Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to opinion and expression (texts)

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Description: "Free Expression Myanmar (FEM) defends freedom of expression and freedom of information in Myanmar" - Texts of laws (Burmese and English), analyses..."Bad laws v Good Standards...Campaigns...Projects and Research...Recommendations for improvement or repeal of specific laws.
Source/publisher: Free Expression, Myanmar (FEM)
Date of entry/update: 2017-11-04
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Myanmar legislation related to intellectual property
Source/publisher: World International Property Organisation (WIPO)
Date of entry/update: 2013-01-02
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: The Telecommunications Law (The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 31, 2013) The 4th Waxing Day of Thadingyut, 1375 M.E. (8th October, 2013)
Source/publisher: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
2013-10-08
Date of entry/update: 2016-11-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 115.57 KB
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Description: Unofficial translation checked by Article 19.
Source/publisher: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw via Article 19
2015-08-28
Date of entry/update: 2015-11-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 112.65 KB
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Description: Telecommunication Law No. 31, both in English and Burmese, should be the same, although the Burmese version says it is law No. 66/2013
Source/publisher: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
2013-10-08
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Format : pdf
Size: 335.41 KB
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Description: Public Service Media Bill - (2013, Union Parliament Bill) - 1375 Year, Month Day (2013 Year, Month Day) - Preamble "The Union Parliament enacts this law in order to promote political, economic and social interests of the people as well as to transform the State-owned media into independent Public Service Media..."
Source/publisher: Hluttaws
2013-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-26
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Format : pdf
Size: 113.62 KB
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Description: Public Service Media Bill (2013, Union Parliament Bill) - 1375 Year, Month Day (2013 Year, Month Day) - Preamble: "The Union Parliament enacts this law in order to promote political, economic and social interests of the people as well as to transform the State-owned media into independent Public Service Media...".....See the Article 19 analysis of this bill in Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to opinion and expression (commentary)
Source/publisher: Hluttaws via Article 19
2013-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-26
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 147.08 KB
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Description: The State Law and Order Restoration Council - The Law Amending the Myanmar Wireless Telegraphy Act - (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 13/93) - The 7th Waxing Day of Thadinkyut, 1355 M.E (22nd October, 1993)
Source/publisher: State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)
1993-10-22
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-13
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 54.22 KB
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Description: The State Peace and Development Council... The Law Amending the Computer Science Development Law... (The State Peace and Development Council Law No. 3/98)... The 12th Waning Day of Tabodwe 1359 M.E. ( 12th February, 1998
Source/publisher: State Peace and Development Council
1998-02-12
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 52 KB
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Description: "The Union Parliament hereby enacts this Act in order to implement printing and publishing enterprises in acco rdance with law in the Republic of the Union of Myanma..."
Source/publisher: Union Parliament via Article 19 (unofficial English translation)
2013-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-03-26
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 82.91 KB
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Description: This is the first draft of the legislation designed to replace the Printers and Publishers Registration Law of 1962... Does anyone know the date and location of the Burmese text ("Myanmar Alin"? Kyemon"?)
Source/publisher: Burmese Parliament via Article 19 (Unofficial English translation
2013-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-03-05
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: [India Act XVII, 1933.] (1st January, 1934.)
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma (Burma Code Vol. VII)
1934-01-01
Date of entry/update: 2012-07-18
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 68.52 KB
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Source/publisher: "Burma Code" Vol. II, Government of the Union of Burma, via Burma Lawyers? Council
1931-10-09
Date of entry/update: 2011-10-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 123.49 KB
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Description: This document contains 6 regulations (Directives 43-48) addressed to printers and publishers. It also contains an introduction and a list of publications. An unofficial English version is being prepared. စာပေစိစစ်ရေးမူဝါဒများအား ပြောင်းလဲကျင့်သုံးရန်ထုတ်ပြန်သည့် မူဝါဒ၊ အမှာစာနှင့် ညွှန်ကြားချက်များ...
Source/publisher: Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Information - Press Scrutiny and Registration Division
2011-06-07
Date of entry/update: 2011-07-20
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Format : pdf
Size: 993.87 KB
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Description: Though not originally intended to curb freedom of opinion and expression this law, along with the Electronics Act, the Immigration Act and the Unlawful Associations Act, has been used against video journalists.
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma via "The Burma Code" Vol. III
1947-09-30
Date of entry/update: 2011-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 69.71 KB
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Description: Also known as the Myanmar Copyright Act of 1914...amendments are footnoted citing the Adaptation of Laws Order which is in "Burma Code Vol. 1 at http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/Adaptation_of_Laws_Order.pdf
Source/publisher: Govt. of the Union of Burma: "The Burma Code" Vol. X
1914-02-24
Date of entry/update: 2009-03-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 526.12 KB
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Description: The State Law and Order Restoration Council... The Motion Picture Law (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No.9/96)... The 6th Waxing Day of Wagaung, 1358 M.E. (20th August, 1996)
Source/publisher: The State Law and Order Restoration Council
1996-08-20
Date of entry/update: 2005-07-17
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf html pdf
Size: 28.02 KB 37.96 KB 79.42 KB
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Description: 1962 Printers and Publishers Registration Law (Law No. 1 amended by the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Myanmar, 1971)... Unofficial translation.
Source/publisher: Revolutionary Council
1962-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2005-07-16
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf doc htm
Size: 60.55 KB 72.5 KB 92.46 KB
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Description: Law No 16/89 -- the Law Amending the 1962 Printers and Publishers Registration Law of the State Law and Order Restoration Council, dated 18 June 1989 the 15th day of the waxing moon of Nayon, 1351 Burmese era
Source/publisher: "Working People?s Daily"
1989-06-18
Date of entry/update: 2005-07-16
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf htm pdf
Size: 51.58 KB 5.65 KB 9.57 KB
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Description: (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 8/96)... The 14th Waxing Day of 2nd Waso, 1358 M.E. (29th July, 1996)
Source/publisher: State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)
1996-07-29
Date of entry/update: 2005-05-31
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf pdf
Size: 30.23 KB 80.81 KB
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Description: [This is the official text of the Act, Burma Act XXXI of 1947]... Though not originally intended to curb freedom of opinion and expression this law, along with the Electronics Act, the Import/Export Act and the Unlawful Associations Act, has been used against video journalists
Source/publisher: Govt. of Burma ("The Burma Code" Vol. I)
1947-06-13
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 68.55 KB
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Description: "The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 10/96 The 8th Waxing of Tawthalin, 1358 M.E. (20th September, 1996). The State Law and Order Restoration Council hereby enacts the following Law: - CHAPTER 1: Title and Definition. 1.This Law shall be called the Computer Science Development Law. 2.The following expression contained in this Law shall have the meanings given hereunder..."
Source/publisher: State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)
1996-09-20
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf pdf
Size: 51.51 KB 76.88 KB
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