Mon to hold national assembly in December
23 August 2013: The Mon national assembly is set to take place in the capital city of Moulmein, Mon State in December this year.
Chin volunteer doctors treated mothers and children
22 August 2013: A group of four Chin medical doctors provided free medical check-ups, treatment and medicines to mothers and children in Cawbuk of Hakha township, Chin State.
ZoRO rejects 3rd World Zomi Convention
22 August 2013: The Zo Reunification Organization (ZoRO) said it will not attend the third World Zomi Convention slated for late October 2013.
UN rights envoy awestruck by levels of poverty in Chin State
22 August 2013: The level of poverty in Chin State has alarmed Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma who made his first ever trip to one of the most isolated regions in Burma.
Hakha attempts to ban overproof alcohol
21 August 2013: Community and Christian leaders have come together to make efforts in preventing sales of overproof alcohol, locally known now as OP, in Hakha, Chin State.
Heavy rains, landslides hamper travelers in Hakha
21 August 2013: ‘Continuous’ heavy rains over the past few days have triggered landslides on the Hakha-Gangaw-Mandalay road, causing serious delay in transportation.
BGF clashes with Kachin and Karen rebels
20 August 2013: Military attacks erupted between the government-backed Border Guard Force (BGF) and ethnic armed groups in Kachin and Karen States last week.
Heavy rains destroyed water storage, road in Matupi
20 August 2013: Flash floods caused by heavy rains brought a water storage to destruction in Matupi town, Chin State at night last Thursday.
University students demand respect for human rights in development projects
19 August 2013: Chin students from universities and colleges in Kalay urge Burma’s authorities to respect human rights in its development activities in Chin State.
UNHCR to register asylum seekers from Burma in Malaysia
19 August 2013: UNHCR announced last week that it would make an individual registration of asylum seekers from Burma in Malaysia starting from 2 September 2013.