Myanmar Now

Myanmar Now
Native name
မြန်မာနောင်း
IndustryNews agency
FoundedAugust 2015; 9 years ago (August 2015)
Headquarters
Pabedan Township, Yangon
,
Myanmar
Area served
Myanmar
Key people
Swe Win, Editor-in-Chief
Number of employees
30 (2019)
Websitewww.myanmar-now.org

Myanmar Now (Burmese: မြန်မာနောင်း) is a news agency based in Myanmar (Burma). Myanmar Now journalists publish bilingual Burmese and English articles on an eponymous online news portal. The agency provides free syndication throughout the country, with a distribution network of over 50 national and local media outlets that regularly republish its stories.[1] As of September 2019, Myanmar Now had a readership of over 350,000, and a team of 30 journalists.[2] The news service is noted for its in-depth reporting on high-impact issues, including corruption, child labor, human rights, and social justice.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Myanmar Now". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ^ "'Truth, justice, love': Ko Swe Win on journalism in times of repression". Rappler. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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  4. ^ "Myanmar journalist Swe Win one of the winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award". Mizzima. 30 August 2019.