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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Another border-based militia group attacked

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Monday, 07 March 2011 11:21 Jai Wan Mai

(Mizzima) - Three members of a Shan State-South (SS-S)  militia group were killed and three were wounded when they were attacked by an unknown armed force near Hwe Nam Ha village outside of Lang Ko Township in southern Shan State on Thursday.

Troops of the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) are
supported by volunteer militia, as tension between the
regime and the SSA-S increase. Photo : Mizzima
The militia leader, Mahajar, who goes by a single name, is a former member of the Mong Tai Army (MTA), and a  follower of Kun Sa, the notorious, late drug lord of the area. The  MTA surrendered to the Burmese regime in 1995, and the group has around 150 men under its command.

Sai Jeun, a militia coordinator, said they were trying to determine who was behind the attack, which took place when ‘our men were engaged in transporting timber’.

A local Hmong resident said, ‘The Burmese authorities have forbidden them from transporting timber to Thailand and relations between the SSA-S and the local authorities is bad’.

Weapons used in the attack were AK-47s and M16s, which are normally used by SSA-S, sources said.

An official in the SSA-S, who asked not to be named, said, ‘There are several groups that are operating in the Hmong area. Besides the SSA-S, there’s the southern United Wa State Army and the Wa National Army. It was definitely not the SSA-S’.

He said the attack could have been carried out by Burmese troops, trying to disguise themselves as SSA-S troops. Previously, they have used such a ruse to extort money from villagers and to create confusion among cease-fire groups, he said.

Last year, sources said that the regime’s local battalions around Mong Tone, Mong Hsat, Mong Yawng, Mong Pieng, Tachilek and Mong Pan were ordered to create confusion in southern Shan State and to carry out sniper and ambush attacks. Reportedly, SSA-S and UWSA uniforms were ordered from Thai traders.

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