CNI News

12 December 2024

Powerful groups had raised news media professionals as their stooges to manipulate developing countries and were trying to disintegrate the country by creating riots and uprisings, said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC). 

He said the above at the oath-taking ceremony of members of the Myanmar Press Council on 10th December 2024.

However, Sr.Gen did not specify which powerful countries or groups he was referring to. 

" Nowadays, powerful groups in politics and economy have raised new media professionals as their stooges to manipulate developing countries in transition to democracy which it's no secret. The poweful groups are asking their media professionals to broadcast or present in the forms they want, rejecting the public attitude, feelings and grievances. The worst is that the powerful groups are carrying to destabilize small developing countries, to escalate conflicts in these countries, to incite unrest, and to disintegrate the country in various forms." said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

While reporters are procuring pieces of news (Photo - Crd)

News media professionals, according to the human nature, have different preferences and personal biases, which he understood and accepted; however, in matters of state and public affairs, he wanted to urge news media professionals to describe or broadcast without putting their own interests and opinions first and without personal opinion, said chairman of the SAC.

" Our country are carrying out to establish a union based on democracy and federalism, practicing democratic political system correctly and systematically; in a democratic society, there must be freedom of press according to the law and it's essential to have good governance and development; it is necessary to meet these requirements in a balanced and fair manner." said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

The ruling class rarely views the news media as a partner and often views as opposition, which should be changed; the SAC needs to correct misunderstandings by responding to information in a timely manner; if the SAC is able to inform the public of the information and facts that the people should know through answering the questions by the news media, mutual trust between the SAC and the media community could be built, pointed out the media community.