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.

Written by Chinland Guardian Published in Interviews 24 June 2015 — Ling Min, a Khumi Chin from Pyin So village where the Burma Army and the Arakan Army clashed, has been missing since late March and it is alleged that he might have been abducted. Regarding his disappearance, the Chinland Guardian interviews Rachel Fleming, CHRO’s

Written by Chinland Guardian Published in National 23 June 2015 — Stones were thrown at a building in which a Chin Christian pastor and his family live in Yesagyo town, Magwe Region. Chin pastor Rev. Zun Hlei Sum said that his building had been attacked with stones at around 9:50pm and 11:10pm on Saturday and

Written by Chinland Guardian Published in Chin News 16 June 2015 — The Chin Human Rights Organization urged the government of Burma to take necessary action to provide humanitarian assistance to Chin victims of conflicts between the Burma Army and the Arakan Army.In a statement released yesterday, the CHRO said that the authorities should cooperate

June 17, 2015 Written by KIC Published in Karen State Chin Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) take Shelter near the Kaladan River in Chin State (Photo: KMG)Chin Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) take Shelter near the Kaladan River in Chin State (Photo: KMG)A human rights organisation has accused the Burma Army and an ethnic armed group of