12 February 2012: Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Union Day in Rangoon, the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum, a five-party ethnic alliance today said they are dismayed by the continuing lack of equality and ethnic rights in the Union of Burma.
13 February 2012: A Chin student group at Pakokku College lodged a formal letter to the rector, accusing an assistant lecturer of Botany department of using racial remarks against Chin students in her class.
12 February 2012: A new think tank devoted to the study of ethnic issues has been created to promote peace and reconciliation in Burma as the war-torn Southeast Asian nation faces the difficult challenges of ending one of the world’s longest armed conflict.
11 February 2012: The food security condition in parts of Chin State is of great concern due to crop failures and an extreme reduction of yield in 2011, a report in January 2012 by UN-OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) said.
11 February 2012: As Burma’s ongoing military attacks in Kachin State displace an increasing number of thousands of refugees, Chin communities worldwide continue their humanitarian support for the conflict-affected victims.
10 February 2012: The Yangon Film School (YFS) is set to start shooting a documentary film on the process of Chin traditional weaving in the middle of this month in Burma.
09 February 2012: A team of Burma Eyecare Project consisting of an optometrist, pastor and translator from Canada has provided a free eye exam and glasses to more than 130 patients from Burma in Thailand.
09 February 2012: A passenger-carrying jeep tumbled down the road between Falam Town and Zathlir village of Falam Township in Chin State yesterday, killing two passengers and injuring nine.
08 February 2012: Ms Thet Mon Myint aka Zung Cer Mawi yesterday won the best leading actress award in the ‘Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards’ ceremony held in Naypyidaw, capital of Burma.
06 February 2012 – KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian government is scheduled to carry out a major crackdown campaign on undocumented foreigners starting from 16 February, causing massive fear among refugees and migrants workers in the country.
