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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Three ethnic parties register with Election Commission

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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 20:41 Phanida

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - Election tempo in Burma seems to be picking up, albeit slowly, with three ethnic political parties having registered with the Election Commission till yesterday.
The parties are Karen People’s Party led by Dr. Sai Montha, Kachin State Progressive Party (KSPP) led by Dr. Tu Ja and ceasefire group Pa-O National Organization (PNO) led by Aung Kham Hti.

Neurologist Dr. Sai Montha was an intermediary between the Karen National Union (KNU) and junta in their aborted peace talks and Dr. Tu Ja is a former Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) leader. PNO, popularly known as White Pa-O, reached a ceasefire agreement with the junta in 1991 and procured gem mining concessions from the junta.

The Karen People’s Party plans to contest from some constituencies in Irrawaddy Division, Pegu Division, Karen State and Mon State while PNO plans to contest from Taungyi and Loi Lem, party sources said. But KSPP made it clear that it would contest in Kachin State alone.

Other political parties which have registered with the Election Commission are:

1. Modern People’s Party
2. Peace and Diversity Party
3. 88 Myanmar Democratic Party for a New Society
4. 88-Generation Students and Youths (Union of Myanmar)
5. National Politics League (Union of Myanmar)
6. Democratic Party (Myanmar)
7. Union National Politics Alliance Organization
8. National Unity Party


The Modern People’s Party was founded by former Red Flag Communist members but their slogan is to establish a capitalist State.

“Our policy is to develop industrial capitalism to the utmost level. We believe that the development of the classes of poor persons, workers and farmers can be achieved only under the industrial capitalist system,” the party’s General Secretary Tun Aung Kyaw told Mizzima.

“Regarding the 2008 constitution, we must start from the point of the possible. Even the US constitution has had 26 amendments in 195 years. We shall work for such amendments in Parliament within the legal framework,” he said.

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