Chinland Guardian

01 November 2011: Villagers in Chin State are still facing forced labour and arbitrary extortion committed by Burma Army soldiers on patrol and local government authorities, sources from the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) said.

01 November 2011 – KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Government has started operations against undocumented foreign workers, arresting 193 workers and five employers in three states across the country since 20 October.

31 October 2011: Ms Moe Bu, Karenni activist based in the UK, last Saturday skydived over two miles from a plane to raise money for Burma Campaign UK, one of the leading campaigning organisations for Burma.

31 October 2011: The majority of men and women Tchoukball squads representing Burma in the 2nd South East Asia Tchouball Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam are from Chin State.

30 October 2011: In an attempt to forge closer collaboration, leaders of Chin churches in Australia gathered yesterday in Melbourne, forming an umbrella organization called Chin Christian Council in Australia (CCCA).

29 October 2011: Dozens of Chins currently living in Bangkok have run away from the capital city to escape ‘life-threatening’ floods that continue to ravage the Thai capital for weeks now.

27 October 2011: A new school building constructed for ‘underprivileged’ Chin children is soon to be open in a remote area of Chin State.

27 October 2011: The Malaysia Chin Christian Union (MCCU) has decided to raise fund from within its member communities for helping refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) in Kachin State.

26 October 2011: The Zomi National Congress (ZNC), a political party that boycotted 2010 general elections, on Monday called for the immediate release of Chin political prisoners in Burma.

25 October 2011: The Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) revealed in its report opium cultivation in Namkham Township of Shan State under Burma’s new government has rapidly increased, with an ‘alarming’ surge of over 78 percent within two years.