Delegation led by former US President to visit Burma
24 September 2013: Former US President Jimmy Carter, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, and former Norwegian PM Gro Harlem Brundtland are to start a 3-day visit to Burma today.
Category: News
Scores of Chins arrested in Malaysia
24 September 2013: Malaysian authorities conducted an operation cracking down on illegal immigrants in Seremban last night, arresting over one hundred Chin asylum seekers and refugees, the Chin Refugee Committee (CRC) said.
Hakha meeting with Union Ministers unsatisfactory
23 September 2013: Chin leaders who attended the meeting with two Union Ministers from the President’s Office, U Soe Thein and U Tin Naing Thein, said of their disappointment over the allotment of time for discussions.
Chin tomatoes and petai beans in increasing demand
23 September 2013: Recent years have seen a sharp rise in demand for tomatoes and petai beans, aka twisted cluster beans or stink beans, from Chin State.
Chin activist among 30 most inspiring world young leaders
21 September 2013: A 29 year-old Chin activist has been profiled by Washington DC-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as one of 30 most inspiring young leaders around the world working to promote democracy.
Chin Christian college student mugged in Delhi
20 September 2013: A Chin Christian college student, 19, lost 16,500 Rupees after being mugged near Vaishali Metro Station in Delhi by a group of five men, believed to be local Indians, last Tuesday.
Hakha attempts to get permit for private university
19 September 2013: Community leaders in Hakha, Chin State wrote a letter to President Thein Sein, asking permission to establish a private university in the Chin capital.
Khumi cultural museum construction works near completion
19 September 2013: Building committee of the Khumi cultural museum in Paletwa town of Chin State said works on the construction have neared its completion with about 90 percent finished.
World Bank to help develop Chin State’s Kanpetlet
19 September 2013: The World Bank said development projects in Kanpetlet township of Chin State will start in October this year.
Bootlegged alcohol seized from soldiers in Lungler
18 September 2013: Over 100 bottles of OP (overproof) alcohol, which has been banned by communities, were seized from soldiers from Burma Army based in Hakha, Chin State.