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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Burmese Deputy FM to visit Bangladesh

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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 21:20 Salai Pi Pi

New Delhi (Mizzima) - Maung Myint, Deputy Burmese Foreign Minister will be in Dhaka on December 28, for a two-day bilateral meet, a Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry official said.

The official at the Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Office in Dhaka told Mizzima on Tuesday that Maung Myint, will hold bilateral talks, which will also include discussions on the issue of thousands of Muslim Rohingya minorities illegally residing in Bangladesh.

“He [Maung Myint] is scheduled to arrive here [Dhaka] on that day,” the official said. He confirmed that the issue of Rohingya refugees would be on the agenda but refused to provide details of the meeting.

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes on Saturday told a press conference in Dhaka that during the ensuing bilateral talks, Bangladesh and Burma will discuss trade, border issues and repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.

In November 2008, a dispute broke out between Burma and Bangladesh over maritime boundary after Burma’s warships escorted vessels in the Bay of Bengal to explore for natural gas. Both sides sent warships to the disputed area.

The tension was defused when Burma finally withdrew its warships from the disputed territorial waters.

There was fresh tension between the two countries earlier this year, when Burma began constructing a border fence along the Naf River, leading to both sides reinforcing their security forces.

Burma claimed that the border fence was being built to curb illegal activities, including trespassing and migration along the Bangladesh-Burma border.

Tin Soe, Assistant Editor of the Chittagong-based Kaladan Press Network (KNP), the Rohingya News Agency, said the Burmese military junta’s ill-treatment has led to thousands of Rohingya minorities to seek refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh.

The Rohingya minorities, who are predominantly Muslims residing in Buthitaung and Maung Daw townships in Northern Arakan state, bordering Bangladesh’s Chittagong hill-tracts, have reportedly crossed over to the Bangladeshi side of the border in thousands.

Tin Soe, a Rohingya minority himself, said the Rohingya have long been victims of various human rights violations including restrictions in movement, limited marriage permits, denial of citizenship and restrictions in pursuing higher education.

“If they [Bangladesh and Burma] plan to repatriate, they should make sure that Burma will give freedom of religion, equal rights, and recognize Rohingya as Burmese citizens and provide them basic needs,” Tin Soe said. “Only after that the flow of Rohingya into Bangladesh from Burma can stop.”

While there are over 30,000 Rohingya refugees recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) office in Bangladesh, several thousands of undocumented Rohingya refugees are reportedly living in various parts of Bangladesh.

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