By Lalnun – High school students in Chin State are drinking water extracted by the air that has been purified by state-of-the-art technology, thanks to the generosity of a Myanmar charity and an Indian company. Myanmar’s Heart, founded by former Miss Myanmar, Moe Set Wine, and Swelect Energy Systems Ltd donated the purification machine to a school in Tonzang. “This machine doesn’t rely on water resources,” said Wine. “It can change air to water. After, the water will be purified.” Actually, the system relies on fans that draw water vapours in the air through a hydro solar panel, according to…
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A beauty pageant was organized to empower women because in Chin society they don’t have the same equal rights as men said a female senator. “According to our Zomi tradition sons has advantages over daughters. It’s our tradition and customs. I don’t want to be treating children this way,” Pi Cing Ngaih Mang said. “Women can do many things like men. I want to highlight this.” The senator said if women are confident they will be able to achieve more in the workforce. The beauty pageant in Tonzang was joined by former Miss Universe Myanmar, Moe Set Wine. Wine was…
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Chin refugees in New Delhi are largely choosing to undergo individual status determination interviews with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) instead of holding on to their refugee status for one more year as is advised, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO). Interviews with the UN refugee agency began on Tuesday. Salai Cung Dawt, who is in charge of CHRO’s New Delhi office, told Khonumthung News that 10 out of 11 Chin people said they would go ahead with the interviews after being consulted by UN officials. He said that they encouraged the refugees to take the…
By Lalnun – The Central Chin Youth Organization has called on the authorities to release three ethnic Kachin youth leaders now in prison for their role in campaigning for the protection of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kachin State. In a statement released late last week, the Chin youth group described the arrest and sentencing of the Kachin protesters as deviating from the government’s objective to restore rule of law in Burma. They also described the move as going against the democratic values of freedom of speech and assembly and that it threatened civil society and the peace process. Nang…
More than 100 Chin refugees in India demonstrated in front of the New Delhi United Nations offices on Monday in protest of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) decision to begin interviews determining whether they need international protection. On Tuesday, the option for Chin refugees in India to undergo these interviews begins. Those who opt not to participate must agree to give up their refugee status by the end of 2019, in accordance with the UNHCR decision to no longer grant protected status to those from Chin State. The New Delhi-based Chin Human Rights Organization’s (CHRO) office in-charge Salai…
By Lalnun – More than 20 Chin civil society organizations released a joint statement on Wednesday distancing themselves from a decision by the Tedim-based Zomi Organization to give Burma Army chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing the prestigious Chin Hero Award. The statement declared that the 22 signatory organizations did not support the decision to honor the head of the Burmese military, which has been waging war with ethnic communities for decades. Also known as the Gal Hang Pah Tawi Na Award, the Chin Hero Award is the highest such honor that can be delegated by Chin people in Tedim and…
Burma Army commander-in-chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing was awarded the Chin Hero Award by the Tedim-based Zomi Organization this week. The honor, also known as the Gal Hang Pah Tawi Na Award, was given to the senior general on Tuesday in Bayinnaung Hall in Naypyidaw by a delegation from the organization. Included was the Roman Catholic Bishop Rev. Friar Joseph Thang Nen Zo Mung, according to the Zomi Organization’s general secretary Kap Khen Pau. “In our country, he is the highest ranking person in defense,” Kap Khen Pau said of Min Aung Hlaing. “He deserves to get this hero award,”…
By Larnun – The International Day of Persons With Disabilities was commemorated on Monday in Kalay, Sagaing Region. The event was organized by the Disability Development Initiative (DDI) at Shing Hong Hall with the theme that for all rights to be realized, those with disabilities must be empowered. Although a law has been passed protecting the rights of people in Burma with disabilities, many such individuals face difficulties due to a lack of implementation of these statutes. “We have many barriers. We don’t have freedom,” Salai Yawshu, DDI’s assistant director said. “There are many barriers in many places in our…
The Chin Woman Organization Network (CWON) has said that they will not agree to the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Act, which was amended in September. The CWON’s 2nd Conference was held at Carson Call in the Chin State capital of Hakha from November 28-30. At the conclusion of the conference the network released a statement demanding that the amendments to the land management law be drafted again. “Farmers used to work in slash-burn moving farms. Their farms move place to place every year. They are working in their customary owned slash-burn farms,” CWON secretary Sung Zi Mang said.…