Tuesday, 19 May 2015 08:33 Written by Thawng Zel Thang ([email protected])Published in Chin News 18 May 2015 — Hundreds of Chin villagers displaced by conflicts between the Burma Army and Arakan Army have been ordered to return to their homes. The tactical operations commander of the Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion No. 289 gave the

Friday, 08 May 2015 12:48 Written by Chinland Guardian Published in Chin News 08 May 2015 — The Chin Peace and Tranquility Committee held a meeting with the Chin State government and the Chin National Front to re-examine if both parties were abiding by their agreements. Citing a collection of incidents that were seen as

Wednesday, 06 May 2015 17:31 Written by Chinland GuardianPublished in Chin News 06 May 2015 — Strong winds and heavy rains forced dozens of Chin villagers displaced by conflicts to move out from their temporary shelters along the Kaladan river into nearby places. Steven, a Khumi youth group leader, said that it was dangerous for

Friday, 01 May 2015 13:05 Written by Thawng Zel Thang ([email protected])Published in Chin News 01 May 2015 — The Technological Christian Fellowship is planning to resume construction of the church building which had been banned by the authorities and villagers in Tayawaddy, Sagaing Region. Salai Van Thawng Thang, a TCF leader, said in the Chinland

Riot policemen train outside Rangoon in 2014. (Photo: Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters) By SALAI THANT ZIN / THE IRRAWADDY| Tuesday, April 28, 2015 | RANGOON — Local authorities have arrested and charged two police officers from Chin State’s Tonzang Township over allegations of the rape of a 16-year-old girl on the evening of Apr.

Monday, 27 April 2015 11:02 Written by Chinland Guardian Chin villagers fleeing conflicts between the Burma Army and Arakan Army are still hiding and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Hundreds of residents in villages near the Arakan-Chin border, who have fled the clashes occuring in March and April, fear to return home, according to

Thursday, 23 April 2015 17:58 Written by Chinland Guardian A Grade 8 student girl, 15, was raped by two policemen in Tonzang Township, Chin State around 8pm on 11 April.The incident took place near a coffee plantation when Phyo Ko Ko and Phyo Paing, both lance corporals, were taking the girl on a motorcycle toward

Tuesday, 14 April 2015 13:32 Written by Thawng Zel Thang ([email protected])  Published in Chin News 14 April 2015 — A new clash between the Arakan Army and Burma Army broke out in Pyin-so of Paletwa Township, forcing more residents to flee the village.Soldiers from the Arakan Army and the Burma Army Infantry Battalion No. 289

Wednesday, 01 April 2015 11:57 Written by Chinland Guardian Hundreds of people from a village identified as Pyin-so in Paletwa Township, Chin State have fled from a fire exchange between the Arakan Army and Burma Army around midnight on 29 March. The villagers are taking refuge in nearby villages following the hours-long fighting between soldiers

By NYEIN NYEIN / THE IRRAWADY| Friday, March 27, 2015 | Linguistic experts called for the safeguarding of ethnic minority languages and for multilingual education in both primary and secondary schools, following a two day seminar in Rangoon. Local and international experts and other stakeholders attended the seminar, titled “Continuum of the Richness of Languages