Internet Available in Mindat, Chin State
12 June 2011: Local people in Mindat can now get access to the Internet for the first time after a…
ENC Reaffirms Determination with New Leaders
12 June 2011: The Ethnic Nationalities Council renews its determination and commitment to building a democratic and genuine Union of Burma during its 6th Conference held on the Thai-Burma border from 9-11 June 2011.
Rights Groups Slammed Burma at UN Forum
9 June 2010: Human rights groups on Wednesday lambasted Burma for continued utter failure to improve its human rights practice during the session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, despite having claimed to have transitioned to democracy following national elections held in November last year
Food Shortage Likely to Worsen As More Farmlands Destroyed
30 May 2011: Damage to farmlands and irrigation canals following heavy torrential rains that hit Chin State last October will likely result in significant reduction in local harvest this year and will further aggravate the ongoing food crisis in Burma’s most impoverished State.
Massive Shortage of Teachers Puts Education, Communities in Jeopardy
29 May 2011: A massive shortage of govt-salaried teachers in Chin State is causing increasing drop-out rate among primary-level students and putting additional economic burdens on the largely rural communities still struggling with the effects of severe food crisis in Burma’s most impoverished State.
Chin Eviction Case Reaches India’s National Human Rights Commission
27 May 2011: A local Mizo right group on Tuesday called on the National Human Rights Commission of India to intervene to protect Chin refugees who face forcible return to Burma at the hands of the local Mizoram authorities.
Burmese Police Detains Theological Student in Kalay
27 May 2011: A Chin student studying in a theological college in India was detained by local police in Kalay, Sagaing Division at 9:30 a.m. local time yesterday morning, Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has said.
Five Chin Refugees Injured in Road Accident in Delhi
25 May 2011: Five Chin refugees were injured after a cycle rickshaw they were riding in was hit by a speeding car from behind on Monday evening in west Delhi, India.
Chin Youths ‘Ignorant of HIV/AIDS’
24 May 2011: More than 89 percent of young people between 14 and 25 years of age in Chin State admitted they have no knowledge of what HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) actually means, according to a survey conducted by CAD (Country Agency for Rural Development).