Myanmar paper faces suit over insults

YANGON: Myanmar authorities on Tuesday said they will take legal action against a newspaper for an interview describing the words of the president as “absurd and insane,” amid mounting international concern over backtracking on press freedoms.

The Myanmar Herald Journal, renowned for its criticism of the government and ministers in the former junta-run country, was accused of having “tarnished the image and rights” of President Thein Sein, according to a statement from the information ministry published in state-backed media.