24 January 2010: A new wave of refugee registration to be conducted in the jungle camps by UNHCR in Malaysia has been hailed by Chin communities amid a series of continued arrests and raids by Malaysian RELA Corps and Police.
23 January 2010 (Chinland Guardian): One of the comrades of Burma’s Independence father General Aung San, U Kee Paing, also known as U Maung Gyi, of a Dai-Chin tribe, passed away at the age of 91 in his native place on 1 January 2010. He was peacefully laid to rest in a Christian cemetery in Kanpetlet Town, southern Chin State of Burma on 3 January 2010.
18 January 2010 (Chinland Guardian): Myanmar Baptist Convention (MBC) held its Board of Management meeting in Tedim, Chin State on 14-17 January, 2010.
18 January 2010: Burma’s main opposition parties have not announced their intention to contest in the military-planned elections in 2010, but many of the existing political parties may automatically become ineligible to compete for parliamentary seats under the new set of laws governing electoral procedures to be announced soon by the junta.
15 January 2010 (Chinland Guardian): A rising Chin singer Ms. Tin Khan Cing won the first prize of MRTV’s nationwide singing contest in Burma last Thursday, according to Zogamnuam.com.
14 January 2010: A Chin Christian pastor in Tonzang Township was arrested last month for simply asking for electricity to be provided in the town, a confirmed source told Chinland Guardian.
13 January 2010: More than 140 MPs have called for an investigation into crimes against humanity committed by Burma’s long-standing military regime.
13 January 2010: Locally made shampoos and washing liquids could soon be available for purchase in the market in Chin State and beyond, a Chinland Guardian source disclosed.
12 January 2010: The founder-cum-president of a non-profit Christian charitable organisation called ‘i Love Myanmar’ was awarded ‘Myanmah Luatlatyi Kungyi Mawkuinwin’ for her humanitarian works in the country on Independence Day, 4 January 2010.
12 January 2010: A new pledge of WFP (World Food Programme) to continue providing relief asssistance to mautam-hit Chin victims has been welcomed and received as a ‘New Year hope’ by Chin people across the globe.
