Category: Chin News

05 July 2016 — Chin political parties are condemning the Arakan Army for claiming Paletwa Township, a southern part of Burma’s Chin State, as part of Arakan State.

04 July 2016 — Communities raise concerns over a sharp rise in the continued activity of cutting down trees for hardwoods by illegal traders in Paletwa Township, Chin State.

17 June 2016 – Students of the Basic Education Primary Schools and Basic Education Middle Schools in Paletwa Township, Chin State have not received their textbooks despite the school commencement on 1 June.

15 June 2016 — Last week’s fire exchange between the Burma Army and the Arakan Army that broke out near Kintalin (Kangsalang) village in Paletwa Township, Chin State has brought a new level of fear in the surrounding areas.

03 June 2016 - Students trying to gain admission to the Basic Education High School in Sami of Paletwa Township, Chin State were forced to pay for an enrolment form, which was supposed to be free of charge.

28 May 2016 – Leaders of three major Chin political parties continued their meeting in Rangoon on 21 May in an effort to seek a merger, an attempt seen as being initiated following their unsuccessful performance in the 2015 general election.

28 May 2016 – The new government led by the National League of Democracy has been slammed for organizing school teachers’ training on Sunday in towns across Chin State.

10 May 2016 – A group of Chin journalists from Burma yesterday arrived in Aizawl, Mizoram State of India on a short trip to explore news media in the capital.

7 May 2016 – A fire broke out at about 3pm today in a Chin-populated block of Tahan, Kalay, Sagaing Region, destroying four family houses and two rice storage.

2 May 2016 – The Paletwa Humanitarian Relief Committee will be calling on the Chin State Government to provide humanitarian assistance for over 800 internally displaced persons in Paletwa Township.