]> 2026-05-01T15:17:40+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Myanmar 0 en The [[Probable year:: 1947]] Constitution of Burma originally protected press freedom as a part of freedom of expression in Chapter I, Section 17: “There shall liberty for the exercise of the following rights subject to law, public order and morality…The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions” (Burma Library, “The Constitution of the Union of Burma, 24 September [[Probable year:: 1947]], Effective 4 January [[Probable year:: 1948]]” ). Today, Chapter VIII, Article 354 of Myanmar’s [[Probable year:: 2008]] Constitution protects press freedom: “Every citizen shall be at liberty in the exercise of the following rights…to express and publish freely their convictions and opinions" (Constitute Project, “Myanmar’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2008]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2015]]” ). 1947 1948 2008 2015 2432186.5 2432551.5 2454466.5 2457023.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2022-12-28T22:18:50Z 2459942.4297454 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Myanmar Page name 102 en Page name