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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Burma organizes committee to host Asean Summit

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Monday, 25 July 2011 21:17 Nyi Thit

Rangoon (Mizzima)  – In anticipation of hosting a 2014 Asean Summit meeting in Naypyitaw, the Burmese government has made plans to  form committees, prepare buildings and other contingencies.

A general view of foreign ministers attending the East
Asia Summit Plenary Session held on the sidelines of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ministerial
meetings in Bali on July 22, 2011. Photos: AFP
The committee chairman is Foreign Affairs Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, and his committee comprises about 20 members including Union deputy ministers.

At the 18th Asean Regional Forum in July in Bali, Dr. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa, the Indonesian minister for foreign affairs told journalists that Asean is still waiting and observing political changes in Burma and a meeting of Asean foreign ministers would decide the question at a later date.

The Burmese government has reportedly informed the Office of the secretary-general of Asean in Jakarta that it is ready to take its turn to chair the 2014 Asean Summit, but the final decision is still being awaited.

In May, at the 18th Asean Summit, Laos supported Burma’s application to chair the summit, but there was international opposition to the application with many parties citing Burma’s political prisoners and human rights violations.


Myanmar [Burma] Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo: AFP

Myanmar [Burma] Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo: AFP
Burma’s turn to chair Asean came up in 2006, but it passed over the opportunity because of controversy surrounding the junta-led government and its human rights record. In fact, the 2014 Asean presidency should go to Laos, but it has agreed to swap places with Burma for the chairmanship. Officially, the Asean chair goes to an Asean country in accordance with the alphabetical order of the member countries. In 2012, Cambodia will chair Asean; in 2013, Brunei.

In addition to the application for Asean chair, the Burmese government has started building various stadiums in Naypyitaw to host the Southeast Asian Games in 2013.

Myanmar [Burma] Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin,
left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali on Thursday,
July 21, 2011. Photo: AFP
If Burma is granted the rotating Asean chair in 2014, a National Convention Center that was built by a Chinese company is ready to host the summit, said officials. However, observers said that Burma would have much work to do to overcome other challenges to host the summit such as an improved communication system.

The planning committee comprises several sub-committees such as a committee for ceremony, an information committee, transportation committee, health committee, entertainment committee, security committee, finance committee, city development committee and others. The committee would also be charged with choosing subjects to be discussed in accordance with formal procedures and providing translators.

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