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.
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An estimated 20,000 bottles of locally made alcohol is being sold in Falam town of Chin state, Burma annually. Local alcohol brewers have being asking for permission to produce alcohol from license holders in the town to sell special, middle and lower qualities respectively. There are two country liquor producers who operate legally in the town.
Khonumthung News : A media seminar (exchange program) for Chin people in inside and outside Burma was held at Orchid Hall in Aizawl city, Indo-Myanmar border state of India in the second week of this month for three days.
12 July 2011: Regular school lessons are being missed by students of Kalemyo, Sagaing division of Burma, because teachers are not teaching regularly. “Most of students cannot follow lessons because the teachers do not teach regularly during school hours,” said a local from Kalemyo.
12 July 2011: A bomb exploded in the compound of the construction department office, in Than Tlang town in Chin state, Burma on 10 July around 10:30 PM local time. It is suspected that the Chin National Army was responsible.
11 July 2011: Fifty two fully loaded military trucks carried arms and ammunition from Moreh town, Manipur state of northeast India to central Burma along the Tamu highway in Sagaing division, Burma on 7 July. “Burmese military trucks entered Moreh Town on 3 July and were driven back to Burma on 7 July loaded with arms and ammunition. All the trucks had boxes covered with tarpaulins, said a source in Tamu.
11 July 2011: The people are getting more rights to speak out under the new government of Burma led by Mr. Hung Ngai, Chief Minister of Chin state, Burma than during the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) era. “Ministers of Chin state and departmental officials can be critical during the Hluttaw session and the authorities are more responsive,” said a town elder of Than Tlang Township.
7 July 2011: Mr. Lalthanhawla, the Chief Minister of Mizoram State, northeast India is in favour of life sentence being awarded for drug peddling in the state. The need for a new law was stated by the Chief Minister on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking programme at Vanapa Hall, Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram.
6 July 2011: A village Chairman who was misusing powers and oppressing local people of Paletwa Township, southern Chin state, Burma was arrested by the Chin National Army (CNA) in the last week of June.
6 July 2011: A fasting prayer programme was organized by the Fasting Prayer for Burma (FPB) for peace and democracy in Burma in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram state, northeast India on Monday. The fasting prayer is organized by FPB monthly by Burmese Christians in respective Churches in Mizoram on a rotational basis. “We, the prayer group pray for religious freedom inside Burma, improvement of the political situation, stability and an end to social and economic crisis,” said an organizer of the prayer programme.