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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Large gecko sold in Burmese village for USD $2 million

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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 19:40 Mizzima News

Rangoon (Mizzima) – A 3 and ½ foot long gecko was sold for 1.7 billion kyat (about USD $2 million) at Kyaukse Village in Sagaing Region on October 30, according to 7-Day News Journal.

Chinese traders reportedly bought it to use its regurgitation fluids in making a traditional medicine.

Originally, a Mandalay-based trader offered to buy the gecko at the price of 1 billion kyat, a gecko trader in Mandalay Region said.


The large Burmese gecko that was bought by a Chinese trader for about USD $2 million to be used in the preparation of traditional medicines. Photo: 7-Day News Journal
 
The traders told the journal: “They did not sell at the price of 1 billion kyat, so I went there to offer to buy the gecko for 5 billion kyat, but it had already been sold.”

“The gecko is not from Kyaukse Village. But the transaction was conducted in the village. Its weight is 1.40 viss (1 viss = 1.6 kg),” a resident told the journal.

Currently, the Mandalay area is a hunting ground for gecko traders who buy geckos that weigh more than 0.25 viss to be used in making medicine.

CBS news reported in July that geckos are used as medicine based on folklore and traditional Asian medical practices. In folkloric practice, geckos are dried and pulverized to use as traditional medicine for asthma, AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis and impotence – and also as aphrodisiacs.

A Philippine wildlife official said that there are also anecdotal accounts of the saliva or internal organs being collected.

However, using geckos as a medical treatment has no scientific basis and could be dangerous because patients might not seek proper treatment for their diseases, a Philippine health department warned.

Still, people are using the wall-climbing lizards as medicine all over Malaysia, China and South Korea, said the CBS report.

The growing trade of geckos also alarms environmental officials. An 11-ounce (300-gram) gecko reportedly sells for at least 50,000 pesos ($1,160) in the Philippines.

Geckos feed on insects and worms, and larger species hunt small birds and rodents. A healthy population of geckos is needed to regulate pests and maintain the fragile ecosystem.

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