Category: Recent News

09 February 2013: A troupe of Chin dancers arrived in Naypyitaw to participate in a celebration of the 66th anniversary of the Union Day in Burma to be observed next Tuesday.

09 February 2013: Chin victims, who are forcibly demanded money, said the culture of corruption is still being practiced by government employees in Chin State.

08 February 2013: An ‘uninformed’ increase in the cost of renting a room privately managed by local Indian owners has put Chin refugees’ lives at serious risks in New Delhi, India.

07 February 2013: Examination dates recently announced for high school students have sparked disappointment among Chin communities as they coincide with the Chin National Day that falls on 20 February.

06 February 2013: Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, is to make his first visit in the year 2013 from 11 to 16 February.

New Delhi, India – 6 February 2013: Refugees from Burma based in New Delhi, India joined a service for the 53rd Anniversary of the Kachin Revolution Day organized by Kachin Refugee Committee (KRC) on 5 February 2013.

06 February 2013: Four different youth groups in Hakha town, Chin State came together at a meeting last Saturday, forming a new body called ‘Chin Youth Organization (CYO)’.

4 February 2013: Peace talks between the Burmese government and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) today ended in the Chinese town of ShweLi with an agreement to hold further dialogue before the end of this month.

02 February 2013: The National League for Democracy (NLD) has established a new centre in Hakha, Chin State where township, state and district offices of its party will be based. 

03 February 2013: U Thein Sein is likely to make an official visit to Chin State for the first time as the President of Burma since his premiership in March 2011.