At least three Bible colleges and two orphanages have been ordered to shut down by the local SPDC authorities in Mingalardone Township, Rangoon, the former capital of Burma, Chinland Guardian has learned.
About 350 people last Saturday turned up at the combined event of ‘Chin Famine Live Aid Concert’ and the ‘61st anniversary of Chin National Day’ in London, filling up Chiswick Town Hall in support of famine victims in Chin State, Burma.
Melbourne, Australia: The Chin Famine Live Aid Concert, the first of a series of benefit shows to take place in Australia, drew hundreds of people last night filling the Boxhill Townhall to capacity. About 800 people showed up to hear performances by two celebrities from India’s Mizoram and Chin State of Burma.
A combined event of Chin Famine Live Aid Concert and the 61st anniversary of Chin National Day will be held in London on 21 February 2009, aiming mainly to raise awareness and fund for Chin victims of the ongoing famine in military-ignored Chin State, Burma.
15 February 2009: In response to the food crisis caused by a plague of rats, World Food Programme (WFP) launched its programme called ‘Food Plus Cash-For-Programme’ in six townships of Chin State.
In an attempt to raise awareness and fund for the famine-affected people in Burma’s Chin State, ‘Chin Famine Live Aid Concert’ is organised by Chin Communities across the globe in partnership with CHRO (Chin Human Rights Organisation).
12 February 2009: The Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Organization (UNPO), widely known as the shadow United Nations body, marked its founding anniversary this week with calls for new attention to the rapid rate of global environmental destruction, which threatens the survival of some of the most vulnerable peoples in the world.
In response to recent forcible church closures in Rangoon, at least 33 British Members of Parliament expressed their grave concern by signing an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) on Tuesday.
Chiangmai, Thailand: The Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC), the largest ethnic opposition alliance today calls for unity among the ethnic groups in the fight for democracy and federalism in Burma.
Melbourne, Australia – 7 February, 2009: The last of the three well-known Chin singers invited to perform at the Chin Famine Live Aid Concerts has arrived in Australia, and the Chin community here is greeting her with excitement. Mimi Lalzamliani, a celebrated Chin singer from Mizoram State of India, where thousands of Chin refugees and famine victims live, arrived at Melbourne International Airport yesterday.
