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
Saturday, 01 August 2015 17:15 Written by Chinland Guardian Published in Chin News 01 August 2015 — Burma’s government has been urged to take immediate action to provide humanitarian assistance to disaster-hit victims in Chin State and other parts of the country. The Chin National Front and the Chin Human Rights Organization called on the State
Friday, 31 July 2015 16:28 Written by Chinland Guardian Published in Chin News 31 July 2015 — About 1,000 families have evacuated their houses in Hakha, Chin State as flash floods and landslides continue following continuous heavy rains. It is estimated that about 7,00 buildings, including government offices, schools and private houses, have been left empty
By Richard Potter July 22, 2015 In the very early morning of March 29 the Myanmar Army was caught off-guard when it was assaulted and overrun in two separate locations: Kyauk Taw, in northern Rakhine State, and Paletwa, slightly north of Kyauk Taw in neighboring Chin State. In Kyauk Taw, two soldiers were killed, and
By YEN SNAING / THE IRRAWADDY| Tuesday, July 21, 2015 | RANGOON — A coalition of 24 indigenous rights organizations is planning to make a submission on the situation of indigenous communities in Burma when the country is reviewed at the 23rd session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland, in November.