7 December 2009: Burmese authorities had barred a prominent Chin politician from appearing at a pre-arranged public speaking engagement during the gathering of students in Chin State. The move was the latest in a continuing attempt by the military regime to silence dissidents’ voice ahead of the planned 2010 polls.
29 November, 2009: Malaysian High Court Judge Abdul Alim Abdullah last Wednesday sentenced a Chin refugee to a 15-year imprisonment for killing his three housemates during their sleep in Malaysia.
28 November, 2009: In support of mautam-hit victims in Chin State, famous singers from Burma and India’s Mizoram State teamed up in their performances at Chin Food Aid Concert held in Washington DC, USA yesterday.
26 November 2009: Calls to indict members of Burma’s military junta for crime against humanity and war crimes gained momentum this week as a number of high profile British Parliamentarians urged the British Government to take the repressive Southeast Asian regime to task for human rights violations.
25 November 2009: Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will have her medical check up in December, according to a source in Rangoon.
24 November, 2009: Two books on Daai and Kuki-Chin languages have been published by STEDT (Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus) project, Department of Linguistics, University of California.
23 November, 2009: Another two series of Chin Food Aid Concerts held in Indianapolis came to a successuful end last Friday and Saturday with more than 1,500 supporters including family members of the late Rev. Dr. Robert G. Johnson, the last American missionary to Chin Hills.
18 November 2009: Concluding its Board meeting this weekend, the Chin Forum says the aspiration for democracy and self-determination will not end with the military-staged elections in 2010 in Burma.
(Unofficial Translation by Chinland Guardian)
To
Senior General Than Shwe
Chairman
The State Peace and Development Council
Naypyidaw
Date 11 November 2009
Re: Following Up on Matters Regarding the Lifting of Punitive Sanctions Placed on the Country
