A factory to dry yams for export is to be built in Chin State in 2019, according to Myanmar’s deputy minister of commerce U Aung Htoo. The deputy minister made the announcement last week following an inquiry in the ninth Union Parliament session by Chin State lawmaker Daw Khin Swe Lwin about plans for such a venture. There is an existing processing plant for yams—a food locally called “wa-ou”—in Chin State’s Kanpetlet Township that began operations under the Victory Gardens Company this year. It cleans, dices and dries the yams. A lack of electricity in the area means that the…
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An investigation team looked into complaints that the border post demarcating Mizoram and Myanmar had been moved. An investigation team formed by the Indian government has confirmed that the placement of Border Post No. 81 remains correct, after a dispute over the issue. The investigation team spoke out earlier this week after looking into claims that the post—between Myanmar and India’s Manipur—was no longer in the place agreed upon by both countries. Made up of officials from the Indian interior and foreign ministries and the land department, the team toured the disputed area on July 28. Mizoram newspaper Vanlaini reported…
The event was attended by political party leaders, youth, and members of civil society organizations. By KHONUMTHUNG NEWS Around 500 participants attended the Chin Unity Forum hosted in Kalay, Sagaing Division, on 27 July, the first of its kind to be held in the town. The event’s objective—attended by multiple Chin organizations—was to increase solidarity among the many Chin sub-groups, Mr. Rochulloa, the forum’s preparation committee secretary, explained. “The aim of this form is to have more unity among different Chin tribes and to create a milestone for a new generation of Chin youth,” he told Khonumthung News. Pu Lalduhawma,…
The protest follows an announcement that the Chin will no longer be given refugee status. By KHONUMTHUNG NEWS Following an announcement by the UN refugee agency that Chin refugees in India will no longer be given refugee status and resettled to third countries, members of the community will hold a protest on the issue in August. Chin refugees in New Delhi have opted to postpone the demonstration until August 20, which was originally planned for this month, following a June statement from the UN High Commissioner on Refugees that Chin State is no longer an active conflict area. Those…
The displaced people are suffering from food shortages and drinking unclean water, community representatives say. By KHONUMTHUNG NEWS Displaced people from Chin State’s Paletwa Township seeking refuge in India’s Mizoram state have reported suffering from severe stomach pain, malaria, and cholera in the forest camps where they are currently staying. The refugees—who are mostly ethnic Arakanese—are in India after fleeing clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army in Paletwa. “The displaced people don’t have mosquito nets—that’s why they are suffering from malaria,” said Ko Yawna, a Chin volunteer within the community. He explained that the Arakan National Movement…
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About 600 Rakhine refugees staying at the India-Myanmar border since fleeing Myanmar Army operations in Chin State in November 2017, are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, according to a local relief worker. The refugees are staying in Hmawngbuchuuak village, an ethnic Rakhine village in southern Mizoram, about five miles from the Myanmar border. They have been relying mainly on rice donations from local Mizo and Chin church communities, but these are not sufficient. The refugees are camping in makeshift huts, but about half of the over 170 families do not have plastic sheets for roofing. They have no latrines…
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