(Photo and data: The Chinland Post) 7 November 2020 – The following data is shared here by kind permission of the Chinland Post.Continue Reading
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(Photo: COVID-19 awareness and materials support given to IDPs in Sami, Paletwa Township by CHRO and CYO Matupi) 5 November 2020 – Conflict-affected villagers taking shelter in Sami, Paletwa Township have been in ‘hot water’ as there are no medical doctors in the town. Salai Myo Theik, a Chin MP, said that a doctor from […]Continue Reading
4 November 2020 – Salai Hung Bu Ning, pennamed Salai Nan Yan, is to unveil a collection of his artworks in a solo exhibition in Hakha tomorrow. The two-day event, believed to be the first of its kind in Chin State, will present over 40 different pieces of his paintings mainly featuring the beauty of […]Continue Reading
4 November 2020 – Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) announced last week that voting would not take place in 94 out of 102 village tracts in Paletwa township, Chin State in the upcoming 2020 general election. Mr. Lin Kyaw, secretary of the Chin State Election Commission, told the Khonumthung News that voting would only take […]Continue Reading
30 October 2020 – With the election just two weeks away, the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army exchanged fire near Nungbu and Kimachaung villages, Paletwa Township, Chin State on Monday and Tuesday respectively. “It was true that there were clashes between Tatmadaw and AA on 26 and 27 October. But they didn’t shoot long. And […]Continue Reading
(Photo: IPRD Falam/Facebook) 30 October 2020 – The Chin State government organized a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a newly completed bridge over Manipur River on the Kalay-Falam-Hakha-Thantlang road in Falam Township last Tuesday. Chief Minister Salai Lian Luai, together with State government cabinet members and community leaders, attended the event that opened the Continue Reading
27 October 2020 – A much-awaited scene of the first plane landing at Surbung Airport near Falam town of Chin State was witnessed today with a crowd of dignitaries, which included the vice president of Myanmar, flanked by State Chief Minister, government cabinet members and community leaders in attendance. Welcomed by Vice President Henry Van […]Continue Reading
26 October 2020 – The Hakha District Court today handed down a 10-year sentence to a man convicted of committing sexual assault on a minor child in Hakha, Chin State. The verdict was reached at the end of a three-month trial of the case, which had started in late July 2020. The 4-year-old child victim, […]Continue Reading
20 October 2020 – An unknown armed group arrested Mr. Deaung Aung [Dung Aung], 33, a resident of East Kyet Ma Aing village, about 9 miles [16 km] away from Samee, Paletwa Township in Chin State last Sunday. The Khumi Media Group said that he was arrested at around 4:30 pm while he was taking […]Continue Reading
18 October 2020 – The three townships of Falam, Hakha and Thantlang in Chin State faced power outages from 7am to 5pm yesterday due to ‘electrical flashover’ as announced by the Electricity Supply Enterprise (ESE), Hakha. The ESE under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Wednesday that the electric arc identified on the […]Continue Reading