BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 11)
MYANMAR 5770 Myanmar Defense Forces Br. St. (p), random checking from
1315 to 1529* UT, Dec 05, vernacular, pop songs; always enjoy their
distinctive format of indigenous musical selection followed by military
marching band; also played indigenous musical selection just before going
off; heard well above the norm. (Howard)
5985.8 Myanma R, Yangon, 0041, Dec 08, male speaker with lilting voice in
vernacular, rhythmic speech pattern, fair. (Bell). Carrier noted 1158 too
late for audio, Dec 02. (Wilkner). Also heard at 1430-1609, Dec 03, 04 and
09, rock songs, indigenous vocals, 1530 English ID for their final English
segment of the day, news, weather and their standard slogan ("Only with
stability and peace will the nation develop. Only with stability and peace
will democratization process be successful. Anarchy begets anarchy, not
democracy. Riots begets riots, not democracy. Democracy can be introduced
only through constitution ... "); 1538 non-stop light pop songs; 1601, the
reading of "Today's article entitled ... " ; 1609 back to music. QRM *1443
Voice of Turkey in Russian from 1500 UT.
(Howard, Liangas and Sellers; all via dswci DXW Dec 16)
NETHERLANDS Dutch parliament backs motion on Radio Netherlands
Worldwide.
The Lower House of the Dutch parliament has backed a motion from the
social-liberal party D66 calling on the government to conduct an
investigation into the viability of Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW).
The motion notes that the role of RNW has been partially overtaken by
technological developments. Parliament now wants the government to
investigate what tasks should be scrapped and what tasks can be
transferred to other existing organisations.
Foreign Affairs
In response, the minister responsible for the media, Marija van
Bijsterveldt, said that the government sees the motion as "support for its
policy." Earlier it was announced that RNW will in future be financed from
the budget for Development Cooperation, under the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. Currently, RNW is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture
and Science. The transition should take place in 2013. "Before the summer
of 2011, the Cabinet will inform the House how RNW and its tasks will be
shaped," said the minister.
The coalition agreement states that RNW should focus on its core business,
without defining precisely what that is. The current tasks, included in
the media law, are: informing Dutch nationals abroad, the provision of
independent information in countries with limited press freedom, and
presenting a realistic picture of the Netherlands for people abroad.
Confident
The management of RNW is confident about the future. Editor-in-Chief Rik
Rensen said: "The vast majority of our journalistic activity is focused on
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