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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News of Burmese rice export pushes up price

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Monday, 15 March 2010 20:08 Nyein Chan

Dhaka (Mizzima) - The price of rice is spiraling in some places in Arakan state in southern Burma from March 10, after local people learnt that over 25,000 tons of Burmese rice will be exported to Bangladesh this year.

The price of Emahta rice (a 20 per cent broken variety) has increased from 19.000 Kyat (USD 18) to 25000 Kyat (USD 24) for one bag (30 Kilograms) in the townships of Maungdaw, Rathe-taung, Buthidaung, Minbya, Ponnagyun and Mrauk-Oo.

“The price has gone up so much because rice traders have started purchasing rice at increased prices after they heard that Bangladesh will import rice from Burma,” a rice trader from Rathe-taung township told Mizzima.

"The price went up within two days because rice was not transported from other townships and whatever we have in our township is also being exported to Bangladesh, a rice mill owner in Maungdaw said.

There are further restrictions in place in transporting rice from one place to another in Arakan State, she added.

"Earlier, we could carry around five sacks of rice from one town to another. But now we are allowed to carry only one sack. So rice prices soared immediately in areas like Buthidaung and Maungdaw, where rice production is not sufficient for local consumption," she said.

Local people in Maungdaw transport rice to Bangladesh illegally, after bribing Burmese border security personnel since it is located on the border of Burma and Bangladesh with Naff River as its boundary.

Bangladesh will purchase over 25,000 tons of rice from Burma for domestic use. The decision was taken at a cabinet committee meeting on public purchase in Dhaka early this month. The Singapore-based Indo-Sino Trade Limited was contracted to supply bulk rice from Burma at US$395 per tonne.

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