Category: Recent News

22 January 2013: Despite its official announcement of ceasefire last Saturday, the Tatmadaw continues military offensive in several parts of Kachin State, sources revealed.

22 January 2013: Soldiers from Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 544 attempted to rape an underage teenage girl and threatened villagers with gunshots in Paletwa Township of Chin State.

21 January 2013: New applications of Hakha Chin English dictionaries for Android-based mobile devices are now available online for free download.

18 January 2013: The Burma Army has deployed Chin soldiers from its battalions to fight on the frontline in Kachin conflicts, sources disclosed.

18 January 2013: With the establishment of three liaison offices in Tedim, Thantlang and Matupi last year, the Chin National Front (CNF) takes further steps in its gradual materialization of the ceasefire agreements signed with Burma’s government.

17 January 2013: The government of Chin State together with Chin MPs have started conducting surveys on the situation of food scarcity facing villagers.

15 January 2013: The New Light of Myanmar, the government’s mouthpiece, today said residents in Hakha, Chin State received sufficient supply of electricity.

14 January 2013: A peaceful protest against ‘insufficient’ electricity supply planned to take place in Hakha today has been postponed to 16 January following an official response from the Police Force. 

13 January 2013: Security personnel from Burma Army and Police Forces used forcible measures against residents in Paletwa Township of…

13 January 2013: Chin talented archer Ms Aung Ngeain received the first prize of women’s compound archery after beating her Indonesian rival, Ms Sri Ranti, in the final yesterday.