Poppy fields in Tawnzang Township, northern Chin state, measuring about 566.81 acres were destroyed by Chin state police between the first week of December 2014 to 7 January 2015. The police teams deployed were led by Maung Maung Myint, second commander in Hakha district, Hla Than, second commander in Falam district and Ni Phew, state police commander, said The Chinland Post newspaper.
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A man killed five people at 8 pm on 9 January in Republic block of Aizawl city, Mizoram northeast state of India. Laltlanchhuaha (37) killed his neighbours Pu Sangliansiama (57) and his four-member family, who had rented a house on Springfield Higher Secondary school building, with a long knife.
The Chin state government has granted permission to publish Hakha Post and Tidim Post again after the two newspapers were banned for not having registration from the Ministry of Information. Pu Lalawmpuia, Editor of Hakha Post said, “We have got permission to publish our newspaper, but are yet to get the official letter from the concerned authority. We will start publishing immediately.”
The network for Chin Community Development (NCCD) has conducted a women’s empowerment training for Chin women in three townships in northern Chin state from 20 November to 8 December 2014. The training has been conducted in Far Tlang village, Zimpi village in Tidim township; Tuimawi village in Tonzang township and Tlangpi village in Thantlang township, in northern Chin state.
The Chin cultural group called Fidi Art & Culture Forum (FACF) participated in Zofest (Zo/Chin cultural festival) in Haflong town, Assam northeast state of India between December 4 and 5. Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) organizes the Zofest each year and participants like the Zo tribes (Zohnahthlak) come from Bangladesh, Mayanmar, and Indian states such as Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
Local people of Hakha town are protesting the widening of Bochauk Road in capital Hakha, Chin state. The road laying would have started in the first week of this month. Over 42 local residents put their signatures on a statement and sent it to the Chief Minister of Chin state demanding the authorities consider compensation for losing their lands if the road widening takes place.
A world-class hotel will be inaugurated soon near Kanpalet town, Chin state western Myanmar, the director of Namataung National Park Environment and Wildlife, U Win Naing Taw said. The hotel is being constructed by U Tin Mya Soe, former director of Namataung National Park and the other hotel assistants are U Thun Tin (forester), U Aung Aung (ranger), U Lian Thang (daily worker) at Namatuang National Park.
A shell fired by the Burmese Army soldiers hit a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training ground near Laiza at mid-day Wednesday killing 22 young men. Of those killed, two were from the Chin National Army (CNA). The incident took place at Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training ground near Laiza on 19 November and 22 young men died on the spot after the Burmese Army mortar struck. The two CNA soldiers were Biak Tin Lian and Ram Nghak, said an official of the Chin National Front.
The Chin state government has banned two more newspapers, the Tedim Post and Zo Lengthe, both published from Tedim Township, Chin state. Tedim Post’s executive chief Htan Van Hlan said that the Tedim language newspapers Tedim Post and Zo Lengthe were not officially registered and so have been stopped from going ahead with their publication. The Chin state government issued an order from Tedim Township Administration Office on 16 October ordering both newspapers to cease publishing immediately.
Chin State authorities have banned the Laizo (Chin) language newspaper, Falam Post from publishing as of 16 October.