To
Rev.Ro choung Hai
Korean Missionary
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: January 20, 2010
Subject: Kindly request pray for Mara-Chin refugees
Dear Respected Sir,
I send you a very happy blessing New Year in the name of Triune God!
May the year 2010 bring more peace and blessing from God than 2009 to
you and all co-believer in your ministry.
Mara-Chin Refugee situation in Myanmar
Mara is an ethnic group in Chin State of Myanmar. All Maras are
Christians and Maraland is located at Western part of Myanmar and
Eastern part of India. Maraland Straddles Chin State of Myanmar and
Mizoram State of India. It is a land where no government road,
electricity, telecommunication are available. With traditional tool
Mara people construct road without machinery help and out of 72 Mara
villages, only 7 villages have road accessible which local people
construct with their own hand. 98% of Mara people are annually
shifting farmers and there is no outside food supply from government
due to lack of transportation facility. Every mara has to carry his or
her load by own head or shoulder. There is no college, no doctor and
no hospital. There 5000 families inhabiting in Maraland populating
40000 but no government officer neither state level or national level
due to lack of education facility.
Maraland used to undergo bamboo dying famine once in every fifty years
due the natural recycling of bamboo and this famine used to last long
3- to 5 years. From 2007 this bamboo dying famine happen again and now
is the third year struggle for food in Maraland. Due to national crisis and
local food in security many mara youth have beed dispersed around the world.
We the Mara are the tribal Chin people from Burma. we live in about
72 village in three different twonship Thantlag, Matupi, paletwa our
population in Chin state is estimated to be about 40000.
Many Mara refugees come to Malaysia because the continuing Burmese
military regime human rights violations such as forced porter, forced
labour and also many are accused of being supporters of the CNA/CNF,
CNF headquarters and most of their camps are located in our Mara area
throughout India -Burma border and the Burmese military activities,
more forced labour and forced porter have been taking place in our
Mara people among Chin tribal most suffered from the Burmese military
human rights abuses because of such situations.
Mara-Chin refugee situation in Malaysia
We Mara community in Malaysia estimate about 2000 Mara refugee
are seeking the protection of UNHCR in Malaysia. This includes women
and children that are about 15 % of our total populations in Malaysia.
Many of as live in Kepong baru and also live in Johor Baru, Penang,
Malacca, Cameron hight land ,Cheras, Selayang, kaland ,padan jaya,
Bukit bintang, Sapang, Pudu, and lokyu in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia police,
immigration, RELA operation arrested put in to Prison ( jail ) and
deported to Thailand and Myanmar. Mara -Chin refugees are very
difficultiese to living in Malaysia. Therefore, I humbly request you to
pray for Mara -Chin refugees in Malaysia.
Sincerely,
Rev.John Byhna
Myanmar Community Church of America
Charlotte, North Carolina
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