Poverty linked to discrimination: UN racism expert
06 October 2013: A new UN report highlights how poverty affecting minority groups around the world is closely linked to discrimination and racism.
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Preparations for Chin National Conference in full swing
05 November 2013: Preparations are in full swing for the Chin National Conference which will take place in Hakha, Chin State from 12 to 15 November.
Govt reluctant to agree to ‘federal army’ establishment
05 November 2013: The Union Peace-making Work Committee (UPWC) of the government of Burma has shown hesitation in agreeing to the formation of a federal army proposed by the ethnic armed organizations.
Chin engineer died after being hit by vehicle in USA
03 November 2013: Salai Patrick Aung Naing Htwe, 34, died in a hospital after being hit by a vehicle on the Maple Shade-Cherry Hill border in New Jersey around 2am last Saturday.
CNF attends ethnic conference in Laiza
31 October 2013: Representatives of the Chin National Front (CNF) participate in the ongoing meeting of Burma’s ethnic armed organizations held in Laiza, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) in Kachin State.
ZCD to push for inclusion of ‘Zomi’ on ID card
31 October 2013: Members of the Zomi Congress for Democracy (ZCD) decided to make more effort to change their ethnic name from ‘Chin’ to ‘Zomi’ on the Burmese national identity card.
Over 500 Chin refugees demonstrated in Delhi
30 October 2013: More than 500 Chin refugees took to the streets in Delhi today, highlighting their ‘unsafe’ conditions in both India and Burma.
Chin State eyed for pine resin extraction
30 October 2013: Two Japanese companies, Mitsubishi and Marima Co. Ltd., visited Chin State in an effort to conduct a survey on the possibility of extracting pine-related products such as resin and turpentine.
Hundreds of Mizo and Manipuri Jews to settle in Israel
28 October 2013: A total of 899 people from Mizoram and Manipur states of India, who claim to be descendants of one of the lost Jewish tribes, are to immigrate to Israel.
CNF provides rice for villages hit by food shortages
28 October 2013: The Chin National Front (CNF) has provided rice with the help of the Nippon Foundation for villages in Chin State affected by food scarcity.