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    Chin Lead Story News

    Chin students oppose Aung San statue

    Aung San, who is the father of State Counsellor Suu Kyi, is widely accredited with winning independence from the British in 1947.

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    In Pictures: Chin National Day celebrated in Mindat

    Muskets and melodies kicked off celebrations for the 70th Chin National Day in Mindat, Chin State, on Monday, commemorating the remote region’s long struggle for democracy and self-determination.

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    Life or death: Giving birth in Burma

    Cer Lui had to make a split decision — to drive herself to the hospital by motorbike, or stay in her home with her seven children — and deliver her baby.

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    Chin State, marked by change, looks to hold on to its roots

    “At the age of 10, I got my tattoos,” says Ma Lha Sen.

    Chin Lead Story News

    Floods, landslides hit western Chin State

    Several days of constant rains have caused rivers to burst their banks in western Chin State, with the townships of Falam and Kalay particularly affected.

    Chin climate change Environment Farmers Lead Story News

    The silent climate burn in Chin State

    Chin State has suffered particularly erratic rainfall, landslides and floods. But new adaptation programs are aiming to prepare farming communities for future changes in the climate and improve food security.

    Chin Lead Story News Politics

    Two Chin political parties agree to merger

    Two ethnic Chin political parties, the Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) and the Chin Progressive Party (CPP), have agreed to merge, the groups announced on Thursday.

    Chin Environment Lead Story News

    Efforts to change Chin farming habits seek to slow harmful deforestation

    Can Chin State’s farmers move away from shifting cultivation and embrace sedentary agriculture in time to save the western region’s forests?

    Chin Lead Story News

    Protestors call for Paletwa to be granted ‘district’ status

    Protestors say an upgrade in status would help administrators alleviate the area’s dire transport difficulties.

    Chin Farmers Feature Lead Story

    Can agriculture, small loans lead Chin State to a fertile future?

    Challenges abound, but so too does hope that the right set of policies can spur development in this remote part of Burma.

    Health Interview Lead Story News

    Talking nutrition in Chin State

    Dr Khin Mar Cho is a nutrition specialist and director at Cornell University’s College for Agriculture and Life Sciences in the USA.

    Chin Environment Land Lead Story Natural resources News Uncategorized

    Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining

    Ethnic villagers in Sagaing Division say that gold mining along the fourth largest river in Burma is ruining farmland and causing tension in the community

    Census Chin Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Family matters: Census reveals dilemmas for Chin women

    Married women in Chin State give birth to nine children on average, compared to four in Rangoon, according to new data.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Indian trader busted for smuggling 7 tonnes of gold from Burma

    An Indian gold trader based in the northeastern state of Assam has been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly nearly $300 million worth of gold from Burma.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Opium production, a scourge of Burma’s north, is spreading to Chin State

    Opium production, long a problem in Kachin and Shan states, is now appearing in parts of Chin State affected by conflict on the Indian border.

    2015 Elections Chin Lead Story News Opinion Politics

    Opinion: The harmful legacy of ‘Burmanising’ ethnic language

    As journalists descended on Naypyidaw to discover who will be the next president, a little-known Chin nominee’s name was butchered in the Western media.

    Lead Story News Politics

    BREAKING: Candidates announced for Burma’s next president

    The lower and upper houses have announced they will decide between two candidates respectively for their submissions to the presidential pool of nominees.

    Chin Lead Story News

    Detonation cords ‘stockpile’ to blame for Hakha explosion

    At least five people were killed and another seven injured in an explosion in the Chin State capital of Hakha.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Election results 11

    The Union Election Commission Chairman Tin Aye has released the eleventh round of election results at just after midday local time.

    Many of the roads to the IDPs are flooded or too muddy for aid trucks to get through. (PHOTO: DVB).

    2015 Elections Chin Lead Story News Politics

    Election 2015: Chin campaigning stuck in the mud

    Political parties in Chin State say they are struggling to reach rural areas due to the destruction caused by last month’s floods.

    Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Chin State town submerged by mudslide

    A village in Tonzang, in the north of Chin State, was buried by a mudslide, though no one has been reported killed or injured.

    Farmers Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Burmese farmers in race against time

    Farmers in flood-hit Burma face a scramble to replant damaged paddy fields in the next two weeks to avoid food shortages.

    DVB Debate: Postpone election in flood-hit Burma? video

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    DVB Debate: Postpone election in flood-hit Burma?

    A general election set for November could cap off five years of historic reform for Burma, but has disastrous flooding drowned Burma’s hopes for democracy?

    Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Areas of Hakha to be relocated, says govt

    The Chin State government in Burma is considering relocating wards in the state capital, Hakha, after it was devastated by recent landslides and floods.

    Arakan Burma Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Mrauk-U struggles with rising floodwater

    The town of Mrauk-U in Arakan State has suffered the greatest impact from monsoonal flooding.

    Aid Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Food shortages in Chin State following floods, landslides

    Chin political parties urge President Thein Sein to order airlifts of emergency food aid to affected areas.

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    PICTURES: Monsoon batters Burma

    IN PICTURES: Heavy rainfall and flash floods have inundated many parts of the country.

    2015 Elections Chin Lead Story News Politics

    Chin parties prepare for election showdown

    With more ethnic-based political parties registering in Chin, Arakan and Mon states, competition promises to be tough in November’s general election.

    2015 Elections Chin Interview Lead Story Politics

    Two bites of the Cheery

    INTERVIEW: DVB speaks to Cheery Zahau, a renowned Chin human rights activist who is now seeking a seat in parliament at the upcoming election.

    2015 Elections Chin Lead Story News

    Only 50% of population on voter lists in Chin State

    Out of a total population of 480,000, only 262,000 names appear on voter lists. Authorities blame media and CBOs for not informing the public.

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