ARBITRARY TAXATION & EXTORTION: Extortion, Forced Labor Wears Down Chin Villagers * Money Collected from Households for Construction of * Money Collected from Students for Township Funds in Falam * Army Extorted Money and Goods from Villagers * Soldiers Forcibly Extorted Money from Cattle Traders * Army Extort Money from Bull Traders Again * Soldiers Extorted Money and Seized Goods from Local Trader... FORCED LABOUR: * Burmese Authority Forced to Floor Sand * Army Soldiers Interrogated and Forced Villagers to Sign * Students Forced to Attend Classes on Saturday due to Buddhist Sabbath Day * Township Officers Ordered Village Heads to Collect ?Guest Fees? * Burmese Army from Light Infantry Battalion No. 274 Forced Porter to Villagers * Locals Forced to Mend Roads ahead of Transport Minister?s Visit... FREEDOM OF RELIGION: * Chin Christian Pastor Ordered to Leave Town in Magway Division * Chin Preacher from USA Ordered to Leave Town in Thantlang * Two Christian Crosses Demolished, Burnt Down in Chin State... OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: * Infantry Battalion 304 Recruited Child Soldiers * Authority Forcibly Held Election for Village Head * Burmese Soldiers killed Domestic Animals in Chin State at Will * New Government Brings More Burdens to Traders in Tahan * Burma Army Soldiers Killed Pig for Their Rations... FOOD CRISIS & HUMANITARIAN SITUATION: * People Face Difficulties as Heavy Rain Damaged Roads * Appeal for Flood-hit Villagers as Recovery Works Progress in Chin State * Alarm as Opium Consumption Increases in Chin State * Victims of Landslides Still Left Homeless in Chin State * Chin Food Crisis: A Helping Hand from Afar... SITUATION OF REFUGEES: * Malay-Aussie Refugee Swap Deal Made Invalid * Cheated Immigrants Urged to Bring Cases to Malaysian Tribunal * Chin Refugee Father of Three Killed in Malaysia * Chin Refugees Extorted, Beaten up by Thugs in Malaysia * 21-yr-old Chin Refugee Stabbed to Death in Malaysia * Malaysia-Burma Detainee Swap Plan Sparks Outrage * Possible Deportation and Crackdown Worries Chin Asylum Seekers... CHIN STATE GOVERNMENT: * Regular Session of Second Chin State Hluttaw to be Held Soon * Forced Labour Continues under New Government in Chin State * Chin Government Met with Humanitarian Leaders amid Rights Violations * Chief Minister: Poverty Rate in Chin State to Reduce by Half * India-Burma Deal to Allow Travel without Passport... CARTOON: Cartoon by Vapual and Kocik