Na Ta La school teacher sued over bootlegging
01 October 2013: Thantlang Township Police Force has filed a lawsuit against U Maung Maung Htun, Assistant Headmaster of Thantlang Na Ta La School, for ‘bootlegging’ alcohol.
In pictures: NGO Leadership and Excellence Awards given to CHRO Executive Director
01 October 2013: Salai Bawi Lian Mang, Executive Director of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) received the NGO Leadership and Excellence Awards at the Golden Globe Tigers Night of the World Marketing Summit 2013 held in Malaysia yesterday.
Burma’s MPs need to be strengthened to make voices
NEW DELHI, 30 September 2013 – MPs and activists from Burma held a discussion in Delhi on 20 September with Chin students, social activists, research scholars and some journalists from the Northeast India.
Govt gives full support to Na Ta La students in Chin State
30 September 2013: The government of Burma said it provided full assistance for Na Ta La students in Chin State, a Burmese acronym for the Border Areas National Races Youth Development Training Schools.
Construction of wind turbines researched in Chin State
29 September 2013: Chin State is among seven places in Burma studied for the possibility of constructing wind turbines to generate electricity.
CBCUSA sent missionaries to Chins in Burma
28 September 2013: The Chin Baptist Churches USA (CBCUSA) announces it has sent 33 Christian missionaries to four ‘fields’ in Chin State and other parts of Burma.
Asho Chin held human rights training in Rangoon
28 September 2013: More than 50 Asho Chins attended basic human rights trainings organized by the Asho Development Fund in cooperation with the MustardSeed Myanmar in the former capital of Rangoon on 23-27 September.
Chin Christian govt staff ordered to prepare food for Buddhist offerings
27 September 2013: Chin Christian government employees in Hakha say they have been ordered to prepare food to be offered at Buddhist monasteries during the Uposatha day, known in English as the ‘Buddhist Sabbath’.
Power outages hit Hakha and Thantlang in Chin State
26 September 2013: Residents in Hakha and Thantlang towns have experienced power outages since Tuesday owing to problems with the Laiva hydropower station.
Burma shrugged off UN declaration on sexual violence
26 September 2013: The government of Burma has not as yet signed a new UN declaration of commitment to end sexual violence in conflict despite continuous calls by local and international communities.