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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With temperature air conditioner sales soar

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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 12:07 Mizzima News

New Delhi (Mizzima) - Soaring temperatures in Rangoon has sent air conditioners flying of shop shelves with sales figures sky rocketing to 150 per cent compared to last year.
Rangoon boasts over 50 air conditioner shops. The machines are made in Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and China. The China made ‘Chigo’ brand of air conditioners are the most popular and sell the most because they come cheap. The Chigo air conditioner prices range from 180,000 Kyat (180 US$) to 1300,000 Kyat (1,300 US$).

An air conditioner shop owner on 39 Street, Kyauktada Township told Mizzima, “The temperatures began rising this week, along with it sale of air conditioners went up. About six or seven machines on an average are sold every day. The temperature has gone over 40 degrees Celsius”.

According to the Department of Meteorology the temperature was 44.3 Celsius in Chauk (Magway Division), 44.2 in Minbu (Magway Division), 43 in Magway (Magway Division), 43.5 in Mandalay (Mandalay Division), and 43 in Myin Chan (Mandalay Division) yesterday.

“We are selling about 10 air conditioners a day. The temperature is soaring higher and higher. And sales have shot up to about 150 per cent compared to last year,” an air conditioner shop owner from Thingangyun Township told Mizzima.

Power cuts, however, are hampering sales, shop owners said.

A person on 33 Street (Kyauktada Township), who bought an air conditioner, said, “We are aware the power consumption by an air conditioner is very high. However, we can’t withstand the heat. So, we had to save money to buy one. An air conditioner cannot be used whenever one wants to because of frequent power cuts. And we don’t have our own generator”.

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