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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Burma’s hosting of SEA Games not yet decided

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Thursday, 21 January 2010 22:00 Salai Han Thar San

New Delhi (Mizzima) - The Ministry of Sports in Naypyitaw has denied news saying Burma is the confirmed host of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for 2013.

The Soccer Myanmar and 7 Days News websites in Burma recently reported Burma had agreed to host the 2013 SEA Games, citing a high level official from the Myanmar Federation of Football (MFF).

“The news saying we had decided to host the 2013 SEA Games is not true. Our department has not yet issued any official statement. We must reply to the SEA Games organizing committee at a meeting to be held in April in Indonesia. Only at that time will we be able to confirm this news,” a senior officer from the Ministry of Sports in Naypyitaw told Mizzima.

An official from the MFF Information Department added, “This case can be confirmed only by the Sports Ministry. Since soccer is only one of the events in the Games, it is not official even if MFF confirms the news.”

An official from the Myanmar Olympic Committee told the Eleven journal that after Singapore refused to host the competition, other member countries urged Burma to step in take the lead.

In news reported on the Soccer Myanmar and 7 Day News websites, Burma was said to have confirmed hosting the Games on the 16th of this month, with Naypyitaw the venue of choice.

Domestic sports columnist Ko Ko Gyi says Burma is in position to host the event.

“Myanmar [Burma] is in position to host the SEA Games. Previously, Myanmar [Burma] twice hosted the competition. Moreover, there are three years till it commences and it will be possible to host the Games if it is determined to do so,” he said.

Rangoon hosted the Southeast Asian Peninsula Games (SEAP), the forerunner to the SEA Games, in both 1961 and 1969. In 1961, Burma won104 medals, including 35 gold, while totaling 149 medals, including 57 gold, in 1969 - standing first in each competition.

The sports columnist, however, said if Burma is to host the games it still needs to build grounds, stadiums and hostels for athletes, along with hiring qualified foreign coaches to train the athletes.

“Now it’s been 40 years from the last Games we hosted, so it will benefit the domestic tourism industry and can breed smart athletes too. The main point is the country’s pride and dignity by hosting such Games,” explained Ko Ko Gyi.

Max Myanmar Construction Company is currently building the 30,000 seat Zabu Thiri Stadium, along with another stadium of equal proportions, in the country’s new administrative capital of Naypyitaw. A foundation laying ceremony for the structures was held on the 13th of this month at the 66-acre site for Zabu Thiri Stadium.

(Edited by Ye Yint Aung)

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