Chin Athletes Won Medals In SEA Games 2009
30 December, 2009: Three Chin athletes representing Burma won four medals at the 25th SEA Games held in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos in December 2009.
Chin Athletes Won Medals In SEA Games 2009
30 December, 2009: Three Chin athletes representing Burma won three medals at the 25th SEA Games held in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos in December 2009.
PM Gordon Brown: UK Will Continue To Push For Change in Burma
30 December, 2009: The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written a letter to Burma’s detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of 2010 election, saying the United Kingdom will continue to do everything possible to advance positive change and genuine democracy in Burma.
Chin Singer Won Second Prize In Burma’s Singing Contest
30 December, 2009: Ms Van Dawt Cin aka Moe Moe last Sunday won the second prize of ‘Melody World’ in an X Factor-styled nationwide singing contest in Burma.
Japanese Senator Visits Burma
27 December 2009: A member of the Japanese House of Councilors was in the new Burmese administrative capital Naypyidaw this week meeting with high junta officials, state media reports.
Pre-Elections Political Violence Begins
24 December 2009: Junta-orchestrated pre-elections political violence seems to have begun as the exiled Burma Lawyers’ Council (BLC) yesterday accused junta-backed social organization Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) of being responsible for organized mob violence directed at political dissidents.
Concerns Mounting Over Safety of Chin Refugees in Malaysia
23 December, 2009: Safety concerns are growing for Chin refugees in Malaysia following a series of continuous raids and arrests by Malaysian authorities and increasing fatal accidents.
ZBC To Start Language Learning Programme in Six Dialects
22 December, 2009: In attempts to find ways of improving communication and understanding among dialectically diverse Chin people, ZBC (Zomi Baptist Convention) is set to introduce ‘language learning programme’ in six different dialects in 2010.
Burma Constitutional Conference Held In London
22 December, 2009: A two-day seminar entitled ‘Burma Constitutional Conference’ was held at South Bank University in London on 19 and 20 December 2009, discussing on the unilaterally adopted junta’s 2008 constitution and its consequences.
Food Relief Distributed To Villagers As Loans In Chin State
22 December, 2009: Mautam-affected villagers in some areas of Burma’s Chin State are reportedly required to repay for ‘food relief’ given to them as they are provided as loans, not as food aids, according to a recent report released early this month by HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) and CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide).