Chin silkworm farmers have asked that the government secure them a regular supply of high-quality Japanese silkworm eggs so that they can revive the tradition of making silk in Tonzang Township. Silkworm farms were particularly successful in the area between 1960 and 1979, but the government halted provisions of silkworm eggs, and the market disappeared. Recently, the farms have started again under the Muukhwe Multi-Development Team, but farmers say that the lack of silkworm eggs means that they are unable to move forward. Sawmg Liang Pau, chair of Muukwe, described Japanese silkworms as the best in the world, with Korean…
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Stone pillars will be put in place to demarcate the border between Chin State and Sagaing Region in accordance with maps dating back to 1938, a state minister said. Mang Hil Dar, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Mines for Chin State, said that the stone pillars were originally set up between 1935 and 1938 by the British, who controlled Burma at that time. “We will base it on that map,” he said, in reference to a notification released by the British interior ministry in 1938 and later published as a map in 1942. “We will set up new…
Two Burma Army soldiers were injured by a landmine explosion in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Friday, according to residents of the area near the town of Paletwa where the incident occurred. The landmine reportedly went off on Friday morning in Palet Chaung, an area located just east of Paletwa, near the Aung Zaydi Pagoda, about 200 meters from Paletwa on the opposite side of the Kaladan River. Soldiers from the Burma Army’s Light Infantry Battalion 289 were patrolling the area at the time, according to local residents. “The sound of the explosion was really loud. People in Paletwa…
The government of Chin State has decided to place statues of Burmese independence hero General Aung San and three Chin leaders who signed the Panglong Agreement in a new municipal park near the state capital Hakha. The park, which is expected to take at least a year to complete, will be located on a 3.8-acre plot of land at the entrance to Hakha, according to the state’s minister for municipal affairs. “We had a plan last year to build statues of the three Chin leaders who signed the Panglong Agreement, together with a stone pillar with information about them in…
Three residents of the village of Maung in the Lay Myo area of southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township have been missing for more than two weeks, according to local sources. The villagers disappeared while on a trip to buy food and other supplies in Mrauk U Township in neighboring Rakhine State. They have not been seen since September 14. “They left Sein Ouk in Mrauk-U Township around 1pm. They were travelling by boat. As far as I know, they disappeared near the village of Ngo on their way back from Mrauk-U,” Lwin Thang, a resident of Ko Phay Chay, another…
The number of people in Chin State eligible to vote in next year’s general election has increased by more than 60,000 compared to the last time Burma went to the polls in 2015, according to the state’s election commission. “According to the 2014 census, more than 50,000 people [in Chin State] will turn 18 in 2020 and therefore become eligible to vote in the general elections,” U Lin Kyaw, the secretary of the Chin State Election Commission, told Khonumthung News. “Government staff from other states and regions will also be able to vote here. And university students from Chin State…
2019 World Peace Summit, with the title of “Legislate Peace” – Implementation of the DPCW for Sustainable Development, was hosted by an international peace NGO called HWPL in South Korea for 2 days from 18th to 19th of September. With the aim of building sustainable peace and development, the host organization has carried out global initiatives including the establishment of international law for peace based on the DPCW, promotion of religious harmony through interfaith dialogue, creation of a culture of peace with peace education as well as building peace-actors’ network in the field of media, youth, and women. The 10…
On September 7th, 2019 World Peace Summit: 5th Anniversary of the WARP Summit was held in Kigali, Rwanda, with the title of “2019 World Peace Summit, 5th Anniversary of the WARP Summit: Golden Ingoma “Sound of Peace”. It was organized by an international peace NGO, HWPL, to promote a culture of peace with the collective efforts of civil society. The event included a peace quiz contest, a peace song performance, and a signing ceremony for supporting the DPCW. The DPCW addresses the practical approaches for building peace such as the prohibition of the use of force, the development of friendly…
Burma’s Union Deputy Minister of Education U Win Maw Kun has confirmed that the government plans to build an arts and sciences college in southern Chin State’s Mindat Township during the current fiscal year. U Nay Lin Aung, the MP for Mindat constituency, asked the deputy minister about the government’s plans for the college on Friday during the 13th session of the lower house of parliament in Naypyidaw. In answer to the MP’s question, U Win Maw Kun said that the government has already appropriated funds for the project and will soon implementing it. “The Union government already has a…
A bronze statue of Burmese independence hero General Aung San has arrived in the Chin State capital Hakha amid concerns that it could face the same kind of opposition from local people that has been seen elsewhere in the country. The statue, which was paid for with a 20 million kyat (US$13,000) donation from the company that built the concrete floor of the Chin State parliament building, replaces one that had a damaged base, according to Pu Zo Bwi, the chairman of the state parliament. “There was a statue of General Aung San in the town before. It was built…