Govt urged to initiate agreement implementation
17 January 2015 – The coordination committee of the Chin National Conference said that Burma’s government should initiate translating provisions in the ceasefire agreement into action.
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Govt blamed for three-day blackouts in Hakha
14 January 2015 – People in Hakha said that the government should arrange an alternative supply of electricity following recent power outages.
Chin majority doubt over govt-led peace process
13 January 2015 – The vast majority of people in Chin State raise doubts about the current peace process led by Burma’s government, according to a report by the Shalom Foundation.
New political party opens office in Hakha
12 January 2015 – A new political party, the Chin League for Democracy (CLD), opens its branch office in Hakha, Chin State today, ahead of the 2015 general election.
Chin student won first prize in English competition
11 January 2015 – A Seventh Standard student from Chin State received the first prize of a national writing competition in English.
Police destroy 566 acres of poppy fields in Chin State
10 January 2015 – Police forces in Chin State carried out three operations against poppy plantations in the northern township of Tonzang, destroying a total of 566.81 acres.
Over 800 villages in Chin State inaccessible by car
09 January 2015 – More than half of the total of villages in Chin State still remains inaccessible by car, according to a source from the state government.
Two women arrested in connection with illegal drugs
08 January 2015 – Two Chin women are kept in police custody in Hakha after police found packages of illegal drugs in their respective houses last week.
Govt employees forced to work overtime without pay
07 January 2015 – Government employees in Chin State complain of being forced to work overtime outside their office hours without getting paid.
President Thein Sein to be invited to Chin National Day in Hakha
06 January 2015 – Burma’s President Thein Sein will be invited to attend the celebration of Chin National Day this year, according to the meeting of the Chin State government today.