31 January 2013: Nine out of ten Chin refugee girls and one woman aged between 11 and 23, who were secretly sold as housemaids to Indian landlords, have been saved from their ‘unpaid’ work in New Delhi, India.
30 January 2013: More than 100 ‘conflict-affected’ Chin Christian members being looked after by churches are in urgent need of relief assistance as the fighting continues in Kachin State, Burma.
30 January 2013: Less than two years after its debut, the Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) celebrated the grand opening of the organization’s new center in Indianapolis, USA on 25 January.
29 January 2013: A new album in Burmese by Chin singer and songwriter Mai Shwe Shwe aka Par Chin is to be released nationwide in Burma on 2 February 2013.
29 January 2013: The Zomi Congress for Democracy has recently established three new branch offices of the party in Chin State and Sagaing Region, Burma.
24 January 2013: A building of the Emmanuel Chin Baptist Church in Phakanh, Kachin State has been destroyed in the ongoing military attacks between Burma’s Tatmadaw and Kachin rebels.
24 January 2013: Soldiers from Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion No. 289 get involved in illegal business of trading hardwoods from Paletwa Township, Chin State to Rakhine State.
23 January 2013: Chin communities and churches joined in prayer services and raising fund to help victims of military attacks against KIA (Kachin Independence Army) by Burma Army.
23 January 2013: One of the senior officials from the central government of Burma is believed to make a trip to Hakha, Chin State in the near future.
22 January 2013: Despite its official announcement of ceasefire last Saturday, the Tatmadaw continues military offensive in several parts of Kachin State, sources revealed.
