Global Protest for Rohingya Rights in Burma
15 September 2011: More than 100 people rallied in front of the Burmese Embassy in London, UK to show solidarity in condemning human rights violations against Rohingyas in Burma.
Category: Recent News
US TV to Broadcast Refugee Resettlement into America
14 September 2011: CBS, a major US commercial broadcasting TV network, is to launch a 30-minute programme about refugee resettlement into the US on 25 September 2011.
Students Forced to Attend Classes on Saturday due to Buddhist Sabbath Day
13 September 2011: Local students and teachers in Thantlang Town, Chin State have been forced to go to school on Saturdays in replacement of Buddhist sabbath day that fall on a weekday, mostly Monday.
Christian and NGO Leaders Held Meeting in Hakha
13 September 2011: In an effort to forge communication and strengthen collaboration, 22 representatives of 17 Chin Christian churches, organizations and NGOs held a consultancy meeting for two days in Hakha, Chin State last week.
Chin Engineer to Run for School Toilets in Chin State
12 September 2011: UK-based Chin graduate civil engineer Van Cung Lian is to take part in The Great North Run 2011 next Sunday to raise fund for building and repairing Bualrawn Middle school toilets in Falam, Falam Township, Chin State.
Victims of Landslides Still Left Homeless in Chin State
12 September 2011: Six families whose houses were completely destroyed by recent landslides in Khayaing village, Kanpetlet Township of Chin State have not still got proper places to stay, a Chin Christian pastor said.
Alarm as Opium Consumption Increases in Chin State
11 September 2011: Despite government’s ‘declared’ efforts to combat drug production in Burma, authority-run opium plantation has continued to increase in Chin State, with a rise in its addiction among the Chin people.
Chin Refugees Robbed, Their Shelter Burnt Down in Malaysia
11 September 2011: A group of six Chin refugees working in a farm were robbed in their sleep by a gang of ‘unknown’ thugs in Kampar, Perak State of Malaysia in the early morning of last Monday.
Chin Preacher from USA Ordered to Leave Town in Thantlang
10 September 2011: Mr. Tial Lian Thang, a Chin Christian from the US visiting his family, has been ordered to leave town by the local authorities while preaching at a local church in Thantlang, Chin State.
Protest for Release of ‘Jailed’ Journalists in Burma
09 September 2011: More than 100 people today joined a demonstration led by Burma Campaign UK in front of the Burmese Embassy in London, UK, demanding the immediate release of journalists and reporters imprisoned in Burma.