Photos of Flood Damages in Chin State
21 August 2011: Recent heavy rains have caused massive landslides destroying roads in Tedim and Tonzang townships of Chin State.
Electricity Projects Surveyed in Chin State
20 August 2011: With an announcement made last month by the Ministry of Industry No. 2 to provide electricity to 5,000 villages across Burma, Chief Minister of Chin State is said to have started conducting initial surveys in Chin State.
Burma’s Union Perspective: Time to Stand Together
20 August 2011: Burma has been a pariah nation since 1988, shun by the civilized international community. The Burmese army is reviled domestically and around the world. This is galling to the men in uniforms and naturally these Generals want to sit smart in the community of the civilized nations in spite of their gross human rights violations.
Photos of Changes of Slogans in Burma Newspapers
19 August 2011: State-run newspapers in Burma have recently changed their formats and stopped publishing slogans that criticize the international and foreign-based Burmese media.
Ethnic Armed Coalition Seeks Dialogue with Burma’s President
19 August 2011: A coalition of 12 armed groups representing various ethnic nationalities in Burma is seeking a ‘political dialogue’ with the country’s President Thein Sein to find a political solution to six decades of armed conflicts in the war-torn nation.
Chin Singers to Rock for Educational Fund in Rangoon
18 August 2011: A band of famous Chin singers Chaw Su Khin, Cindy, Jo Jar, Sangpi, Sung Tin Par, Zam Nu and Van Dawt Cin, aka Moe Moe, are to team up with other popular Burmese vocalists in a concert to raise educational fund on 17 September 2011.
Jailed Chin Mother Voiced Custody of Her Son
17 August 2011: A Chin mother imprisoned for abandoning her son at birth in the US in June 2009 said she wants to regain possession of her child during a DuPage County Jail interview.