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- ↑ "Junta Launches New PR Offensive". The Irrawaddy . 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010.
- ↑ May Thaw (12–18 March 2007). "Broadcasting options expanding". Myanmar Times . Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Forever Group | MRTV-4
- ↑ "Canal+ to launch pay TV service in Myanmar". 12 January 2017.
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