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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PNLO to open liaison office in Taunggyi

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Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:51 Mizzima News

In the next few days, the PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO) will open a liaison office in Taunggyi, the Shan State capital, according to ethnic reports.

It will become the third armed group to have a contact office there. Others groups include the  Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and Shan State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA), according to a story Wednesday on the Shan Herald website.

Government peace negotiators and Pa-oh leaders hold peace talks in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, on August 25, 2012. Photo: Hla Maung Shwe / Facebook

The PNLO is the sixth member of the 11-member United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) that has concluded a cease-fire agreement during the past year. Others are the Karen National Union (KNU), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), New Mon State Party (NMSP), Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) and Chin National Front (CNF).

Members that have yet to conclude cease-fire agreements are: Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), Arakan National Council (ANC), Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF), Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) and Wa National Organization (WNO).

The PNLO and the Burmese government held peace talks in Taunggyi over the weekend and agreed on nine points, official media reported on Monday.

The agreement included setting up liaison offices, coordination on location of PNLO troops, cooperation in the fight against illegal drugs, media issues, food supplies, public security and basic agriculture, said the New Light of Myanmar, the state-run newspaper.

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