Eleven Media Group was founded in 2000 by Than Htut Aung in
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
,
Myanmar
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. It has five weekly publications in
Burmese specializing in news and sports.
Reporters without Borders
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awarded the "Media of the Year" 2011 for its long standing against the
military government
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. It employs 250 staff and combined circulation is 450,000 copies in 2012. It has a comprehensive agreement with
Nation Multimedia Group
Nation Group (Thailand) Public Company Limited (NATION) ( th, บริษัท เนชั่น กรุ๊ป (ไทยแลนด์) จำกัด (มหาชน)) is one of Thailand's largest media companies. The company operates tw ...
Plc of
Thailand
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in May 2012.
See also
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Weekly Eleven
References
External links
Official website
Companies of Myanmar
Mass media companies established in 2000
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