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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Ethnic bloc calls for nationwide cease-fire

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Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:31 Mizzima News

Burma’s main ethnic bloc, the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), has echoed Naypyitaw’s proposal of a nationwide cease-fire, according to a report by the Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA).

Meeting on Friday in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, nine representatives of the UNFC met with an 8-member government delegation led by President’s Office Minister Aung Min.

According to IMNA, UNFC General-Secretary Nai Hong Sar said that the ethnic delegation had urged the government to: declare a nationwide ceasefire; settle political issues using only political channels; finalize cease-fire agreements with all Burma’s resistance groups; work together toward resolving the ongoing conflict in Kachin State.

The UNFC meets with a Burmese government delegation in Chiang Mai, November 9, 2012. (Facebook)

“U Aung Min has already raised the [issue of] declaring a nationwide ceasefire with President Thein Sein, so that should be handled by the President. [The government delegation] accepts the other points that we proposed,” Nai Hong Sar is quoted as saying.

He reportedly added that the UNFC also presented its “six-point ethnic peace roadmap” to Aung Min at the meeting, but said that the issue would be addressed during the next round of talks.

Mizzima reported on Friday that Aung Min’s delegation also met with members of the exiled All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) on November 9 and with the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) the following day.

The 11-member UNFC was formed in February 2011, and comprises the main ethnic armed groups, including the KNPP, the Chin National Front, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), the Karen National Union, and the New Mon State Party.

While 10 UNFC members have signed cease-fires with the government, only one armed group, the KIO, is still holding negotiations on the matter. Conflict continues to rage in KIO-controlled areas.

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