In its statement on the devastating food crisis in Burma’s Chin State, the Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) today expressed concern for the Chin victims, calling for the immediate action to address the ‘military-neglected’ situation.
Chin villagers are facing an increasing degree of perpetual hardship and harassment by the SPDC’s soldiers, sparking fears that the situation, given the devastating food crisis in Chin State, could get worse and more complicated.
Fears for the safety of a Chin refugee currently being held in Malaysia’s Pokok Sena Jail rise after a decision to deport him into Thailand in December 2008 has been announced by Malaysian authorities, his inmate recently released said.
A Chin student, Salai Cung Cem Bik, yesterday made a short speech, introducing a Hakha dialect to the audience in a Europe-wide celebration of the 8th annual European Day of Languages held at the Upper Secondary School of Nadderud, Norway.
The Chin people of Ramri and nearby villages feared that they could be dragged at any time to serve as forced porters by SPDC’s soldiers following a gun fight between the SPDC’s troop and CNA (Chin National Army) in Paletwa Township of Chin State last week, sources unveiled.
A demonstration which marks the first anniversary of the so-called Saffron Revolution is to take place in front of Royal Thai Embassy in London, UK on Friday, calling on the ASEAN nations and its chair to exercise their power to push for the release of political prisoners in Burma.
Fears for the lives of Chin victims from famine-stricken areas in Burma’s Chin State have mounted after an increasing number of villagers have suffered from various diseases due to the devastating food crisis, sources said.
The Chin people across the world expressed their condolences over the death of a Chin student, Salai Mang Bu Kee, who was stabbed to death in Myingyan town, Burma last week.
At least 10 makeshift stalls have been set up by Chin refugees in efforts to make ends meet in Malaysia, selling ‘meat hominy corn soup’ called sabuti, one of the Chin traditional foods.
Burma’s military-ignored famine has forced thousands of Chin villagers to flee in search of food for survival, leaving especially mothers and children vulnerable to famine-related diseases, sources warned.
