Mizzima

Founder Soe Myint and co-founder Thin Thin Aung participated in the movement for democracy and they were in exile in India as refugees. Since its founding the aim of Mizzima has been to provide high quality news relating to Myanmar while contributing toward freedom of expression and the realization of an inclusive and democratic Myanmar for all the country's peoples. Mizzima operated for nearly 15 years as an exile-based media organization, with a liaison office in Chiang Mai, Thailand, complimenting the organization's headquarters in India. However, in the wake of domestic reforms in Myanmar implemented following the onset of parliamentary governance in 2011, Mizzima, in 2012, became the first formerly exile-based media organization to gain incorporation as a local media entity, registering in Myanmar as Mizzima Media Co. Ltd.