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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New Zealand Senator against scholarships to Burmese junta employees

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Friday, 23 April 2010 22:01 Sai Zuan Sai

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - Ms. Maryan Street, a New Zealand Senator has expressed her displeasure and has said today that she will try her utmost to stop her government providing scholarships to Burmese military government employees.
Her reaction came in the wake of a disclosure by New Zealand Foreign Minister Mr. Murray McCully that three Burmese government employees had arrived in the country for further studies. He also said that more will follow soon.

“We are concerned over giving scholarships to Burmese government staff members because it will provide them an opportunity to spy on Burmese dissidents here and be honoured when they go back home,” Ms. Maryan Street of the Opposition new Labour Party told Mizzima.

After severing official ties with Burma in 2008, the New Zealand Foreign Ministry decided to grant scholarships to Burmese government staff at the end of 2009, she said.

Ms. Street is also the Chairwoman of ‘Burma Cross-Party Parliamentary Group’ which is comprised of MPs from all political parties in New Zealand striving to restore democracy in Burma.

“We cannot accept giving such assistance to the military regime,” she said.

A six-month English course at the Autergo University costs USD 35,000 for each Burmese going over to study.

According to the Autergo Daily Times, 35 Burmese have studied in New Zealand since 1998.

Mr. Murry McCully defended his government’s policy of engagement with the military junta saying that it is just following the pro-engagement policy followed by the international community led by the US.

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  1. Dom CasasApril 30, 2010 at 6:18 PM

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