The Myawady Daily (Burmese: မြဝတီ နေ့စဉ်)[1] is a military-owned newspaper published by the Military Affairs Security Department's Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare of Myanmar.[2] The newspaper was officially launched on 2 April 2011, two days after the civilian-elected members of the government were sworn in.[3]

The Myawady Daily
မြဝတီ နေ့စဉ်
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Military of Myanmar
FoundedApril 2, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-02)
LanguageBurmese
Websitewww.myawady.net.mm

The Myawady Daily is part of the Burmese military's extensive media portfolio, which include Myawaddy TV, Thazin FM, a radio station, The Yadanabon, Ngwetayi (ငွေတာရီ), a lIterary magazine, Thutha Alin (သုတအလင်း), a knowledge journal, Agaza Myingwin (အားကစားမြင်ကွင်း), a sports publication, and Tayza Aurora, a children's publishing house.[4]

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  1. ^ "မြဝတီ နေ့စဉ် သတင်းစာ ထုတ်မည်". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 19 March 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Psych. warfare unit to launch newspaper- DVB Multimedia Group". DVB Multimedia Group. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ^ "Myawaddy Newspaper Launched in Burma". Chinland Guardian. 2 April 2011.
  4. ^ McElhone, Jane Madlyn. "The state, the military, and the market: Capture in the new Burmese media landscape" (PDF).

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