10 June 2009: The 2008-09 matriculation results announced on 7 June 2009 saw a dramatic fall in the number of ‘tenth standard’ students passing the examination and getting distinctions in Chin State while the overall result in the whole country has been said to be on the increase.
9 June 2009: Over three dozen ‘illegal migrants’ from Burma have been deported from Mizoram and handed over to the Burmese military across the border, according to a local daily Vanglaini on Monday.
04 June 2009: An email calling for a special prayer has been circulated among the Chin people across the globe today as the last American missionary to Chin State, Rev. Dr. Robert G. Johnson, has been in ‘critical condition’ in Redlands, California after catching pneumonia last weekend.
04 June 2009: In its 2008-09 financial report, Zomi Baptist Convention (ZBC) acknowledged the contributions of Chin churches and communities worldwide to Chin victims of bamboo-and-rat-related food crisis, which has been ravaging since late 2006.
03 June 2009: Three representatives of the Chin National Front (CNF) met with official from the Department of State and Senior Professional Staff Members of the Senate Relations Committee in a 4-day trip to the US from 29 May to 2 June 2009.
31 May 2009: A Christian cross planted on the top of Kimo mountain in Paletwa Township, Chin State was pulled down in March, 2009 and is to be replaced with a Buddhist pagoda by the military regime, sources unveiled.
About 100 protesters yesterday braved London rain in front of Burmese Embassy in London, marking the 19th anniversary of Burma’s 1990 election and commemorating what is now known as ‘The Depayin Massacre’.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) yesterday released a report documenting first-hand information on SPDC’s human rights violations among the Chin and Kachin in Burma after making a visit to the Kachin State and to Chin refugees in Malaysia last week.
A total of 41 people from Burma, mainly Chin nationals, were deported to Burma by Mizoram police in the middle of May 2009, sources said.
