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Chin National Action Committee on Census (CNACC) has denied on the record of 53 tribes of Chin out of 135 ethnic tribes at 2014 national census, on 14 December. The statement of Chin National Action Committee on Census highlighted that under military government, the number of Chin tribe had written as 53 tribes, which also recorded at population census 2014, and then it had given 401 to 453 code numbers. We had afraid to have misunderstanding between the different tribes of Chin. Then, the record had been classified and broadly studied by Chin scholars and some leaders early…
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will support female-headed households; those were affected by natural disaster last four months in 10 villages, Hakha township in Chin state by the end of December 2015. While reviewing the supports that had given to some villages in Hakha township from August 2015, U Tin Ngein, in-charge of Livelihood and Social Cohesion program under UNDP said, “We had assisted 5 villages in Hakha township. Now we had extended 5 more villages and we had listed female-headed households for supporting.” The support deals with repairing water supply system, road construction and giving capital for…
On 8th December 2015, the ethnic alliance known as the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) has temporarily suspended two of its member groups, the Chin National Front and Pa-O National Liberation Organization, after they were among eight signatories to a so-called nationwide ceasefire agreement in mid-October. In this regards, Salai Kip Khaw Lian, president of Chin National Front (CNF) said, “There is no difference opinion between UNFC and CNF. All the member groups wanted to sign on NCA. We were stood same platform with UNFC when involving at Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) and SD. The main difference was…
A source reports that 300 refugees from Pinso village in Paletwa township can face shortage of food in their camp and they need immediate emergency relief. The refugees of Pinso villagers are staying at the bank of Kaladan River from early this year in order to escape the gun fighting between Myanmar army and Arakan Army (AA) till today. “There is only food stocked for December 2015. They don’t have any food items for next year, so that they need immediate aid,” said Ko Hla Thun, a member of Refugee Relief Committee. Now they are in need…
Head of Falam township municipal, U Hlawn Sa Vung had opposed on the allotted land to occupy by Flood victims in Thanral, Myout, Baila and Kalrawl villages, under Laizo village tract group. “We had already cleaned the forest to occupy, to shift from our old damaged villages, by the order of District and Township Administration group. But on the two day of cleaning the land, the head of township Municipal opposed the order and now we don’t know what to do,” said a member of village tract group displacement. A report said that U Hlawn Sa Vung had…
A report said that Chin youth group will conduct soap making training at the headquarters of Chin National Front, called Victoria camp in Thantlang township, Chin state for housewives around the third week of January 2016. “We’ll teach them all what we know about how to make soap for face, cloth and utensil washing to women victims of natural disaster in Hakha and to housewives in Victoria camp later. We’ll need the raw material called Empire Chemical liquid, but we can order it from Mandalay or Yangon,” said Mai Tha Sung, a trainer.
The election watch group called Horn Bill Organization (HBO) has released the fact finding report of 2015 general election in Chin state on 5th December and it mentioned that only 99764 out of 273000 voters were eligible to vote in Chin state. It also highlighted that the awareness of voting education, rules and regulation from Union Election Commission were very weak at the level of village to block in most areas. “Most of the people were not aware of how to vote or why to vote in election. When the political parties campaign for the election, the people didn’t know…
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