Reporting from the Darkness: Journalism and Media in Myanmar 2023 Q4 and Annual Report Deaths On 14 October 2023, Khin Maung Oo, a journalist who used to be with Eternally Peace News Network, was arrested and later reported by local media to be have been killed by members of an unknown armed organisation in Mohnyin township, northern Kachin state. Eternally Peace News Network is owned by the New Democratic Army - Kachin, an armed group that agreed to a ceasefire with the military junta back in 2009. Khin Maung Oo's death was confirmed by local sources, but it remains unclear who or which group was responsible for his death. In its report on the incident, the Kachin-based regional media outlet 74 Media quoted the editor of Eternally Peace news as saying that Khin Maung Oo was no longer a staffer there at the time of his death. Revocation of Mekong News' licence The media licence of Mekong News was revoked by the SAC's Ministry of Information on 24 December 2023. The ministry announced that Mekong News "does not comply" with Section 8 (subsection b) of the Printing and Publishing Enterprise Law, which bars the publication of material that affects national security, rule of law, community peace and tranquility, among others. It is the only news outlet whose licence was cancelled in 2023. Mekong News, which was established in 2019 in eastern Shan state, continues to operate from outside Myanmar. 7