Khit Thit Media

Khit Thit Media is a Myanmar-based online news agency established on 1 January 2018 by Tharlun Zaung Htet, who serves as its editor-in-chief. The organization is also known in Burmese as Yangon New Age Media, a name that conveys the idea of a new era or new age for Yangon media. It has been described as one of Myanmar’s relatively few independent news outlets. The publication operates primarily as a digital news organization, distributing reporting through its website and online social-media channels. Its coverage has included Myanmar politics, government and military affairs, ethnic armed conflicts, civil unrest, nationalist organizations, and developments affecting the public. The outlet’s work has placed it in a difficult operating environment, particularly because independent reporting in Myanmar has faced pressure from political actors, nationalist groups, police authorities, and the military regime. Khit Thit Media encountered public hostility in February 2020 when nationalist protesters demonstrated outside Yangon City Hall and demanded the removal of reporting concerning nationalist-group activities. The incident illustrated the risks faced by independent outlets when their reporting challenges organized political or nationalist interests. In March 2020, police conducted a raid connected to the outlet’s editor-in-chief and several journalists after Khit Thit Media reposted an interview with a spokesperson for the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed organization active in Rakhine State. The action further highlighted the legal and security risks associated with reporting on armed conflict and ethnic politics. After the military coup in 2021, Khit Thit Media continued covering anti-coup protests and was among five independent media organizations whose licenses were revoked by the military regime in March of that year. The other named outlets were Myanmar Now, Democratic Voice of Burma, Mizzima News, and 7Day News. The license revocation formed part of a broader suppression of independent journalism following the coup. The available reference material does not establish a corporate parent, ownership structure, public listing, revenue figures, employee count, or a separate portfolio of commercial products. Khit Thit Media is therefore best understood as a news-media organization and editorial brand rather than a diversified consumer brand. Its significance lies principally in its role as an independent digital source of information for audiences in Myanmar and in the restrictions imposed on its journalism.

Khit Thit Media was established on 1 January 2018 by Tharlun Zaung Htet, its editor-in-chief. The organization developed as an online news agency in Myanmar, where independent media outlets operate amid political instability, armed conflict, and pressure from state and non-state actors. It is also known in Burmese as Yangon New Age Media. The outlet’s reporting has covered political and public-affairs developments as well as conflict involving ethnic armed organizations. Its editorial activity brought it into conflict with nationalist groups and state authorities. In February 2020, nationalists demonstrated outside Yangon City Hall and demanded that Khit Thit Media remove reporting concerning nationalist-group activities. In March of the same year, police raided locations connected with the editor-in-chief and several journalists after the outlet reposted an interview with a spokesperson for the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed organization in Rakhine State. The political environment became substantially more restrictive after Myanmar’s 2021 military coup. Khit Thit Media continued reporting on anti-coup protests, and in March 2021 the military regime revoked its media license. The action also affected Myanmar Now, Democratic Voice of Burma, Mizzima News, and 7Day News. The license revocation was part of the broader suppression of independent journalism that followed the coup. The available material does not provide verified information about Khit Thit Media’s ownership, corporate structure, revenues, staffing, or later organizational developments. Its documented history is therefore primarily an editorial and press-freedom history: the growth of a digital independent-news outlet, increasing confrontation with political and security authorities, and the loss of its formal media license under military rule.

• 2021

  Media license revoked after the military coup

  [1]Khit Thit Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  The military regime revokes Khit Thit Media’s license during a wider crackdown on independent outlets covering anti-coup protests.

• 2020

  Nationalist protest over coverage

  [1]Khit Thit Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  Nationalists protest outside Yangon City Hall and call for the removal of Khit Thit Media reporting about nationalist-group activities.

• 2020

  Police raid follows Arakan Army interview repost

  [1]Khit Thit Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  Police target the editor-in-chief and several journalists after Khit Thit Media republishes an interview with an Arakan Army spokesperson.

• 2018

  Khit Thit Media is established

  [1]Khit Thit Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  Tharlun Zaung Htet establishes Khit Thit Media on 1 January as an online news agency in Myanmar.

An independent Myanmar digital news outlet focused on timely reporting about politics, conflict, public affairs, and events affecting the country.

• Digital news publication · 2018

  Khit Thit Media online news

  The organization’s principal offering is digital journalism published under the Khit Thit Media name. Its documented coverage includes Myanmar politics, public affairs, nationalist activity, anti-coup protests, and armed conflict involving ethnic organizations. The publication is distributed through its website and online channels rather than through a documented print product.

• 2021

  License revocation under military rule

  The military regime revoked Khit Thit Media’s media license after the outlet continued covering anti-coup protests. The action was part of a wider suppression of independent Myanmar media.

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• 2020

  Pressure and police action over conflict reporting

  Khit Thit Media faced nationalist protests and a police raid after publishing or reposting reporting related to nationalist organizations and the Arakan Army. These events are documented as press-freedom incidents rather than as proven misconduct by the outlet.

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• 2021

  Continue reporting on anti-coup protestsStrategy

  Background

  Following Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, independent media faced intensified restrictions while protests spread across the country.

  Action taken

  Khit Thit Media continued its coverage of anti-coup protests.

  Aftermath

  The military regime revoked the outlet’s media license in March 2021.

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• 2020

  Repost interview with an Arakan Army spokespersonStrategy

  Background

  Khit Thit Media operated in a highly sensitive environment involving armed conflict and restrictions on reporting about ethnic armed organizations.

  Action taken

  The outlet reposted an interview with a spokesperson for the Arakan Army.

  Aftermath

  Police targeted the editor-in-chief and several journalists in March 2020.

  Source

1. 1Khit Thit Mediaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Khit Thit Media official websitekhitthitnews.com