24 November, 2009: Two books on Daai and Kuki-Chin languages have been published by STEDT (Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus) project, Department of Linguistics, University of California.
23 November, 2009: Another two series of Chin Food Aid Concerts held in Indianapolis came to a successuful end last Friday and Saturday with more than 1,500 supporters including family members of the late Rev. Dr. Robert G. Johnson, the last American missionary to Chin Hills.
18 November 2009: Concluding its Board meeting this weekend, the Chin Forum says the aspiration for democracy and self-determination will not end with the military-staged elections in 2010 in Burma.
(Unofficial Translation by Chinland Guardian)
To
Senior General Than Shwe
Chairman
The State Peace and Development Council
Naypyidaw
Date 11 November 2009
Re: Following Up on Matters Regarding the Lifting of Punitive Sanctions Placed on the Country
16 November 2009: A book containing a collection of articles submitted by Chin historians and scholars during an international seminar on Chin history held last year was launched in Aizawl, Mizoram earlier today.
16 November, 2009: The body of a Chin refugee, Mr. Nang Sian Mung, found dead on the cement last month is still in custody despite several attempts made for release by Chin communities and his boss in Malaysia.
15 November, 2009: A Chin Christian refugee, Lian Do Cin, has been taken to hospital in Malaysia after praying and fasting for a total of 40 days in a bid to get a UNHCR refugee registration card.
15 November, 2009: The ongoing food crisis initially caused by a plague of rats has gone from bad to worse due to the unexpected outbreak of crop-devouring swarms of locusts and sparrows in Burma’s Chin State.
14 November 2009: Lawyers representing Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday against the Nobel Laureate’s earlier conviction to an extended period of house arrest.
