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|contents=The 1935 Government of Burma Act mentions the right to freedom of speech in the Legislature in Article 27. The 1947 Constitution details freedom of expression in Article 17(i), though  Article 28 states  “The Parliament may by law determine to what extent any of the rights guaranteed by this Chapter shall be restricted or abrogated for the members of the Defence Forces or of the Forces charged with the maintenance of public order so as to ensure fulfillment of their duties and the maintenance of discipline.” Similar sentiment is echoed in the 2008 Constitution, giving citizens the right to freedom of expression “if not contrary to the laws, enacted for Union security, prevalence of law and order, community peace and tranquility or public order and morality.”
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Government of Burma Act, 1935. HMSO (1935). World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmm0015&i=1
Constitution of the Union of Burma, 1947: A.J. Peaslee (1950 and 1956), World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmm0014&i=1
Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 2008. Ministry of Information (consulted 2009), World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmm0002&i=1
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Myanmar

The 1935 Government of Burma Act mentions the right to freedom of speech in the Legislature in Article 27. The 1947 Constitution details freedom of expression in Article 17(i), though Article 28 states “The Parliament may by law determine to what extent any of the rights guaranteed by this Chapter shall be restricted or abrogated for the members of the Defence Forces or of the Forces charged with the maintenance of public order so as to ensure fulfillment of their duties and the maintenance of discipline.” Similar sentiment is echoed in the 2008 Constitution, giving citizens the right to freedom of expression “if not contrary to the laws, enacted for Union security, prevalence of law and order, community peace and tranquility or public order and morality.”

References:

Government of Burma Act, 1935. HMSO (1935). World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmm0015&i=1

Constitution of the Union of Burma, 1947: A.J. Peaslee (1950 and 1956), World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmm0014&i=1

Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 2008. Ministry of Information (consulted 2009), World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmm0002&i=1