Members of the Union Solidarity Development Party of Chin state, Burma have had to intervene to solve the problem created by an administrator from Than Tlang town, who took money to appoint two people against one vacancy in July.
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Students in Kalemyo, Sagaing division have been pushed to go for a strike by a lawyer of Kalemyo demanding the release of Salai Run Lian Ci, who was allegedly arrested for drug smuggling on 24 July.
The Government of India will provide US $ 6 million for the development of Chin state. “The Indian Consul General Dr. Madan Mhohan Sethi based in Mandalay visited Hakha, the capital of Chin state yesterday and said that the Indian government will help Chin state’s development with US $ 6 million,” said a member of a political party.
The Sinletwa, Paletwa township based army camp LIB 238 in Chin state has given security duty to civil militia from eight villages within its area from July to curb the activity of an armed group.
28 July 2011: The plan to fence the Indo-Burma border connecting Chin state, Burma and Mizoram state of India was opposed by Mr. Lalthanhawla, Chief Minister of Mizoram on 25 July because it will affect Zo (Mizo-Chin) unity.
28 July 2011: Five ethnic political parties proposed formation of a Peace Commission (PC) to restore peace in Burma at a meeting in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Burma yesterday.
28 July 2011: Two top Burmese heroin peddlers were arrested by the Superintendent of Police, Central Intelligence Department (Crime) Special Narcotic staff and troops of the 26th battalion of Assam Riffles in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, northeast India.
A group of young Chins were persuaded in mid July by a plywood and footwear company agent based in Yunnan province in China to pay Kyats two lakh each for jobs.
26 July 2011: The Chin political parties are keeping its fingers crossed and hopes that the meeting between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and Minister of Labour and Social welfare, Relief and Resettlement Mr. Aung Kyi held yesterday has been fruitful The meeting has been welcomed by Chin parties.
Khonumthung News 23 July 2011: Burmese residing in New Delhi staged a demonstration yesterday to express their disappointment over India government supplying arms and ammunition in 52 military trucks to the world’s most notorious Burmese military regime recently.