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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Thai Black Hawk helicopter found near Myeik in Burma

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Wednesday, 20 July 2011 22:08 Myo Thant

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Thai Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in bad weather in a forest in Burma near the Thai border on Tuesday afternoon has been found near Myeik in Burma.

A Thai Black Hawk helicopter like the one that crashed
in Burma on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
The Thai Rath news agency said the helicopter was found near the Burmese battalion No. 101 near Myeik, which is one mile from the Thai-Burmese border.

Thai authorities are waiting for permission to recover the bodies of the nine people killed in the crash.

The Black Hawk was carrying nine people including a major general who commanded the elite 9th Infantry Division, two captains and a video journalist. It was flying in connection with the retrieval of the bodies of five soldiers who were killed in an earlier crash of a Huey helicopter in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Ratchaburi Province in Thailand on Saturday.

The crash occurred about 12:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The commander of Thailand’s Brigade No.1 said that the crash was caused by bad weather.

On Wednesday, a plane carried the bodies of the five army personnel killed in the Saturday crash to Ratchburi in Thailand, according to Thai newspapers.

Early Wednesday, Thai newspapers reported that 60 Thai soldiers went to the Myeik District on the Burmese side of the border to search for the bodies in the Tuesday crash.

The Black Hawk helicopter had been in service for seven years and according to a recent inspection was in perfect condition, said Thai newspapers.

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