The Government of Burma is building a domestic airport in Surbung mountain in Falam Township, Chin state, The site was surveyed by the Chin National Front (CNF)’s delegation with the administrator of Falam Township and local people on 19 December 2012. The survey group led by Dr. Za Hlei Thang, Chairman of the supreme council of CNF and the second phase union level peace talk delegation team will to survey the airport site. An agreement was signed between CNF and the central government in the second phase union level peace talks in Rangoon, the former capital of Burma recently to…
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The Secretary General of the Chin National Front (CNF) said at the public consultation meeting that the Chin historical unity has come into effect from Falam Town, Chin state of Burma. The public consultation meeting under the leadership of Dr. Za Hlei Thang, Chairman of CNF’s supreme council was conducted in the Town hall of Falam on 17 December. At the meeting, Pu Zing Cung, Secretary General of CNF made a reference to the Falam assembly which was adopted at the Chin National Day with 5000 people attending on 20 February 1948. “National day was adopted in February 1948 with…
A clarification meeting over the agreement between the Chin National Front (CNF) and the delegation of the union of Burma was conducted with local Chin people, including religious leaders and Chin political party representatives in Rangoon. The meeting was held in Myanmar Institute Theological Hall of Rangoon, the former capital of Burma on 11 December between 2 pm to 4 pm local standard time. Pu Zing Cung, Secretary General of CNF and leader of the peace talk delegation of CNF, Pu Salai Kipp Kho Lian, Supreme council member of CNF and Pu Thomas Thangnou, supreme council member and former President…
The peace committee of the Chin National Front (CNF) and ethnic party leaders from inside Burma met for the first time at Tawwin Rose Peace Hall in Yangon, on 10 December. CNF met leaders of the Chin National Party (CNP) and Chin Progressive Party (CPP) after the meeting met Shan the National Democratic Party, All Mon Democratic Party, Phalong-Sapaw Democratic Party (PSDP) and Rakhine Nationalities Progressive Party (RNPP) in the afternoon. They discussed the finer points of the agreement arrived during the peace parleys. There were six points that was agreed on between CNF and the Centre in the second…
An agreement was reached in the second phase of union level peace talks between the Chin National Front (CNF) and the central government at the Myanmar Peace Center, No. 11, Shweli Road in Rangoon, former capital of Burma between 7-9 December. The agreement s are as follows: – Under Chin National affairs agreement (3) points – Chin national day has to be held on 20 February and it has to be a holiday. Chin state day has to be held on 3 January. – Under National reconciliation, human rights and environment agreement (3) points – To establish a Chin human rights committee, production of…
The second phase of the union level peace talks between the Chin National Front (CNF) and the central government began at Myanmar Peace Center, No. 11, Shweli Road in Rangoon, former capital of Burma today from 10 am, local standard time. U Aung Min, Vice Chairman of Union level peacemaking committee and Union Minister, U Soe Thein, U Win Htun and U Ohn Myint, Union Ministers, U Hung Ngai, Chief Minister of Chin State government, General Zaw Win, Deputy Minister of union’s border and security ministry, U Tun Tun Oo, Deputy Attorney General of Union Attorney General’s office, Colonel Kyaw…
A delegation of the Chin National Front (CNF) leaves today to talk to the Burmese government delegation for the second round of union level peace talks process between 7 and 8 December in Rangoon the former capital of Burma. About 20 CNF leaders led by Pu Zing Cung, Secretary General of CNF delegation will board the Kalemyo to Rangoon Myanmar Airline flight travelling through No. 2, Indo-Burma trade road. The delegation comprises Pu Zing Cung, team leader, Pu Thomas Thangnou, second team leader, Pu Pual Sitha, Dr. Sui Khar, spoke person of CNF, Salai Kipp Kho Lian, Dr. Lian Hmung…
The villagers of Zanak tlang and Mara tlang areas of Thantlang Township, and Mara area of Matupi Township, Chin state, Burma are worried about getting their daily meals, given the lack of production of rice from jhum cultivation this year. The jhuming paddy was mostly destroyed by a storm as a result production has come down this year. The local people depend on jhum cultivation. Around 40 villages will be affected by the food shortage in the region. A farmer from Zanak tlang area told Khonumthung that only one village out of eleven villages of Zanak tlang area has produced…
The special lines for supply of electricity to VIP’s in Hakha, the capital of Chin state, Burma were snapped by the local authorities since the last week of this month. The government had provided special lines to hotels, monasteries of Buddhists, army camps, civil hospitals and homes of government officials during the tenure of the military government in Burma, said a local. “Now, these lines of hotels and monasteries have been cut. The VIP lines will be removed to maintain equality in supply to public areas,” said a local. A local newspaper reported that the special lines were removed by…
A report by locals on corruption involving U Thawng Mun Mang, the Director of Matupi’s Electric Department, Chin state, Burma, was submitted to the Central Electricity Ministry of Burma this month. It is alleged that he had been collecting between 4,000 and 5,000 Kyats per month from every household in Matupi Town. The director used to hand over 5200 Kyats to the Central Electricity Ministry per month and the rest was siphoned off by him. Electricity is supplied from Namlong hydro electric power near Matupi Town, said a local. The report stated that diesel of a volume of 200 to…