London, UK 5 February 2009: A group of British Parliamentarians led by John Bercow of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Burma is initiating an Early Day Motion on Burma to express deep concerns at recent clampdown by Burmese authorities on Christians in the former capital Rangoon. The motion, which is still open for signature, has already received 25 signatures from the British MPs.
4 February 2009: The first of many well-known Chin vocalists invited to perform at the Chin Famine Live Aid Concerts has arrived in Australia, even as more artists are scheduled to arrive over the coming days. Cung Lian Thawng, a local musician and vocal talent arrived at the Melbourne International Airport Monday.
Government Technological Institute (GTI) was opened in Hakha, the capital of Chin State, on 15 December 2008, about 3 km away from the town.
A Chin refugee, who has been detained at different detention camps in Malaysia since last November, will be transferred today to Machap Umboo Detention Camp where he will await deportation, Chinland Guardian has learned.
Hope for survival of a Chin baby boy born with a cleft palate and brain outside his skull in Malaysia is still ‘up in the air’ as decisions can not yet be reached regarding an operation due to its uncertain consequences.
Churches and apartment buildings where Christian gatherings and worship services are held have been clamped down by SPDC’s local authorities in Rangoon, the former capital of Burma.
Three churches based in South Dagon township, Rangoon have been locked up and sealed without any specific reasons since late December 2008 by Township Peace and Development Council Officer and local authorities.
The first Chin arrivals came to Melbourne in the late 1990s. Since then, Melbourne has become home to approximately 1200 Chin émigrés.
SPDC’s local authorities have locked a Chin church in South Dagon township of Rangoon – former capital city of Burma – on 22 December 2008, accusing the church was built without permission.
15 December 2008 – Aizawl: The Chin National Front (CNF), an ethnic armed opposition group, Saturday rejected the 2010 planned election in Burma, saying the organization is fundamentally opposed to the military’s “seven-step roadmap” transition process or any of its resulting outcomes, including the scheduled election.
