UN, Aid Groups to Scale Up Cyclone Disaster Response

28 October 2010 (Chinland Guardian): UN agencies and international humanitarian organizations are scrambling to scale up efforts to respond to Cyclone Giri following new estimates on the extent of damages caused by the killer storm that swept through western Burma last week.

Hundreds of Chin Families Among Cyclone Giri-hit Victims

28 October 2010 (Chinland Guardian): At least 2,000 Chin families are among those seriously affected victims in worst-hit areas of Burma’s Arakan State including Kyaukphyu, Myebon, Sittway, Pauktaw, Myanaung, Ann and Ponnagyun towns after Cyclone Giri hit the western coast last Friday on 22 October 2010.

Chin Harvest Festival Celebrated Worldwide

27 October 2010: Chin people across the globe held a series of traditional festivals marking the end of the harvest season and celebrating what is now mostly known and accepted as Chin New Year that is believed to fall in October.