New Party Rolls Out Election Platform
23 April 2010: The newly established Union Democratic Party (UDP) unveiled its 2010 election platform Thursday at a press conference in the former capital Rangoon.
Major Boost for Global Indigenous Rights Movement
22 April 2010: In an intriguing turn of event that could lead to greater recognition of the rights of nearly 400 million indigenous peoples around the world, New Zealand this week reversed its former position and gave a key endorsement to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Chin Activist Praised For Guide In BBC Documentary
22 April 2010: Ms Cheery Zahau, former Coordinator of WLC (Women’s League of Chinland), has been hailed among the Chin people for her brave work and taking risks in guiding the BBC team into military-isolated Burma’s Chin State.
Christian Fundraising Events To Be Held In USA For Fire Victims
22 April 2010: Zotung Organisation of America (ZOA) is to organise a series of “Christian Unplugged Shows” in three US States to raise funds for orphans and Lungkhing villagers of Chin State whose houses were early last month burnt down to ashes.
Than Shwe’s Biography To Be Published Next Month
21 April 2010: Benedict Rogers’ book Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant is to be published by Silkworm Books next month, May 2010, with a foreword by Vaclav Havel, former President of Czech Republic.
Exclusive Interview With Benedict Rogers, Author of Than Shwe’s Biography
[CG Note: Benedict Rogers, East Asia Team Leader of Christian Solidarity Worldwide UK, has been actively involved in Burma issues for more than 10 years. He has travelled extensively on human rights fact-finding missions to Burma on the Thai-China-and-India-Burma borders and has also contributed enormously towards helping the ‘voiceless’ peoples of Burma by speaking and writing for and on their behalf.
His much-awaited book Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant is due to be published next month, May 2010, with a foreword by Vaclav Havel, former President of Czech Republic. In this exclusive interview by Chinland Guardian, Van Biak Thang talked to Benedict Rogers more about Burma’s secretive junta chief Than Shwe.
Sung Tin Par To Get Married In May
21 April 2010: Burma’s famous Chin female singer Sung Tin Par and her fiance Sang Za Lian are to walk down the aisle at Sedona Hotel in Rangoon on 5 May, 2010.
Churches Closed Down In Irrawaddy Division
18 April 2010: Two churches founded by a Chin pastor in Nargis-hit villages of Labutta Township, Irrawaddy Division have been shut down by SPDC local authorities last week.
Chin Singing Contestant In Norway Hailed
18 April 2010: A rising Chin singer who performs as one of the boy band members, contesting in a nationwide TV programme called ‘Norway’s Got Talent’ has been hailed and supported by Chin communities and individuals across the globe.
Christian Persecutions Raised In London Conference
18 April 2010: A Chin Christian activist yesterday spoke about ongoing repressions and persecutions facing Christians in Burma at Asian Christian Solidarity Conference held in London.