18 February 2011: The military-turned-civilian authorities have banned using a banner that reads ‘Chin National Day’ for its official celebration on 20 February in Chin State, Burma, Chinland Guardian‘s sources revealed.
17 February 2011: An elderly woman was killed and four other passengers seriously injured in a road accident when a car skidded off the road tumbling down the hill yesterday near Hnaring village of Thantlang Township in Chin State.
13 February 2011: Local authorities in southern Chin State’s Matupi Town have ordered to stop the construction of a memorial hall being built in honor of a local Christian leader, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has reported.
14 February 2011: Chin people all over the world are making preparations to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of their national day, commemorating the 1948 Falam conference where the 5000-strong people voted for the democratic system of governing over the traditional aristocratic administration.
13 February 2011: Mr. Ross Dunkley, the co-owner and editor of the Myanmar Times, has been put to the notorious Insein Prison after he was arrested at his home in Rangoon reportedly on Thursday.
13 February 2011: Malaysian police have been reported of conducting daylight ‘stop-and-search’ operations on the streets which involved unlawful obtainment of personal belongings from refugees and asylum seekers from Burma.
12 February 2011: A coalition of 11 political parties, including several ethnic parties that participated in the November 7 elections last year, today called on the newly formed military-led Burmese government to initiate an inclusive dialogue that will lead to a peaceful solution to the 60 year-old conflicts in the troubled Southeast Asian nation.
10 February 2011: A group of Burma’s ethnic nationalities based in South Korea protested in commemoration of Union Day in front of the Burmese Embassy last Sunday, calling for an end to military rule and the immediate restoration of the Panglong Agreement.
04 February 2011: Belgium announced that it will support the creation of a UN-led Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into allegations of war crimes and crime against hunanity in Burma. The host state of the European Union joins a rapidly growing chorus of international call to end impunity and widespread and systematic rights violations in Burma.
03 February 2011: A series of events organised by ethnic nationalities from Burma based in London, UK are to be held in this month, marking the significant events of commemoration observed in Burmese political movements.
