Than Shwe’s Biography To Be Published Next Month
21 April 2010: Benedict Rogers’ book Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant is to be published by Silkworm Books next month, May 2010, with a foreword by Vaclav Havel, former President of Czech Republic.
Category: News
Sung Tin Par To Get Married In May
21 April 2010: Burma’s famous Chin female singer Sung Tin Par and her fiance Sang Za Lian are to walk down the aisle at Sedona Hotel in Rangoon on 5 May, 2010.
Churches Closed Down In Irrawaddy Division
18 April 2010: Two churches founded by a Chin pastor in Nargis-hit villages of Labutta Township, Irrawaddy Division have been shut down by SPDC local authorities last week.
Chin Singing Contestant In Norway Hailed
18 April 2010: A rising Chin singer who performs as one of the boy band members, contesting in a nationwide TV programme called ‘Norway’s Got Talent’ has been hailed and supported by Chin communities and individuals across the globe.
Christian Persecutions Raised In London Conference
18 April 2010: A Chin Christian activist yesterday spoke about ongoing repressions and persecutions facing Christians in Burma at Asian Christian Solidarity Conference held in London.
Rangoon Bomb Blasts Linked With Upcoming 2010 Election
18 April 2010 (Chinland Guardian): The recent bomb explosions in Rangoon left at least 8 people dead on the spot and about 94 seriously injured, sparking speculation over possible connection with the ‘unsmooth’ campaign condition of SPDC’s upcoming general election.
Campaigners Seek G8 Spotlight on Burma
17 April 2010: Burma campaigners are gearing efforts to keep the international spotlight on the military-run state in the run up to the G8 Summit scheduled to be held in late June in Canada.
Treated for Low Blood Pressure, Suu Kyi’s Otherwise Healthy
11 April 2010: Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was suffering from symptoms associated with low blood pressure and was given intravenous drip infusion during a routine medical checkup performed by her personal physician on Wednesday last week.
Ethnic Block to Boycott Burma’s Elections
8 April 2010: In a move that will further dent the credibility of Burma’s planned elections later this year; the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) has announced on Wednesday they will not contest the polls.
Setting the Record Straight: NLD Statement (Unofficial Translation by CG)
[Impression of Official Seal]
National League for Democracy
No (97/b) West Swhegondaing Street
Bahan Township, Rangoon
2010/April/6
1371/Tago/8 [Burmese Calander]
“Appeal to the People”
1. The National League for Democracy was founded on the pledge to fulfill the objective toward democracy, as was the basis of demands made by the entire people during the 8888 pro-democracy struggle.