Hope for survival of a Chin baby boy born with a cleft palate and brain outside his skull in Malaysia is still ‘up in the air’ as decisions can not yet be reached regarding an operation due to its uncertain consequences.
Churches and apartment buildings where Christian gatherings and worship services are held have been clamped down by SPDC’s local authorities in Rangoon, the former capital of Burma.
Three churches based in South Dagon township, Rangoon have been locked up and sealed without any specific reasons since late December 2008 by Township Peace and Development Council Officer and local authorities.
The first Chin arrivals came to Melbourne in the late 1990s. Since then, Melbourne has become home to approximately 1200 Chin émigrés.
SPDC’s local authorities have locked a Chin church in South Dagon township of Rangoon – former capital city of Burma – on 22 December 2008, accusing the church was built without permission.
15 December 2008 – Aizawl: The Chin National Front (CNF), an ethnic armed opposition group, Saturday rejected the 2010 planned election in Burma, saying the organization is fundamentally opposed to the military’s “seven-step roadmap” transition process or any of its resulting outcomes, including the scheduled election.
Concern has mounted among the Chin people over the safety of Kam Lam Khup, also known as Kyaw Soe, and Kap Kham Khual, also known as Anthony, who have been moved to Myaungmya and Bassein jail respectively in late November 2008, according to sources.
London, UK: On the day that marked 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, about 50 Burmese and British people yesterday braved London cold in front of Burmese Embassy, calling on Burma’s military junta to respect and protect ‘human rights and human dignity.’
9 December 2008 – Aizawl: The State legislative election in Mizoram finished yesterday with a sweeping victory for the Indian National Congress (INC) after having been out of power for a decade in the northeastern Indian State.
UNHCR in Malaysia turned down a request of refugee registration made by a Chin disabled asylum seeker from military-ruled Burma last Friday, saying he is not in a vulnerable condition.
