The Chin Ceasefire Monitoring Team (CCMT) clarified 51 points of agreement between the government and Chin National Front (CNF) on 28 April in Hakha, Chin state western Myanmar. At the clarification meeting, Lal UK, Chairman of CCMT and Tluang Ceu, Secretary of CCMT spearheaded the discussion and the participants were Col. Zaw Min U, Minister of Border Security, U Mint Lwin, Superintendent of Chin state, Col. Ya Za Hla Nyint, LIB (266) Hakha based, Col. We Lin U, Col. Mint Zaw Thet, Security of Military and Col. Tan Zin U.
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The Chin state government has permitted registration of the plot of Hakha Cross to Hakha Christian Ministry Fellowship (HCMF). “It cannot be taken for granted that they had given the permission to register the area of Hakha Cross, as the HCMF group will submit an application. It is only in the initial stage for submission of the form and it cannot be said for certain whether permission will come through,” said a local in Hakha.
The Chin National Front (CNF) has urged for an agreement on a national level cease fire between the Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups at its fourth central committee meeting from 22-29 January 2015 in the Indo-Myanmar border area. The statement from CNF said that Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) by Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team and Union Peacemaking Work Committee has yielded results, which has lasted till September 2014.
The former Chief Minister of Mizoram, Pu Zoramthanga, President of the Mizo National Front (MNF) returned from a Myanmar peace process meeting between the Myanmar government and 17 ethnic armed groups in Yangon, Myanmar on 31 January 2015. A statement from the Mizo National Front (MNF) said that Pu Zoramthanga returned to Aizawl, Mizoram northeast state of India from his mission of the peace process between the Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups. He had reached Yangon on January 12 from Kolkata and met officials of the Union Peace Working Committee (UPWC) and Nationwide Ceasefire Committee Team (NCCT) in Yangon,…
The historical Zo (Chin) tribe conference called the Chin-Lusei 123rd meeting was held at Kholmun playground in Churachanpur, Manipur northeast state of India on 29 and 30 January 2015. It was organized by Zo Reunification Organization (ZoRO) and theme of the memorial conference was “Ethnic Zo People’s Solidarity”. A local report said that different tribes of Zo (Chin) had sent each of their representatives and they had meaningful discussions about their historical facts and events, and how all Zo tribes could live together under undivided rule. Though Zo tribes have been living together from their ancestors’ time, they were separated after the…
Poppy fields in Tawnzang Township, northern Chin state, measuring about 566.81 acres were destroyed by Chin state police between the first week of December 2014 to 7 January 2015. The police teams deployed were led by Maung Maung Myint, second commander in Hakha district, Hla Than, second commander in Falam district and Ni Phew, state police commander, said The Chinland Post newspaper.
A man killed five people at 8 pm on 9 January in Republic block of Aizawl city, Mizoram northeast state of India. Laltlanchhuaha (37) killed his neighbours Pu Sangliansiama (57) and his four-member family, who had rented a house on Springfield Higher Secondary school building, with a long knife.
The Chin state government has granted permission to publish Hakha Post and Tidim Post again after the two newspapers were banned for not having registration from the Ministry of Information. Pu Lalawmpuia, Editor of Hakha Post said, “We have got permission to publish our newspaper, but are yet to get the official letter from the concerned authority. We will start publishing immediately.”
The network for Chin Community Development (NCCD) has conducted a women’s empowerment training for Chin women in three townships in northern Chin state from 20 November to 8 December 2014. The training has been conducted in Far Tlang village, Zimpi village in Tidim township; Tuimawi village in Tonzang township and Tlangpi village in Thantlang township, in northern Chin state.
The Chin cultural group called Fidi Art & Culture Forum (FACF) participated in Zofest (Zo/Chin cultural festival) in Haflong town, Assam northeast state of India between December 4 and 5. Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) organizes the Zofest each year and participants like the Zo tribes (Zohnahthlak) come from Bangladesh, Mayanmar, and Indian states such as Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.