"The Myanmar military is threatening to take legal action against media organizations that report “unverified” stories about security issues and armed conflicts, The Myanmar Times reported on Tuesday. The newspaper quoted an announcement from Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, as saying that news about the military “should be published only after being verified by the ministers for Security and Border Affairs and General Staff colonels of military commands.” The announcement cited what it claimed were “false reports” about clashes between Palaung rebels and the military in northern Shan State on December 24, days after the military announced a four-month pause in fighting in the north...''