19 August 2011: A coalition of 12 armed groups representing various ethnic nationalities in Burma is seeking a ‘political dialogue’ with the country’s President Thein Sein to find a political solution to six decades of armed conflicts in the war-torn nation.
18 August 2011: A band of famous Chin singers Chaw Su Khin, Cindy, Jo Jar, Sangpi, Sung Tin Par, Zam Nu and Van Dawt Cin, aka Moe Moe, are to team up with other popular Burmese vocalists in a concert to raise educational fund on 17 September 2011.
17 August 2011: A Chin mother imprisoned for abandoning her son at birth in the US in June 2009 said she wants to regain possession of her child during a DuPage County Jail interview.
16 August 2011: At least 1,000 acres of land have been confiscated without compensation from around 240 rubber plantation owners and farmers on Kywe Thone Nyi Ma Island, Yebju Township of Tenasserim Division, a report by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) said.
15 August 2011: The local government authorities do not still allow Chin Christians to construct buildings and rent a house to live in as a family in Tayawaddy village of Sagaing Division.
14 August 2011: Falam Township Administration Officer U Khin Maung Win issued an order for collecting money from the local villagers in Falam Township, Chin State for making his office signboards and stamp seals last Sunday, according to Chin Human Rights Organisation‘s sources.
13 August 2011 – KUALA LUMPUR: Refugees staying in Malaysia are expecting knocking doors and sleepless nights as the country’s government decided to conduct a major crackdown starting this November to expel all undocumented foreign workers.
12 August 2011: The Global Zomi Alliance (GZA) is set to hold its conference in Kalaymyo of Sagaing Division, Burma from 14-17 December this year as a follow-up to the April Zomi Summit in Singapore.
12 August 2011: Torrential rains over the past few days in Chin State have caused damages in Chin State, destroying bridges and houses in Tedim Township.
11 August 2011 – KUALA LUMPUR: Australia has delayed plan to send asylum seekers back to Malaysia under the refugee swap deal until the country’s High Court can rule on its legality later this month.
