Category: Chin News

27 January 2016 — The Arakan Army yesterday released 35 Chin villagers, including two midwives, after they were detained on separate occassions for no obvious reasons.

27 January 2016 — A skirmish between soldiers from the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw broke out on a hill near Laungtan village, Paletwa Township on Monday.

26 January 2016 — Soldiers of the Arakan Army extorted ten bags of rice (1 rice bag weighs about 50kg) and killed one pig belonging to Tetchaung villagers in Paletwa township last Thursday.

26 January 2016 — The infection that has caused 102 school children and 5 teachers sick in Salen village, Thantlang township is identified as a type of swine influenza, according to the Chin State Health Department.

23 January 2016 — Just more than a week after attending the first Union Peace Conference held in Nay Pyi Taw, leaders of the Chin National Front are heading to Camp Victoria to meet from 25 January to 5 February.

23 January 2016 — Tension between the Arakan Army and the Burma Army continues in Paletwa township, Chin State, forcing more villagers to flee their places.

19 January 2016 — An outbreak of the unknown disease has made more than 100 school children sick in Salen village, Thantlang township, Chin State.

19 January 2016 — Leaders and representatives of Chin media from across the country are arriving in Tedim town, Chin State to participate in a meeting organized by the Chin Media Network.

14 January 2016 — Work on the establishment of a community radio station in Chin State that will broadcast in local dialects is expected to start in the near future.

13 January 2016 — The authorities in Chin State yesterday opened a new hydro-electric plant in Vaar village near Falam town only to make an increase in hours of power supply.