Author: Editor

In an effort to broker a peace deal between the ethnic-based insurgent groups of Myanmar and the Myanmar government, former Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday left for Bangkok to meet representatives of 16 such militant groups. The Shillong Times highlighted that Zoramthanga, a former Mizo National Front (MNF) underground leader, said, “The militant groups are in the process of formulating their demands to the Myanmar government for continuation of parleys and wanted to learn about the Mizo Peace Accord signed between the Indian government and the erstwhile underground MNF in 1986.” He said his meeting with the representatives of…

Read More

The local people in Kalaymyo wanted to remove the waste materials threw by Municipal department on 6 June at Kalaymyo’s old cemetery area in Tahan block without delay. The hazardous waste materials were threw nearby the houses and that bad smell can cause to illness the residents, said a local Pu Laltluanga. “From 6 June, seven trucks of Municipal department came and threw the waste materials every day. Then we had approached to higher authority, but no response from them till date,” he said. At the same time, Pu Pekhmunchau, an ecologist also commented that ‘if this…

Read More

Members of the Chin National Conference Resolution Implementation Committee met in Hakha, Chin State from 9-11 June, reviewing a set of resolutions reached during the November 2013 conference for the second times. “It needs to work together with all ethnic armed groups, government officials and military forces for ceasefire in Myanmar,” said Pu Zin Cung, President of Chin National Front (CNF). The meeting discussed about 151 points to implement by 45 groups and now extended to 50 groups in order to improve implementation.  Also discussed the issues related with politics, security, business, social, land and environment matters that would be…

Read More

The passed percentage of matrix examination in Chin state, 14.36% has been lower than last year record in the academic session 2015-2016 in Myanmar. The passed percent of class X has lower than 3% compared with previous year. There were 9846 students faced the last matriculate examination, of these only 1414 passed and 5 students got distinction in five subjects, 2 got distinction in four subjects, 18 got distinction in three subjects, 37 got distinction in two subjects and 210 got distinction in one subjects. In fact, the passed percentage 14.36 in Chin state is the lowest passed percentage in…

Read More

Pu Lal Thanhawla, Chief Minister of Mizoram has urged Indian central government official, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to expedite the project of Kaladan multi-modal transit project on 24 May 2016 in New Delhi. Lal Thanhawla told the Union Minister that the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project can improve bilateral trade between Mizoram and Myanmar and requested him to take effort so that India can effectively benefit from trade with neighbouring Myamar. Lal Thanhawla also asked the Home Minister to provide security-related expenditure to Mizoram for better security deployment along the international border. “This project will be very helpful…

Read More

KFW development bank in Germany will support the reconstruction of roads and bridges, which were destroyed by flood in last year, in Kalaymyo, Sagaing region during 2017-2018 financial years. German development bank will provide USD 10 million, for the construction of Segyi and Nattagha bridges, and for the construction of the road between Dowanchaung – Yazachu village, Second – Shataw villages, and of the roads in Nanmaungchaung village, Mhanglongchuang village ang Zichaung Yikyaw village where Chin people are located, said Pi Siami, member of Pyithu Hluttaw. “Field study has done. Now the list of data is being submitted to village…

Read More

A report said that Chin state government will review all the tender works in past years and the company who got many complaints on their works may not get another tender for contract work during 2016-2017 financial years. “We’ll check the quality first, then the properties of each company. Lastly, we’ll give first priority to local company as per requirement. The main thing is work quality,” said Isaac Khin, Minister of Municipal, Power and Energy Department. In 2015-2016 financial years, government had called tender for the works of road, bridge and department building construction to companies. The works…

Read More