Indisciplined motorcycle riders in the city are helping line the pockets of the traffic police of Hakha, the capital of Chin state, Burma.
Author: Editor
Traders traversing the No. 2, Indo- Burma border trade road are facing severe problems because of the badly damaged road between Kalemyo, Sagaing division and Tiau Sub-township of Falam Township, Chin state Burma following the onset of the rainy season.
The strength of the Burmese Army has been increased from this month in Paletwa Township, western Burma.
By Khuaning Letaung (Feature) – A welcome peace process in Myanmar has already taken enough time, almost a year, but the fruit still tastes bitter in many ethnic areas. There is good reason to ask “Is a peace process another kind of operation to conquer ethnic nationalities?” Fighting is on, not only in Kachin state but has spread to Shan state despite a peace agreement having been signed. Again in Chin state’s southern part, the government has increased two battalions, which is eight fold and can be compared to the situation before 1988.
A workshop on ‘Protection of Women and Children’ organized by Geneva Call on the Thai- Burma border was attended by eight members of the Chin National Front (CNF).
On August 6 a Public Consultation Organizing Committee (PCOC) was formed by the Chin National Front (CNF) in Than Tlang Town, where a liaison office of CNF is based.
Following a signature campaign demanding improvement in electricity supply by local people, power supply has been increased by the local authorities of Matupi Town, southern Chin state, Burma.
Chin state, Myanmar authorities have permitted selling of alcohol in its townships. Licenses are being issued to the public from this month.
A meeting of the Network for Chin Civil Societies (NCCS), formed recently to promote the rights of Chins, was concluded in Hakha, the capital of Chin State, Burma. The meeting spanned two days from 30 to 31 July.
A letter with 279 signatures demanding adequate electricity supply was sent to the President of Burma by the people of Paletwa town, Chin state on July 18.