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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USDP files official complaint after retired lieutenant general loses Myeik seat to People’s Party

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The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has lodged a formal complaint with the Myeik Township Election Commission after its high-profile candidate, retired Lieutenant General U Lin Aung, lost the Pyithu Hluttaw seat to the People’s Party (PP).

The protest letter specifically targets an incident at the Pathaung polling station, where the USDP alleges that a polling station inspector, Daw Thi Thi Khaing, improperly influenced two voters by physically gesturing for them to support the People’s Party.

Despite the inclusion of advance votes, which often favour military-aligned candidates, the USDP was unable to secure the seat in the constituency, which serves nearly 200,000 eligible voters across Tanintharyi Region.

A People’s Party official confirmed the victory but noted that the USDP’s legal challenge was submitted immediately following the announcement of the results on 28 December.

The complaint focuses on the testimony of Pathaung polling station representative U Aung San Lwin, who claims Daw Saw Than and Daw Zin Mar Khaing were instructed to vote for the PP by the inspector. Under the strict Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law enforced by the junta, any individual found campaigning or influencing voters within a polling station faces up to one year in prison and significant fines.

The USDP chairman for Myeik Township, U Kyaw Kyaw Oo, has officially requested that the township commission take “appropriate action” regarding these allegations.

The loss is a significant blow to the USDP, as U Lin Aung is a former commander of the Coastal Region Command and a highly decorated military figure. Myeik Township, which operates 81 polling stations across its wards and village tracts, was part of the 102 townships included in the first phase of the junta-organized election. While the People’s Party has declined to release the specific total of votes received, they maintain that the victory was legitimate.

This legal dispute emerges as the country prepares for the second phase of the multi-phase election scheduled for 11 January 2026, amid widespread international and domestic criticism of the electoral process.

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