Govt eyes Chin State as tourist destination
10 March 2013: The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said Chin State would be upgraded for a tourist site as the number of foreign visitors to Burma’s poorest area is on the rise.
Category: News
88 Generation students visit Chin State
09 March 2013: A group of the 88 Generation Students is on tour in Chin State, holding public meetings in the northern major towns.
Rights violations persist despite changes in Burma
05 March 2013 (CG): Civilians, especially in ethnic areas, still face human rights abuses and violations although Burma has seen rapid changes toward democracy, a report by ND-Burma revealed.
Number of ‘homeless’ Chin refugees rises in Malaysia
02 March 2013: Leaders of Chin communities in Malaysia said more than 40 Chin refugees are estimated to have ended up homeless on the streets in Kuala Lumpur.
Chin woman arrested over stabbing husband to death in USA
02 March 2013: A Chin woman has been taken into police custody for ‘fatally stabbing’ her Chin husband in Kansas City of Missouri State in the morning on 28 February 2013.
New album by Chin female singer to be released in Burma
01 March 2013: Chin female singer Ms Van Dawt Cin, aka Moe Moe, is to release her new Burmese album in Burma on 3 March 2013.
Demonstration planned as Thein Sein arrives in Norway
26 February 2013: Communities from Burma based in Norway are preparing to stage a rally in Oslo as President Thein Sein arrives in a non-EU country today.
Chin delegation raised issue of religious freedom with Speaker of Burmese Parliament
26 February 2013 – Nay Pyi Taw: A delegation of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) yesterday met with Thura Shwe Mann, the Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw, the Burmese Lower House of Parliament, to convey their concerns regarding the ongoing violations of human rights in Chin State.
Concerns over India’s aid for development in Chin State
24 February 2013: Concern has been raised over financial aid provided by Indian government for development in Chin State as it will be channelled through the Ministry for Border Affairs.
17 shops, 4 office rooms burnt down in Falam
23 February 2013: A clean-up operation was carried out today after a fire ravaged a market building in Falam town, Chin State at night yesterday.