Mizzima awarded global JTI certificate for reliable news on Myanmar

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Mizzima Mizzima, one of Myanmar ’s most prominent news outlets and a press freedom advocate, obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative ( JTI ) certification from global audit firm Bureau Veritas , JTI says in a press statement 5 January.  Operating in clandestine mode within Myanmar and supported by an exiled team, Mizzima strives to fulfil its role as reliable source of news and information for the Myanmar public. “Your Journalism Trust Initiative certification affirms what audiences already know: that principled, transparent journalism matters. Congratulations on this achievement and on your continued contribution to informing citizens about Myanmar,” says Benjamin Sabbah , director of Journalism Trust Initiative “Myanmar’s ongoing conflict has created an intensely contested media landscape, where mis- and disinformation are increasingly deployed to reinforce state propaganda and the prevailing “official” narrative. Although Mizzima is already regarded as one of the most trusted ...
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Fake eggs enter Burmese market

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by Mizzima News
Friday, 31 July 2009 10:56

Rangoon (Mizzima) - Burma’s state-run television on Thursday cautioned that fake-eggs, which look like normal eggs, have been entering the country through border gates.

The chemically-made fake eggs are much darker in colour and have no separate core, according to the Myanmar Television announcement at 8 p.m. (local time).

The TV also urged people to report to the authorities if they detect such eggs.

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What is a fake egg?

A fake egg is similar in looks to eggs of poultry chicken and is difficult to identify from its outward appearance. It is made of chemicals.

The white shell of the egg is made of Benzoic acid, jelly, chemical and baking powders.

The yolk of the chemical egg is made up of an unknown yellow powder mixed thoroughly with unidentified liquid and is also mixed with a liquid called ‘Magic water’, which contains calcium chloride.

Separating the yolk and white

The yolk and white of the chemical egg is separated by pouring the white and yolk into an oval-shaped plastic container and Magic Water, a form of thin membrane, which separates the yolk and the white.

The shell of the egg is made with a mixture of wax that contains paraffin and an unknown white chemical liquid. It is then poured into the oval-shaped plastic container and kept for sometime to dry. It then looks exactly like a real egg.

Caution in buying

Besides not having any protein that gives energy, and no other nutritious value, the chemicals used to make the fake eggs can lead to health problems.

Reportedly, the fake eggs have entered Burma through the border areas and are now in circulation. Consumers need to be cautious in buying the eggs.

If shaken the fake eggs spin faster and longer than real ones. On the surface of a mirror or plate it spins faster.

Darker in colour

The fake eggs are much darker in colour than the real eggs. These are more reflective as their shells are made of wax, and the surface is rougher. If the eggs are boiled the white and yolk of the fake eggs get mixed.

(Excerpts from the New Light of Myanmar)

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