the editor of its poetry section, Htay Aung, Rangoon-based journalists told The Irrawaddy.Htay Aung's dismissal was followed by staff changes, but the magazine is still waiting for clearance to continue publishing.
The offending poem, "De Pa Yin Ga", referred to the events in Depayin town in Sagaing Division in May 2003, when Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy were ambushed by junta-backed thugs.
from The Irrawaddy: Rangoon Editor Fired Over Offending Poem
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