By FELIZ SOLOMON / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, August 27, 2015 | RANGOON — For those of you in Chiang Mai, you’re well advised to spend your Friday night partying for a good cause at a fundraiser for flood relief efforts in Burma’s remote Chin State. Featuring live music, theatrical performances, Burmese delicacies and loads of
Friday, 28 August 2015 01:08 Written by Thawng Zel Thang ([email protected]) 28 August 2015 — Landslides, believed to have been triggered by heavy rains starting yesterday, have destroyed houses and graves in Mizoram State, India. Aizawl, the State’s capital, has been affected, with about 160 tombs in three different cemeteries destroyed, according to the Indian
Monday, 31 August 2015 23:58 Written by Chinland Guardian Published in Chin News 29 August 2015 — A village called Tuikhingzang, aka Hakhalay, in Tonzang Township, Chin State was struck by mudslides at about 3am in the morning yesterday. Ngun Lal, a Chin resident in Kalay, Sagaing Region, who went to the scene at dawn,
September 1, 2015 Written by Khonumthung Published in Khonumthung Dr Sasa, the founder of the Chin community based organisation the Health and Hope Society has, for the second time, donated 500 bags of rice, 500 Kgs of cooking oil, 500 Kgs of dal and 500 Kgs of salt to the flood affected people of southern
By Ei Ei Toe Lwin and Ye Mon | Thursday, 03 September 2015 The upcoming election may be up to three months late in landslide-ravaged Chin State. While the official nationwide poll is just 66 days away, the Union Election Commission said it is mulling a request to delay voting in Chin State due to
By MULTIMEDIA, SAI ZAW / THE IRRAWADDY| Saturday, September 5, 2015 | Since June, many parts of Burma have been devastated by flooding that is said to be the worst to hit the country in decades. More than 100 people died due to the violent waters and ensuing landslides, while an estimated 1.6 million others
By LAWI WENG / THE IRRAWADDY| Saturday, September 5, 2015 | KALE TOWNSHIP, Sagaing Division — After a month living in a cramped hut, San Htay still has no idea where she will ultimately end up. This much she does know: It is unlikely that she and her husband will ever return to live in the
By Peter Brimble and Nyi Nyi Aung | Monday, 07 September 2015 Mountain ranges across Chin State offer stunning scenery but also contribute to frequent landslides. Chin State is the poorest region in Myanmar, and frequent natural disasters prevent the 500,000 Chin people from fully enjoying government and development partner efforts to lift them out
YANGON | BY TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN Myanmar said on Tuesday it had appealed for international assistance to help provide food, temporary shelter and clothing for more than 210,000 people affected by widespread flooding following weeks of heavy monsoon rains. At least 47 people have died in the floods, according to the government. Myanmar’s call for international
Scene of flood devastation in Paletwa. (PHOTO: Mary Lin) By SHWE AUNG 2 August 2015 Thousands of local people in Hakha, Tiddim, Falam, Paletwa and Matupi townships in Chin State are facing severe food shortages following mass disruptions to transport due to landslides and floods in the region. The leaders of ten ethnic Chin-based political