Category: Recent News

Van Biak Thang(24 June, 2009)The UNHCR paid a visit to Malaysia’s Belitik camp where more than 40 detained Burmese refugees were interviewed and given UN Registration last week, it emerged.

Van Biak Thang(25 June, 2009)19 June 2009 marked the 64th birthday of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been put on ‘trumped-up’ trial in Burma’s notorious Insein Prison since early May and under house arrest for more than 13 years.

Van Biak Thang(28 June, 2009) Chin communities and students last Friday commemorated the 33rd anniversary of Salai Tin Maung Oo Memorial Day, paying tribute and respect to their hero who gave his life in the struggle against injustice and dictatorship in Burma.

Van Biak Thang(30 June, 2009)The Chin villagers are bracing themselves for a worsening aftermath of the ongoing bamboo-and-rat-related food crisis in Chin State as the monsoon season sets in, according to the relief groups.

Van Biak Thang (06 July, 2009) Famous Chin singers from Burma, Sung Tin Par, Dawt Hlei Hniang, Cung Lian Thawng and Solomon Menrihai are to team up at a series of ‘Chin Famine Live Aid Concerts’ In Denmark, Norway and Germany to raise awareness and fund for Chin victims of ongoing food crisis in Burma’s Chin State.

July 5, 2009 – Indianapolis, In: A biennial conference held on 3rd and 4th of July, 2009, organized by the Chin Youth Organization of North America concluded yesterday in Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Van Biak Thang(14 July 2009) The first two of a series of Chin Famine Live Aid Concerts in Europe were successfully held in Esbjerg and Saeby, Denmark, drawing hundreds of Chin and other supporters on 11 and 13 July 2009.