Myanmar's coup and the muffled media

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20210305 The Global New Light of Myanmar

The state-controlled Global New Light of Myanmar has not reported on the casualties but has faithfully published every word uttered by coup leader Min Aung Hlaing. (Nikkei montage from The Global New Light of Myanmar's website)

Richard Borsuk is a journalist based in Singapore. He is co-author of "Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia."

Myanmar gave the world horrific scenes this week of unarmed protesters shot and brutally beaten by soldiers. But all is calm according to the country's only English-language daily, The Global New Light of Myanmar.

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