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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India allows overland imports of Burmese rice

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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 15:32 Khin Myo Thwe

The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has announced that the Indian government is allowing rice imports via its Burmese border trade points.

Workers at a rice mill in Burma load sacks for transportation. (PHOTO: Mizzima)

“Myanmar rice has recently been exported to India over the border,” the MRF’s Soe Tun told Mizzima. “We welcome the news that it is being allowed in legally. Rice exports, not only to China, but also to the Indian market can greatly expand our business.”

India is the second largest consumer of rice in the world after China. Although New Delhi maintains rice reserves, it has reportedly decided to permit rice sales from India to its northeastern states.

Speaking to Mizzima, Hla Oo, a merchant from the border town of Tamu in Sagaing Division, said, “Although India has reserves of rice, it is well known that Burmese rice is better quality than Assamese rice.”

Some observers said that while the Indian move will benefit rice merchants in Magwe and Sagaing divisions, those exporters in Rangoon, Pegu and the Irrawaddy Delta will notice little difference in sales due to their distant location.

But even with permission to export to India, cross-border transportation is all but suspended in the rainy season, said exporter U Myo.

Though most exporters do not believe the demand from India will ever match that of China, one economist opined that an improvement in India-Burma trade will ultimately help improve India’s trading ties with all ASEAN members, and that several Southeast Asian countries will begin looking at exporting produce via Burma to India.

Previously, 40 different categories of commodity were permitted overland through the Burmese-Indian border. However, in November another 22 commodities were added to that list.

Burma’s Department of Border Trade said that as of December 12, no less than 40 traders or merchants had applied for Individual Trading Cards.

Related articles:

http://www.mizzima.com/business/8283-burma-india-stepping-up-trade-contacts.html

http://www.mizzima.com/business/4322-indian-border-state-trade-envoys-to-tour-burma.html

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