Govt department officials extort money from locals in Thantlang
06 February 2014: Unnamed officials in two government departments in Thantlang, Chin State have been accused of extorting money from locals for issuing official documents.
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Army soldiers continue attacks in Kachin State
06 February 2014: Despite ongoing peace talks and reform processes, Burma Army soldiers continue attacking villagers in Kachin State.
Union Election Commission urged to include ethnic nationalities
05 February 2014: The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF) has urged inclusion of ethnic representation in the Union Election Commission to ensure fairness in the upcoming 2015 General Election.
Training provided to help Chin farmers in Paletwa
05 February 2014: The Network for Chin Community Development (NCCD) and Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) jointly provided a two-day training on agriculture and development to local subsistence farmers in Paletwa last week.
Chin village in Sagaing Region celebrates golden jubilee
04 February 2014: Chinsuh village, also known as Haikhawl, in Kalay Township, Sagaing Region celebrates its 50th anniversary of settlement in the village today.
Body found in Nay Pyi Taw named Chin civil servant from Hakha
04 February 2014: A dead body found under a tree in Nay Pyi Taw, Burma has been identified as Bia Suan Mung (pictured), a government employee of the Chin State General Administration Department in Hakha.
10-yr-old Chin refugee girl hit by bicycle in Delhi
03 February 2014: A bicycle driven at high speed by an Indian man hit a Chin refugee girl, Lal Rin, in Delhi, India yesterday, badly injuring her head.
Chin pastor ordered to stop church building construction in Magwe
03 February 2014: A Chin Christian pastor working as a missionary in Yesagyo, Magwe Region, said that local authorities have issued an order to stop constructing a church building.
Govt to sign resource sharing agreement with companies in Chin State
30 January 2014: Companies permitted to extract natural resources in Chin State will be allowed to start their projects only after the signing of a resource sharing agreement with the State authority, according to a government source.
Chin ask to postpone census dates in Burma
30 January 2014: The Chin National Action Committee on Census 2014 (CNACC) have made an appeal to the Central Census Commission of Burma to re-arrange the dates for the nationwide census taking.