India, Burma to complete first phase of Kaladan Project in June
13 January 2014: The first of the three phases of the ‘controversial’ Kaladan multi-purpose transportation project will be finished by June this year, according to the Essar Company.
Category: News
Govt urged to use ‘Karen’ for ethnicity in Burma
12 January 2014: The central government of Burma and the central census commission have been urged to use the word ‘Karen’ rather than ‘Kayin’ when referring to Karen ethnic nationality in English.
Chin singer won nationwide singing contest in Burma
11 January 2014: Lal Pan Dika, better known by his stage name Dika, received the first prize of an X Factor-style singing competition ‘Eain Mat Sone Yar’ in Burma.
Chin refugee woman mugged in Delhi
08 January 2014: A 57-year-old Chin refugee woman lost 11,000 Indian Rupees after being mugged in Delhi, India by an unknown man while she was on her way home around 6pm last Friday.
Two Chin families shot, one injured in Indianapolis
07 January 2014: Two separate incidents of gun attack on Chin families in Indianapolis, USA have left one person injured while others in the houses escaped unscathed in the shootings.
Suu Kyi’s Chin State visit to include Hakha
06 January 2013: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) has extended her plan so as to make a visit to Hakha in Chin State in addition to Tedim and Falam townships.
Passport office opened in Chin State
04 January 2014: A new office branch responsible for issuing a Burmese passport has been opened in Hakha, Chin State this year.
Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Chin State
28 December 2013: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD), is set to make a visit to Chin State in the first week of 2014.
Arakan refugees from Bangladesh arrive in Paletwa
27 December 2013: An increasing number of Arakanese from Bangladesh have arrived in Paletwa, Paletwa Township of Chin State since early this year.
Hundreds to attend Falam youth conference
26 December 2013: More than 300 people from both inside and outside of Burma are expected to participate in the Falam Youth Conference scheduled to kick off in Falam this Saturday.