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	&quot;After the formation of the press council, all publications will be allowed to go under a check-after publish system,&quot;Information Minister Kyaw Hsan told a group of local publishers.</div>
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	Under the current system, controlled by the Information Ministry, weekly news publications must submit articles on political subjects to a government censorship board prior to publication.</div>
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	Last year, the government eased censorship restrictions on non-political subjects such as entertainment, culture and social issues.</div>
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	Once a press council is established in June, even political news will be free of prior censorship.</div>
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	Members of the press council will initially be appointed by President Thein Sein, who has initiated a host of reforms since he came to power in March 2011.</div>
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	The council, comprising members of the Myanmar media, will be responsible for &quot;self-regulating the local press, introducing journalistic ethics and providing training,&quot; said one Yangon-based publisher who asked to remain anonymous.//DPA</div>
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Myanmar media censorship to end next month

Yangon - The Myanmar government's strict censorship of political news content will cease next month with the establishment of a press council, media industry sources said Friday.