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A report said that many of Burmese migrant workers and traders in Mizoram state and New Delhi in India have been faced problem on exchanging Indian currencies after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes were demonetized on 8Th November 2016. Although the currency notes of these two denominations have become invalid, they can exchange at in any bank or post office by showing ID proof. Besides depositing money in bank accounts, the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes can also be exchanged with lower denomination currency notes at designated banks and post…

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A report said that Colonel Kyaw Kyaw, Minister of border affairs and security in Chin state and his 100 people had destroyed more than 300 houses of illegal settlers in Sihzang forest area in Falam Township, Chin state by four excavators (JCB) at 6 am on 1st September 2016. The Minister said that although the residents in Sihzang forest area were warned twice by the state government, they didn’t response to shift other place. “It is the decision of state government. They are given twice warning in the month of July and August, and given again on 22 in this…

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U Thun Zaw, the general secretary (1) of United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) suggested that military group should be flexible on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in order to make the way for other armed groups, those not yet sign to NCA. “We can accomplish our mission if military have open-minded on NCA for the un-signatory group. But now they are not flexible and very rigid on NCA. What I mean is that if NCA cannot be revised or make adjustment we should find out the way to skip it; for that we have 8 points of agreement already. From this…

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Chin state Community Based Tourism (CBT) has been initiated in three villages – Saw Luang in Kanpalet township, Ta Suan in Falam township, and Lai Lu in Tidim township for the first step, said by Salai Isaac Khin, Minister of power, municipal and industry at hotel Majesty in Kalaymyo on 22nd August 2016. He said that foreigners can visit to Saw Luang village which is located at three miles from Khonumthung Mountain, highest mountain in Chin state, soon under the 100 days of project by new government. “We can do this project for Saw Luang village within 100 days by…

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A report said that the Municipal election in Chin state will be held in the end of September 2016 in all townships at one time. Salai Isaac Khin, Minster of Municipal said that there will be seven persons in a groups for municipal committee in each township in Chin state, then people will elect four out of seven persons by election directly and the rest three persons will be appointed by the state government directly. “There will be four voting constituencies in each town and the locals will vote directly for the candidates in each their township. We had already…

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The Chin state government has made a letter of warning again to the illegal settlers in Sihzang reserve forest area those who are assumed as refugees from Bualpi village, in order to leave the area recently. “The leader of illegal settlers from Bualpi, U Hau Za Nang is custody and other people are also asking some questions. It is better to leave the place and back to their own place before the state government take action to them,” said Salai Isaac Khin, Minister of Municipal, Power and Electricity. In fact there are 361 houses in Bualpi in Chehkan village western Kalaymyo,…

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