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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Thailand to set up more nationality verification centers

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Monday, 31 January 2011 13:26 Aung Myat Soe

Bangkok (Mizzima) - The Thai government will set up more nationality verification centers for Burmese workers in Thailand, according to The Nation newspaper.

The Thai Labour Minister Chalermchai Sri-on visited Burma last week to meet with Burmese deputy foreign minister Maung Myint.

‘The Burmese authorities will establish an office to identify workers' nationality in Ranong and also send more officials to Chiang Rai's Mae Sai checkpoint’, the newspaper quoted the Labour Minister as saying. Mae Sai is opposite the Burmese border town of Tachilek.

Labour Minister Chalermchai Sri-on added that Burmese authorities might send officials to be stationed at a border checkpoint in Nakhon Sawan Province, as a replacement for the nationality verification center in Mae Sot, which has been closed.

‘We have asked for more nationality verification centers for a long time. Moreover, the authorities of the two countries should put pressure on the broker companies to reduce service fees. Currently, the service fees are high’, he said.

In the nationality verification process, it cost 200 baht (about US$ 6) for the temporary passport and 1,900 baht (about US$ 62) for a Thai visa.

However, many migrant workers have to pay about 5,500 Baht (about US$ 177) including the service fees and transportation fees to private broker companies, which assist the workers in making application. Some workers pay nearly 10,000 baht (about US$ 322), observers say.

According to a source close to the Thai Labour Ministry, Burma wanted to know the total number of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand. Organizations which assist migrant workers say there are a total of about two million Burmese migrant workers in Thailand.

According to the Migrant Information Note issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on November 26, 188,323 out of more than 800,000 legal Burmese migrant workers have completed the nationality verification process as of September 30, 2010.

The Thai Ministry of Labour had earlier estimated that all the nationality verification process should be completed by the end of February 2012, the IOM said.

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