma as a service area was another milestone in the strengthening of the ABC’s presence in the region.
Please note: MediaBlab uses the name Myanmar to describe the country formerly known as Burma, while some countries such as Australia for political reasons still adhere to the name Burma. When quoting directly from press releases etc, MediaBlab retains the nomenclature adopted by the originator of the release.
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