Category: Archived

Chin fans were left saddened, mourning the sudden departure of a popular Shan singer Sai Htee Saing, who died in Yangon, early morning last Monday.

London, UK: Prayer for Burma 2008 was held with more than 200 participants at Emmanuel Centre in Central London last Saturday as part of an international prayer initiative for Burma.

March 7, 2008 – Rising cost of living and arbitrary and repressive policies of the ruling military junta are driving Chin people into deeper and deeper humanitarian crisis, causing serious alarm of hunger and famine for communities across Burma ‘s western frontier.

President of Myanmar Baptist Convention (MBC), Rev. Dr. Sang Awr has been receiving medical treatments of cancer at Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre in Singapore starting from yesterday, the family revealed this morning.

Famous Chin singers from Burma, Sung Tin Par and Thun Kham are to team up with Mizo’s talented top singer, Daduhi to celebrate Chin National Day in Frankfurt, Germany.

February 20, 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of Chin National Day, the day that the Chin people abolished traditional feudalism and adopted democratic principle at the town of Falam , the then district headquarters of northern Chin Hills.

A handful of Burmese and British protesters braved the cold weather of London, UK urging Total Oil to pull out of Burma. Holding placards and banners saying ‘Total Disgrace – Free Burma’, the group actively chanted slogans protesting against the French oil giant in front of one of the company’s petrol stations near Kilburn tube station yesterday.

A delegation of Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is in Washington D.C this week for annual advocacy trip that usually starts at the beginning of the year.

By Victor Khambil  – December 21, 2007-Kuala Lumpur: A small boat carrying 99 ethnic Chin from Myanmar accidentally sunk into the sea near Koktoung which located at the southernmost borderline of Thai and Myanmar on December 20, 2007 after colliding with a huge fishing boat at night. According to available information so far received, 45 Chin nationals comprising several children perished or still missing in the most ever devastating tragedy in the Chin history.

December 12, 2007-Geneva: Burma