‘Ex-Gen.’ PM Leads New Political Party
29 April 2010: Burmese Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein who quit his generalship Monday has now become leader of the…
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Hundreds of Refugees Arrested In Recent Raids In Malaysia
27 April 2010: Malaysian authorities have recently launched a series of crackdowns on immigrants, arresting hundreds of Chin refugees stranded in Malaysia, including children and pregnant women.
Oil Companies In Burma Urged For Financial Transparency
27 April 2010: Foreign oil companies, who partner with Burma’s military regime on the Yadana natural gas pipeline to Thailand, have been urged to reveal the over-18-year payments made to the ruling junta, according to a report released today by Earthrights Interntional.
Shedding Skin: Junta Ministers Quit Army Ranks
26 April 2010: All ranking generals and senior army officers holding ministerial portfolios within Burma’s ruling State Peace and Development Council have resigned their military posts, a Chinland Guardian source has revealed.
Refugees Beaten Up in Delhi For Language Difficulties
26 April 2010: A Chin refugee father, Fung Ling, and his two friends who offered to assist in speaking Hindi were battered and struck with bricks by two local Indian bikers in Chanakya Place, Uttam Nagar of New Delhi, India around 6pm last Friday, 23 April 2010.
BBC: Chin Villagers Suffer Abuses By Burma’s Soldiers
25 April 2010: In a BBC documentary presented by Simon Reeve last Sunday, Chin villagers spoke out how they have been abused and persecuted by SPDC’s army soldiers patrolling along the Indian-Burma border.
Suu Kyi: Party Symbols to Remain for Public Display Post-May 6
24 April 2010: The risk of becoming a legally defunct entity post-May 6 should not deter the National League for Democracy (NLD) from keeping its party signboard on public display and flying its flag at its headquarters, detained popular leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told her followers.
Refugee Boy Testified Of Being Raped In New Delhi
24 April 2010: Traumatised Chin refugee boy, Khual Kham, testified how he was raped two months ago by local Indian men only after the boy’s parents were informed of the incident by his close friends who are deeply concerned over his mental condition.
Repeated Patterns of Assaults on Refugees in Delhi Reignite New Security Concerns
24 April 2010: A series of recent violent assaults on Chin refugees by local Indians in New Delhi has raised heightened concerns for the safety of refugees from Burma stranded in the capital city of India.
New Party Rolls Out Election Platform
23 April 2010: The newly established Union Democratic Party (UDP) unveiled its 2010 election platform Thursday at a press conference in the former capital Rangoon.