20 May 2012: The name Tachileik has been well known as a Thai-Burmese border town for its underground opium trades, but not much is heard about a small number of Chins residing in the easternmost part of Shan State.
18 May 2012: About ten Burma Army soldiers gang-raped a 48-year-old Kachin woman over a period of three days in a church at Luk Pi village of Chipwi Township in Kachin State early this month.
17 May 2012: The Chin Society of Mizoram is to conduct a census of Chin people from Burma residing in Mizoram State of India this month.
16 May 2012: More than 160 Chin families are struggling to rebuild new houses in Taungphila of Kalaymyo in Sagaing Division after being forced to relocate due to an expansion of Kalaymyo Airport.
9 May 2012: A new agreement between the Burmese government and the armed resistance group Chin National Front this week has defined the terms of the peace process, bringing more clarity to the 9-points preliminary cease-fire agreement in January 2012, and paving a way for greater level of trust between the two former adversaries.
08 May 2012: Dozens of families in southern parts of Chin State are still struggling to rebuild their lives in the ‘devastating’ aftermath of a tropical storm that destroyed houses last month.
2 May 2011: A 17-member delegation of the armed group Chin National Front has arrived in Chin State’s capital Hakha for a second round of talks with the Burmese government as part of the ongoing peace process between the two adversaries.
28 April 2012: Chin journalists and leaders of local media groups held a four-day media workshop in Thantlang from 23-26 April 2012, drawing a conclusion to strengthen cooperation in efforts to raise Chin-related issues across Chin State.
27 April 2012: Seven members of a Chin Christian family including an elderly and children have been evicted from Rawnglaung village in Mindat Township, Chin State for their conversion to Christianity around mid of this month.
25 April 2012: At least 267 households from 10 villages in Falam Township, Chin State have been ordered to make financial contributions for re-construction of Falam Rih road, according to a Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) source.
