CONTENTS: * Editorial: Deteriorating Conditions Despite Increased Awareness on Situations in Western Burma... * Situations in Chinland: * Rights Activist Feared Dead * Junta-Backed Sex Industry Growing in Chin State * Chin Farmers Forced to Change Rice Seeds * Burmese Soldiers Living off Villagers * Immigration Officials Seized Family Registration Cards, * Students Supply Rice and Firewood to Underpaid Teachers * Porter for Us or Give Rice or Money: Burma Army * Forced Labor to Construct Army Camp * Church Building Foundation Destroyed In Tayawaddy Village * Chin Political Prisoners Isolated from Families * Burmese Soldiers Live Off Villagers Struck by Major Food Crisis * Students Regularly Forced to Perform Forced Labor Duty * Forced Labor to Repair Army Camp * Parents of Students Struggling to Pay Compulsory Fees for Extra Classes * Corrupt Immigration Officers Extort from Travelers * Illegal Tolls Collected from Travelers... * Refugee Situations: * Chin Refugee Died at UNHCR Gate * Chin Refugee Committed Suicide Due To Depression In Malaysia * Whereabouts of Detained Chin Children Refugees Not Known In Thailand * Czech Republic Welcomed For Opening Its Door To Chin Refugees * New Focus on Refugee Protection in Asia-Pacific Region * New Uncertainty for Burmese Refugees over India's Provincial Election... * Activities Highlights- 2008: * Advocacy * Conferences/Seminars * Referendum & Public Mobilization Campaign * Awareness and Fund Raising Activities * Reports, Publication & Media Coverage * Field Coordination * Human Rights Education/Capacity Building * Acknowledgements