In its letter to the UN on 8 September 2008, United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) urged Secretary-General of United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to put more appropriate pressure on the junta to make engagement for tripartite dialogue.
Singapore: The final performance of the Chin Famine Live Aid Concert series took place last night in Singapore . More than 600 people filled the worship center at the Singapore Bible College to hear singers from Burma and Mizoram who have been touring Southeast Asia to raise awareness about food shortages and famine in Chin State, Burma .
Chin farmers in some of the most rodent-infested areas abandoned their farms and paddy fields as swarms of rats that eat up the crops en masse become ‘wild and uncontrollable’ in Chin State.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Chin Famine Live Aid concerts held on August 31 and September 1 Malaysia brought thousands to the Wisma Center in Kuala Lumpur, to hear performances by popular musicians from Burma and India.
The Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) held a three-day conference last week, saying it can not endorse the SPDC’s ‘Road Map’ or the 2010 General Elections unless the process becomes more inclusive and responsive to the needs of all the peoples of the Union of Burma.
Thousands of Chin patients from the most famine-affected areas in Chin State have travelled on foot across the mountains to the Indian-Burmese border to receive free medical treatment from a village clinic opened by Chin medical student, Sasa.
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Last night, over one thousand concert-goers filed into the stadium at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand to hear performances by top artists from Burma and Mizoram participating in the Chin Famine Live Aid Concert. The Chin community of Chiang Mai organized the concert to benefit victims of the ongoing famine and food shortages in Chin State, Burma.
