Chinland Guardian

08 October 2011: Burma’s female karate champion, Mai Yinhwa Thawng Luai aka Siang Kip is to attend the Asian Youth Sports Leaders summit in Japan as one of the two representatives of Burma sports in late this month.

07 October 2011: The Yangon Chin Catholic Fellowship (YCCF) is to make a financial contribution toward helping ‘landslide-affected’ families that are still struggling with their recovery process in Tedim and Tonzang townships in Chin State.

07 October 2011 – PENANG, Malaysia: More than 100 refugees believed to be Rohingyas who fled from Burma were forced to leave their boat after days of starvation at sea, 500 meters away from Malaysia’s shore.

07 October 2011: A 56-year-old woman, Pi Lun Za Mang, yesterday passed away at the Kalay Hospital after being hit on Monday by a motorbike in Tedim Town, Chin State.

05 October 2011: The Chin diaspora organised a series of community-related events in recent months in an effort to maintain their traditional and cultural values in their respective countries of residence.

04 October 2011: More than 500 houses and 500 acres of paddy fields have been flooded near Loikaw, the capital of Karenni State, Burma following water released from China-invested hydro-power dam due to recent heavy rainfall.

04 October 2011: In a renewed call for an end to attacks in Kachin State by Burma Army soldiers, Chin political leaders and activists have urged for solidarity in joining the Kachin protests worldwide.

04 October 2011: Pi Lun Za Mang, 56, is in a serious condition after she was yesterday hit in a motorbike accident in Tedim Town, Chin State.

03 October 2011: Ethnic Brotherhood Parties, an informal coalition of five ethnic political parties, said they warmly welcomed the suspension of the construction of Myitsone dam, saying that such a move by the new Burmese administration signifies ‘Union Spirit.’