One killed, nine injured in Hakha-Matupi road accident
22 November 2013: A jeep plunged about 50 feet below the hillside road near Loklung village, Hakha township, Chin State around 11am today, killing one and injuring nine passengers.
Category: News
Thousands flee attacks in Kachin
20 November 2013: Fresh clashes between Burma Army troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have forced over 2,000 people to flee their village in Kachin State.
Disappointment over Shwe Mann’s meeting schedules in Chin State
19 November 2013: Christian and community leaders as well as officials of some government departments expressed their disappointment over the last-minute cancellation of meetings with Thura Shwe Mann.
Chin author to receive Burma’s National Literary Award
18 November 2013: Stephen Ni Kio is named among the 13 winners of the National Literary Award for the year 2012 in Burma.
Japan to build high school in Kanpetlet township
18 November 2013: The government of Japan announced last week that one of its five development projects in Burma would be to construct a high school in Chin State.
Electric supply reduced in Chin State amidst Govt’s promises
16 November 2013: The government of Chin State has made an enormous reduction in electric supply as U Khin Maung Soe, Union Minister of Electric Power, makes a promise of full power in Burma’s least developed region.
Chin National Conference concluded in Hakha
15 November 2013: The four-day Chin National Conference (CNC) has today come to a ‘successful’ end with over 570 participants in Hakha, Chin State.
Thura Shwe Mann to arrive in Chin State on Sunday
14 November 2013: Thura Shwe Mann, Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, will travel to Chin State on Sunday, 17 November after spending one day in Kalaymyo of Sagaing Region.
Updates on day three of Chin National Conference 2013
14 November 2013: The third day of the Chin National Conference taking place in Hakha, Chin State commenced at 9am and ended around 5pm today.
Bill Clinton visits Burma
14 November 2013: Former US President Bill Clinton makes his first trip to Burma, arriving in Rangoon yesterday.