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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Int’l peace donor group formed to aid Burma

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Thursday, 14 June 2012 14:05 Mizzima News

A Peace Donor Support Group (PDSG) has been established to work with the Myanmar Peace Center, President Thein Sein announced on Wednesday.

Burmese President Thein Sein meets with members of the internaitonal Peace Donor Support Group, formed to aid the government's peace efforts throughout the country. Photo: President's website

The PDSG involves Norway, the United Nations, Australia and Britain as well as the World Bank and the European Union (EU), the New Light of Myanmar, the official state-run newspaper, said in an article on Wednesday.

Thein Sein asked the group's coordinators in Naypyitaw during a meeting on Tuesday to urge the E.U. to fully lift its economic sanctions.

Regarding the sectarian violence in the country's western Rakhine State, Thein Sein said that "it should be seen against the backdrop of deep and complicated issues," saying the government was trying to return the area to calm.

At the meeting, the ambassador of Norway, an initiator of the group for implementing the peace process, voiced support for the president's reforms, and the group promised to try its best to assist in the process.

U.N. Special Adviser Vijay Nambiar said that the U.N. would initially contribute US$ 5 million to the peace fund, while the Australian ambassador said his country has been committed to contribute $5 million to be used in Burma’s healthcare services and said that Australia would also dispatch technicians for clearing land mines.

The British ambassador said his country would provide a $5 million aid package and another $300 million over the next three years.

The EU resident representative said the EU would provide technical assistance and an initial cash aid package of 3 to 4 million euros for clearing landmines as part of the E.U.'s committed 150 million- euro development programs in 2012-13.

The World Bank resident representative said it is negotiating with Burma now to provide cash and technical assistance in construction of infrastructure and socio-economic improvement programs as well as paying debts, adding that after the debts have been paid off, Burma would be eligible to borrow $300 million yearly.

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