August 10, 2015 Written by KhonumthungPublished in Khonumthung Various organizations and political parties in Mizoram State, India, which borders Chin State, have appealed for aid and prayers for ethnic communities in Chin State affected by floods and heavy rains in Myanmar as well as in Manipur. Pu Paul Sita, Secretary (1) of  the Chin National

Monday, 10 August 2015 10:50 Written by  Thawng Zel Thang ([email protected]) Published in Chin News 10 August 2015 — People in at least five villages in Tedim township, Chin State have deserted their places, severely affected by landslides. All Kahngen villagers, 127 people of 40 households, arrived in Tedim on foot last Friday after having

Monday, 10 August 2015 10:10 Written by  Chinland Guardian Published in Interviews Food shortages feared in Tonzang Township: Interview with Mungte 10 August 2015: Tonzang is one of the nine townships in Chin State seriously affected by landslides and flash floods caused by recent heavy rains. However, the humanitarian situation in the State’s western part

By ALEC SCOTT, FLORA BAWI MAWI & LIAN BAWI THANG| Tuesday, August 11, 2015 | RANGOON — Remote Paletwa Township in southwestern Chin State has been one of the hardest hit and most underreported jurisdictions of Burma’s four states and divisions declared disaster zones on July 31, with supply shortages and mass displacement going largely

By SALAI THANT ZIN / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, August 27, 2015 | RANGOON — The Chin State government has requested a grant of more than 20 billion kyats (US$15.5 million) from the Union government for rehabilitation projects in the flood-battered northwestern state. The remote and mountainous region, home to about 478,000 people, suffered severe economic

Thursday, 27 August 2015 01:20 Written by  Thawng Zel Thang ([email protected])Published in Chin News 24 August 2015 — Hakha residents of Khuahlun ward, completely destroyed by landslides, sighed with relief when President Thein Sein gave the green light to their request.Van Thawng, State Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Breeding, said during a press conference yesterday

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