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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Thai police capture large drug haul

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Monday, 22 October 2012 14:20 Mizzima News

Up to 1.3 million speed pills were seized from suspected drug runners with connections in Burma, Thai authorities said.

The authorities said they believe the gang smuggled drugs into Thailand over the Burmese border near Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao District, a rugged, remote mountain area populated by hill tribes.

The drugs were found hidden in pickup trucks, covered with bags of corn seeds, said an article in The Bangkok Post on Friday.

Another haul of 730,000 speed pills and 30 kg of crystal methamphetamine were seized from suspects in Chiang Rai, police said, also believed to have come from Burma through the northern Mae Sai District.

The suspects fled after an exchange of gunfire with police. No one was reported injured.

Mizzima reported recently that Burmese authorities are concerned that the illicit drug business in Burma is getting worse.

Burmese authorities have warned that the country's drug problem is “very dangerous” now.

“It's getting worse,” an official told Agency France Press. “Although the country has vowed to be drug free by 2014, it can only be opium free because of the problem of stimulant tablets.” Recently, Burmese authorities extended the date to be free of drugs by five more years.

Most of the illegal stimulant tablets are seized in the eastern border areas, with Shan State, which shares a border with Thailand, cited as a major source of narcotic shipments to Thailand.

Amphetamine production and poppy cultivation are one source of revenue for some armed rebel groups, say government officials.

Burma is the world's second-largest opium poppy grower after Afghanistan.

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