Japanese Senator Visits Burma
27 December 2009: A member of the Japanese House of Councilors was in the new Burmese administrative capital Naypyidaw this week meeting with high junta officials, state media reports.
Category: Recent News
Pre-Elections Political Violence Begins
24 December 2009: Junta-orchestrated pre-elections political violence seems to have begun as the exiled Burma Lawyers’ Council (BLC) yesterday accused junta-backed social organization Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) of being responsible for organized mob violence directed at political dissidents.
Concerns Mounting Over Safety of Chin Refugees in Malaysia
23 December, 2009: Safety concerns are growing for Chin refugees in Malaysia following a series of continuous raids and arrests by Malaysian authorities and increasing fatal accidents.
ZBC To Start Language Learning Programme in Six Dialects
22 December, 2009: In attempts to find ways of improving communication and understanding among dialectically diverse Chin people, ZBC (Zomi Baptist Convention) is set to introduce ‘language learning programme’ in six different dialects in 2010.
Burma Constitutional Conference Held In London
22 December, 2009: A two-day seminar entitled ‘Burma Constitutional Conference’ was held at South Bank University in London on 19 and 20 December 2009, discussing on the unilaterally adopted junta’s 2008 constitution and its consequences.
Food Relief Distributed To Villagers As Loans In Chin State
22 December, 2009: Mautam-affected villagers in some areas of Burma’s Chin State are reportedly required to repay for ‘food relief’ given to them as they are provided as loans, not as food aids, according to a recent report released early this month by HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) and CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide).
Condolences Sent For ZNC Vice President
21 December, 2009: Chin people across the globe expressed their deep condolences and sorrow over the sudden death of Pu Do Pau, Vice-President of ZNC (Zomi National Congress), on 15 December, 2009.
Children Are Crying For Food, Says Christian Pastor
20 December 2009: Chin villagers in mautam-hit remote areas of Southern Chin State face a severe shortage of food ahead of most anticipated Christmas and New Year, according to a Chin pastor last Friday.
Hundreds Attended Atlantla Chin Food Aid Concert
11 December, 2009: About 600 supporters turned up to Chin Food Aid Concert held last Saturday in Georgia, Atlanta, where a troupe of Chin artists performed to raise wider awareness and fund for victims of mautam food crisis in Burma.
Than Shwe to Retire, Source Claims
8 December 2009: A source close to Naypyidaw has claimed that Burma’s military dictator Senior General Than Shwe will soon retire to make ways for a new interim authority that will run the administrative machinery in the transitional period leading up to the 2010 elections.