Myanmar`s junta has barred domestic media from reporting on any opposition to next month`s referendum on a new constitution, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said Thursday.

RSF and the Burma Media Association said they were "outraged" by the methods used by the junta to prevent reporting on opposition to the charter, which pro-democracy activists say will allow the generals to entrench their rule.

"The military government is stopping at nothing to rig a referendum that looks as though it is going to be a sham rather a free and transparent election," the two organisations said in a joint statement.

"The supporters of a `No` vote must be able to express themselves freely in the media, and journalists must be allowed to report all viewpoints."

Source: antara.co.id