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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Gov’t agrees to build village for Shan group

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Friday, 12 October 2012 13:05 Mizzima News

An agreement to set up a village for families of the Shan State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) and internally displaced persons has been reached with the Burmese government, the Shan Herald reported on Thursday.

A new village for 350 families would be established in the Honam-Tawng Hio area where the Tangyan and Monghsu township borders meet, said the report, which also said the agreement has not yet been signed.

A village in northern Shan State. Photo: Doron / Wikipedia

A committee will be formed to survey the area and choose a suitable site.

The report said the meeting did not address the current fighting in the Sino-Burmese oil/gas pipeline area in northern Shan State.

The two sides also failed talk about Ta Hsarm Pu Crossing over the Pang River, where the Burmese Army had demanded the SSA withdraw its troops.

“It means the fighting goes on,” said SSPP/SSA spokesman Maj Sai La was quoted as saying.

The SSA would have to deal with the regional commanders directly to discuss military issues, according to the report.

The UPWC delegation was headed by Vice Chairmen Aung Min and Thein Zaw and included Shan State chief minister Sao Aung Myat and regional commanders Tun Tun Naung and Min Aung.

Sources were unable to say if the planned village would be modeled on the Kyaukkyi pilot project jointly implemented in May in the Pegu Division by the government, Karen National Union (KNU) and the Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI), commonly known as Norwegian Initiative.

The project involved 1,585 internally displaced people (224 households). It came into being after a need assessment was carried out followed by a field visit by the MPSI.

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