Category: Chin News

Destruction by heavy rains causing flooding and landslides in Chin State

01 August 2016 — Flash floods caused by heavy rains last week destroyed paddy fields belonging to villagers of Tlangrua A and B in Thantlang township, Chin State.

21 July 2016 — A group of Chin business persons came together in an attempt to start a public commercial bank in Chin State, according to the State government.

20 July 2016 — The Tedim Township General Administration Department this morning opens a new office in Khaikam, a Chin town bordering Sagaing Region.

18 July 2016 — The first hundred days of the new government of Chin State led by the National League for Democracy ended in the first week of this month although many got confused with the actual date.

13 July 2016 — Residents in Valvum, Tedim township of Chin State says they are not happy with the ongoing coal mining work managed by a Japanese company as it has not acted in accordance with its commitments made.

12 July 2016 — Residents in Kimlai, Tedim Township constructed a new bridge on their own initiative as the State government have not made responses to their requests.

08 July 2016 — Members of the Police Force and the Military Affairs Security interrupted democracy and human rights training, one of a series of events organized across Chin State, in Leiring, Matupi Township.

08 July 2016 — The authorities issued an official letter yesterday, banning the organizing committee of a gathering entitled ‘Southern Chin State Conference’ scheduled to start today in Mindat town, Chin State, to hold the event.

06 July 2016 — Continuous heavy rains have caused flooding damage houses and roads in Chin State and Arakan State.