Airport construction site surveyed near Hakha
12 March 2014: The authorities have carried out a survey on a site on the outskirts of Hakha town, Chin State for construction of a domestic airport.
Category: News
Food shortages hit villages in Chin State
10 March 2014: Dozens of villages in Thantlang, Matupi and Paletwa townships are facing renewed food shortages following bad weather conditions and low yields of harvest.
Chin female leader among panelists at International Media Conference
10 March 2014: Mai Democracy, aka Van Nei Kim, is to speak as one of the plenary panelists at the 2014 East-West Centre’s International Media Conference in Rangoon, Burma.
Burmese refugee women demand protection in India
08 March 2014: More than 600 Burmese refugees staged a rally in Delhi today, asking equal rights and safety for them in India as they commemorated International Women’s Day.
Ten Chin youths arrested in Indianapolis
07 March 2014: Police have placed a group of ten Chin youths aged between 13 and 19 under house arrest on suspicion of getting involved in criminal activities in Indianapolis, Indiana State, USA.
New Burma UN HRs envoy appointed
06 March 2014: Ms. Yanghee Lee, 58, from the Republic of Korea, is appointed to replace Tomas Ojea Quintana, the outgoing UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma.
Chin State’s Mt. Victoria nominated for World Heritage status
06 March 2014: Mount Victoria in Chin State has been recommended as one of the two priority candidates to be nominated for UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Worry for Mizo students in Ukraine
06 March 2014: The government of Mizoram, India has raised concerns about Mizo students currently studying in Ukraine.
Body of drowned Chin man found in Australian lagoon
05 March 2014: The missing body of Salai Van Nei Luai who drowned while swimming on Monday has been found in a lagoon near Melbourne, Australia.
CNF to provide rice in poppy-eradicated areas in Chin State
05 March 2014: The Chin National Front (CNF) says that it will provide bags of rice to villagers affected by a drug eradication activity conducted in Tonzang Township and Cikha Sub-township in Chin State.