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A total of 53 Kachin pastors made a historical trip to Chin State last month, saying they were paying a brotherly visit to the Chin people as histories claimed the Chin are the elder of the two.

Some pillars erected, wood planks piled and foundation blocks laid down in a plot where construction of a church building is planned by students of Government Technological College (Kalay Myo) were pulled out and removed by Tayawaddy villagers on 27 November 2008.

Melbourne, Australia: Australia Burma Network (ABN), which has been actively involved in lobbying for Burma issues since last year’s Saffron Revolution, changed its name to Burma Campaign Australia (Victoria) at the meeting held on November 29, 2008.

Melbourne, Australia: The Chin people in Melbourne, Australia held their traditional harvest festival on November 29, 2008 at Croydon Secondary College. About 350 out of more than 1000 Aussie Chins in Melbourne turned out to celebrate the festival which plays a significant and important role in the Chin culture.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A regional consultation among civil society groups and intergovernmental agencies on how to better protect refugees and forced migrants in the Asia-Pacific region concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week, even as more governments in the region were voting against a draft United Nations General Assembly resolution on human rights situations in Burma in New York on the very same day.

Indianapolis, USA: Last night, the Chin community of Indianapolis enjoyed “Freedom Music Night” where several talented Chin singers performed at political awareness and fund raising event organized by the Chin National Front (CNF) North America Regional Committee to benefit children of Chin freedom fighters.

A message of thanks and gratitude to Czech Republic for welcoming Chin refugees from Malaysia has been sent and exchanged across Chin communities and online forums across the world in recent weeks.

Fears have mounted over the ‘mental and physical’ safety of 6 Chin children refugees who have been reportedly detained in Thailand since late September as no information is known as to where and how they have been, their families in Malaysia said.

A Chin refugee, Mr. Van Peng Lian, last Monday hung himself using an electric wire due to depression, reportedly resulting from facing difficulties in getting registered as a recognised refugee from Burma after going through a series of detentions and deportation in Malaysia and Thailand.

Aizawl, India: A Chin human rights activist is reported missing and feared dead after a small boat he was riding in was swept away by fast currents of the Kaladan river in southern Chin State on October 30, Chinland Guardian has learned.