Police in Hakha have arrested six people, including one woman, for misuse of public property in connection with their alleged involvement in the buying and selling of blocks of land in a new development project in the Chin State capital. Police arrested Pu Zung Mang, 60, Pu Bawi Awr, 54, Pu Chan Thleng, 60, Rev. Dr. Hrang Kil, 58, Pu Hmet Al, 74 and Pi Ngun Par, 52, on Sunday. “According to the law, we can only detain these people for 24 hours. Therefore, we have to start the court hearing process today. We have to take time to question…
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Three alleged victims of human trafficking have reported a couple to police in Chin State’s Falam Township for operating an unlicensed foreign-employment agency and recruiting local people to work in China. Lalram Lian and his wife Byetram Sung, of Myo Hla Ward in Sagaing Region’s Kalay Township, are accused of sending Falam residents to China for a 150,000 kyat (US$97) “transportation fee” with promises of jobs that paid 4,000 yuan ($560) a month. The two accused took Ngun Nel Thang, of Talan Yong, and Sheng Nel Bwi and Talun Noe Zul, of Talan Lo Ward in Falam, to the border…
There are plans to erect a stone pillar in the Chin State capital Hakha as a monument to Chins who resisted British colonial rule more than 100 years ago, before the start of larger uprisings that eventually led to restoration of Burma’s independence. “When we look at Burma’s history, we find that the Chin revolution against the country’s British rulers came much earlier than the uprisings that were led by farmers and students,” Pu Zo Bwi, the chairman of the Chin State parliament, told Khonumthung News. Chin resistance to colonial rule began during the First World War, when the British…
Public health officials in Chin State have reported two cases of H1N1 influenza in the state capital Hakha, but said that no special precautions would be needed to contain the disease, which has killed 106 people nationwide so far this year. According to the report, the two infected individuals will not need to be admitted to the hospital for treatment. “They tested positive for the H1N1, but there is no need for them to be hospitalized. They got sick and were coughing a lot, so we did blood tests and found that they had been infected with the H1N1 virus.…
At least 10 civilians who have disappeared in southern Chin State’s conflict-hit Paletwa Township over the past year are still missing, according to the Khumi Affairs Counselling Committee (KACC). In a statement released on August 30, the group said that there have been no breakthroughs in efforts to find information about the missing persons. “We cannot communicate with these 10 people. They all disappeared at different times. They are innocent civilians, and we call for their release,” KACC coordinator Saw Mya told Khonumthung News. “They are not related to military affairs. Their families want to know if they are still…
On 31st August at the Taw Win Garden Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, 2019 HWPL World Peace Summit commemorates 5th Anniversary of the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit, which was held in South Korea, 2014. Hosted by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) and its affiliated organizations, International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) and International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), the event aims to provide a platform for civil society and heads of state, working to achieve peace and harmony. Upon receiving information on the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW), over 200 participants from politics, religions,…
Burma’s Communications Ministry has given Internet service providers (ISPs) in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township permission to resume their service, more than two months after ordering a total shutdown in the conflict-hit western part of the country. Internet users in Paletwa and some parts of neighboring Rakhine State where a blackout had been imposed on June 21 reported that service suddenly became available early Sunday morning. Despite complaints about slow connection speeds, the move was welcomed by local users. “It’s good for us. Now we can communicate with our friends again. The Internet speed is not good, but at least…
Pu Zo Zam, the chairman of the Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD), said that his party would “seize” the Chin State parliament during elections to be held next year. The remark, made at a ceremony on Friday for the opening of a new branch office in Kalay, Sagaing Region, aimed to raise expectations for the party’s prospects during Burma’s 2020 general elections. “The CNLD is focusing on two things. The first is building Chin State and the second is Chin nation-building. We have successfully implemented the first across Chin State. This means that the CNLD will seize the Chin…
People living in a remote part of southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township are facing severe food shortages due to restrictions on the transport of rice from neighboring Rakhine State, where the Burma Army and the insurgent Arakan Army (AA) are engaged in ongoing clashes. Local people from the Lay Myo Myit area of Paletwa normally transport rice from Rakhine State’s Mrauk-U and Minbya townships by boat. Now, however, boats can only carry two bags at a time, making it difficult for local rice sellers to meet demand. “We can’t travel freely to Rakhine State and we are are only allowed…