Burmese Army extorts money and live stock from hungry villagers
(Khonumthung News) September 27 - Burmese Army soldiers have been demanding livestock and money from starving villagers in areas that are severely affected by acute food shortage in southern Chin state, western Burma. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC Radio - English - Starvation in Burma’s Chin state
One of Burma’s smallest ethnic minorities, the Mara, say hundreds of their people have starved to death. Read the rest of this entry »
Rampaging rats bring starvation to Burma
By Bernadette Carroll
BBC News, Chin state, Burma
In Burma’s north-west Chin state, thousands of people say they are starving. The Mara tribe say hundreds of their community have died in the past two months alone. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC Burmese Radio broadcasts Mawta famine crisis in Chin state
NEW DELHI - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Burmese Radio on Thursday evening broadcasted a documentary on Mawta Famine Crisis in Chin State in Western Myanmar which is made available for net users to be able to listen from any place where intenet is accessible. Read the rest of this entry »
Food crisis in Chin state results in school drop outs
Khonumthung News, Sept. 25 - Many students have dropped out of schools in remote areas of Chin state, western Burma because of acute food shortage from rat infestation (mawta) in the region. Read the rest of this entry »
Six villagers die of starvation in southern Chin state
September 22, 2008 - Six villagers have died of starvation in Paletwa Township in southern Chin state, Burma in a famine like situation caused by rat infestation. Read the rest of this entry »
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