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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Up to 9,000 people affected by flooding in Taungoo

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Friday, 16 September 2011 21:02 Zwe Khant

New Delhi (Mizzima) – A devastating third flood has hit Taungoo township of Burma over the last week, forcing more than 9,000 flood victims to seek refuge in nearby monasteries, bus stations and other areas.

According to residents, six quarters along the east bank of the Sittaung River in Taungoo, Bago Division, 170 miles north of Rangoon, are flooded.

Residents speculated that the water levels of the Swachaung Dam, Pathi Dam and Khabaung Dam exceeded their danger levels, and the authorities opened the dams’ water gates without warning them.

“The number of flood victims has increased. At least 300 flood victims are now taking refuge in camps, pagodas and monasteries. At most about 600 victims. The total of the people affected is 9,000 to 10,000,” a resident told Mizzima. 

Flood victims have sought shelter at Lawkoattara Pagoda, Shwegugyi Pagoda in Htihlaing, and at a bus terminal. There are around 20 camps for flood victims in the area.

Seven schools have flooded and are closed, according to Sein Tun of Taungoo.

This is the third flood of the rainy season in Taungoo. Although many donors provided aid relief in the previous flood, so far only the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has donated 450 bags of rice this time, according to residents.

“We made bamboo rafts. Some people inflated three or four car inner tubes and then put wood on the inner tubes and used them to travel over the water,” Sein Tun said.

The water level of the Sittaung River is still above its danger level.

The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has forecast that Burma would have unseasonable heavy rainfall, and there could be floods in October and November.

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