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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Fire destroys 406 shops in Monywa

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Thursday, 03 June 2010 18:14 Myint Maung

New Delhi (Mizzima) - A devastating fire swept through New Chindwin Yadana Market in Monywa on Thursday morning, gutting 406 shops and destroying goods worth over 165.6 million Kyats (US $ 165,600), Monywa Central Fire Department sources said.

The fire started at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday and raged till 10:30 a.m. The blaze razed 406 shops in the market, which sold fish paste (used in Burmese cuisine), dry fish, gold, clothes, footwear, and a variety of food items.

“The fire was extinguished at 10:30 a.m. but 253 shops on the ground floor and 153 shops on the first floor of the two-storey market building were gutted. Goods worth 165.6 million Kyat (US $ 165,000)”, was destroyed, an official of the Monywa Central Fire Department said.

“The shop owners were unable to save any of the goods because the fire blocked the entrances. The fire broke out after midnight and almost everything was burnt,” a person living near the market told Mizzima.

The market has two buildings located on the east and west of Bogyoke Road, the main road in Monywa. There are around 1600 rooms in the market. The fire destroyed the building in the east. The building on the west is closed.

About 39 fire engines from Monywa, Sarlingyi, Pearl, Myinmu, and Alone fought the blaze. Some firefighters were still extinguishing the smouldering remains till 3 p.m.

The market security personnel believe the fire started from an electrical short circuit. The Monywa Central Fire Department said it started from an inverter.

Fire breaking out in markets in Burma is becoming common. On May 24, fire gutted 845 shops in Mingala Market, Rangoon Division and destroyed goods worth about 20,000 million Kyat. In February, fire razed 651 shops in Thingangyun Market in Rangoon Division.

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