25 January 2011: An ‘altruistic’ contribution made by Aung San Suu Kyi-led NLD (National League for Democracy) towards helping victims of Chin food crisis in Burma’s Chin State has been welcomed despite distribution hindrances imposed by the local authorities.
24 January 2011: All six slots of the Chin State parliamentary seats reserved for the military under the 2008 constitution have been filled with army officers of Burman ethnicity, much to the disappointment of the people of Chin State.
24 January 2011: Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand is hosting an exhibition featuring an array of a prolific British photojournalist’s works on the sufferings and struggles of the Chin people in Burma.
24 January 2011: The Overseas Mon Coordination Committee (OMCC) welcomed the reunification between the Mon National Defense Army (MNDA) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP), saying standing united under one flag is vital in this critical time.
22 January 2011: SPDC-monitored Burma’s largest coal mine and coal-fired power plant at Tigyit village in Shan State has threatened the health of local populations, forcing villages to relocate with over 500 acres of farmlands confiscated, a report revealed.
21 January 2011: The local authorities ordered a Chin Baptist Church in a village of Gangaw Township to stop continuing its construction, holding worship services and running nursery school on 12 November 2010.
19 January 2011: A new report by US-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) reveals new evidence of crimes against humanity inflicted on the Chin by the Burma army and local authorities.
19 January 2011: Chin people across the world sent messages of sympathies and condolences to the family of Chin Christian Leader, Rev. Dr. Sang Awr, who died of cancer at Thukhagabor hospital in Rangoon around 11:30pm on 16 January 2011.
14 January 2010: In response to the doubling of local transportation costs in Kalay, Sagaing Division, by the authorities, hundreds of university students this week marched in a symbolic protest against the arbitrary measures. The following is the unofficial translation by Chinland Guardian of a collective letter written by the students and submitted to the military authorities in Kalay. Editor
13 January 2011: The new decree recently issued by Burma’s ruling military junta obligating every citizen over the age of 18 years to enter military service will likely cause more young people to flee the country, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has warned.
