Category: Chin News

24 August 2013: Pu Ngun Khar and his wife lost their lives while attempting to rescue a local woman who got stuck in mud caused by landslides in Hakha Township, Chin State.

24 August 2013: The Matupi Township Council of Churches (MTCC) said it has asked permission from the government of Chin State to plant a new Christian cross on the mountain of Cangtak in Matupi township next year.

23 August 2013: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have destroyed three bridges and one building in Laibung village, Tedim Township of Chin State on 20 August 2013.

22 August 2013: A group of four Chin medical doctors provided free medical check-ups, treatment and medicines to mothers and children in Cawbuk of Hakha township, Chin State.

22 August 2013: The level of poverty in Chin State has alarmed Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma who made his first ever trip to one of the most isolated regions in Burma.

21 August 2013: Community and Christian leaders have come together to make efforts in preventing sales of overproof alcohol, locally known now as OP, in Hakha, Chin State.

21 August 2013: ‘Continuous’ heavy rains over the past few days have triggered landslides on the Hakha-Gangaw-Mandalay road, causing serious delay in transportation.

19 August 2013: Chin students from universities and colleges in Kalay urge Burma’s authorities to respect human rights in its development activities in Chin State.

15 August 2013: Burma’s poorest and a more open Chin State is likely to see a new phase of development in eco-tourism as three new places are to be transformed into visitor attractions.