A 29-year-old Chin activist in Myanmar has been recognized by Washington DC-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as one of 30 most inspiring young leaders around the world working to promote democracy.
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There has been an appalling increase in the use of illegal drugs In Kalay University attended by many Chin students. The increase is seen in Kalemyo, Sagaing region, a report said.
Worried over human trafficking, the Chin state government held a meeting on ways to prevent and protect people from trafficking in Myanmar in the Hakha Town Hall on 12 September.
The Minister of Trade and Commerce, Mizoram state, Lalrinliana Sai has erected a stone pillar on 14 September to mark the Indo-Myanmar border trade agreement in Saikhumphai village where many Chin people live.
Chin state authorities have begun to penalize people transporting domestic animals from Chin state to Mizoram, the northeast state of India.
Influenza is spreading fast in Kalemyo, Sagaing division with the onset of monsoon. Patients are occupying all the beds at the civil hospital.
Local people in Rihkhawdar, sub-township in Falam township, Chin state are opposing the housing project in the Rih lake area. “Local people cannot accept without being consulted by the authority about the project to build houses near Rih lake,” said Pu Dawla, Chairman of the National League of Democracy in Rihkhawdar sub-township.
The Burmese authorities have permitted cutting of teak to a company in Kanpalet township whereas local people have received poverty aid as the economic condition of 74 percent is appalling in Chin state.
A driver and his helper were killed on the spot in a truck accident on No.2, Indo-Myanmar trade road at around 10:00 pm local standard time on 25 June. Dongh Khen Khai (21), a truck driver and his helper were heading for Hakha, the capital of Chin state from Kalemyo, Sagaing division of Myanmar at 7 pm. The accident occurred near Taingin village of Kalemyo. It fell 50 feet in a roadside gorge. “The accident occurred around 10 pm. Heavy snow and slush covered the road, ” said an eye witness from Kalemyo. Dongh Khen Khai, son of the Loh…
Two Chin singers and a Mizo singer will perform in a conference of the Chin Youth Organization (CYO) in America next month. Salai Cung Lian Thawng (Thawngbawih), Van Dawt Cin (Moe Moe) from Chin state and Mami Varte from Mizoram will participate in the CYO’s conference in Indianapolis Town of Indiana state of the United State between 4 and 6 July 2013.