The action to revoke licenses of those five media agencies was not grounded on any violation
of the law but just an abuse of power. In addition, the statement also implies prohibiting any
form of medium or reporting or publishing on any technology platform.
The Myanmar Now office was raided, confiscating properties on the exact day of revoking
licenses to those five media agencies. On the next day, 9th March, Mizzima, and Kamayut
Media offices were raided and raided the same way.
Related to revoking licenses for other local media outlets, SAC banned Tarchilake News
Agency on 20th April, Myitkyina News Journal and the 74 Media on 29th April, and Delta
News Agency on 4th October, respectively, citing that those media outlets violate article 8 of
Printing and Publishing Enterprise Law: expressing the matters to be affected national security,
the rule of law, community peace and tranquility, and expressing the contents to support
criminals.
The statement revoking those local media licenses also mentioned: prohibiting any form of
medium or reporting or publishing on any technology platform and eliminating those media
agencies forever.
In the post-coup, nine news media agencies were banned and revoked licensed.
Fig: Suspended Nine News Outlets
Repeated Dark Age of News Media
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