7Day News Explained

7Day News
Type:	Weekly newspaper
Foundation:	25 April 2013
Ceased Publication:	March 2021
Managingeditordesign:	Thaung Su Nyein
Language:	Burmese
Headquarters:	Burma

7Day News (Burmese: ၇ ရက် နေ့စဉ်သတင်းစာ) was a private weekly newspaper published in Myanmar, among the best-selling journals in the country.^[1] Its CEO, Thaung Su Nyein, is son of Win Aung, a former minister for foreign affairs.^[2]

History

7Day began circulation on 25 April 2013.^[3]

It was suspended for one week for publishing front-page news on Aung San Suu Kyi in November 2010. Other publications also suspended were The Voice Weekly, Venus News, Pyithu Khit, Myanmar Post, The Snap Shot and Myanmar Newsweek.^[4]

After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, military junta revoked the operating licenses of 7 Day News, and four other media outlets, namely Myanmar Now, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Khit Thit Media, and Mizzima News, amidst the ongoing protests.^[5]

See also

• List of newspapers in Burma

External links

• • Planet's News

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal vendors fret over dailies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110824004831/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/579/news57910.html . 2011-08-24 . 2011-10-25 . Myanmar Times.
2. Web site: Myanmar Actress Htet Htet Moe Oo Hit the Face of A Reporter from 7 Day News Journal... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527040311/http://www.groundreport.com/World/Myanmar-Actress-Htat-Htat-Moe-Oo-Hit-Hit-Face-of-A/2923754 . 2010-05-27 . 2011-10-25 . Ground Report.
3. Web site: 2013-04-23 . စောင်ရေအများဆုံး 7 Day နေ့စဥ်သတင်းစာ ထုတ်ဝေ . 2023-03-30 . DVB . my.
4. Web site: 23 November 2010 . Myanmar suspends nine news journals for Suu Kyi coverage .
5. Web site: Myanmar: military revokes licences of five media outlets in blow to press freedom . 9 March 2021 . The Guardian.