17 January 2012: Anthony Kap Khan Khual, leader of the youth wing of Zomi National Congress, was released during last week’s presidential pardon after spending four of his eight-year sentence in Pathein Prison. He was charged and convicted under the Electronic Act. He spoke to Chinland Guardian’s Salai Nyein Chan in this exclusive interview.
Interviews
Ceasefire is Not Surrender: Interview with CNF Negotiation Team Leader
13 January 2012: Dr. Sui Khar is leader of the Chin National Front's negotiating team, which recently signed a 9-point ceasefire agreement with the Chin State Government, which effectively ended 23 years of fighting between the Burmese Army and the Chin National Army. In this exclusive interview with Chinland Guardian, Dr. Sui Khar explains about the peace process and details of their recent discussions in Hakha.
Only Suu Kyi and Her Father Can Be Trusted: Interview with Pu Cin Sian Thang
12 January 2012 [CG Note: As Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy Party (NLD) decides to re-enter the Burmese political scene, many of the ethnic parties who have stood by the NLD and joined the boycott of the 2010 elections are now in a dilemma. Chinland Guardian’s Salai Nyein Chan talked to Pu Cin Sian Thang of the Zomi National Congress in this exclusive interview. A veteran Chin politician and leader of the Zomi National Congress who was elected in the 1990 elections, Pu Cin Sian Thang has spent a lifetime in Burmese politics. A former political prisoner, Pu Cin Sian Thang’s son and nephew are now serving long-term jail sentences on their political roles during the 2007 uprising in Burma.]
Cessation of Hostilities a Must to Kick-start Peace Process: Interview with CNF Foreign Affairs Secr
22 November 2011 - [CG Note: Dr. Sui Khar is Foreign Affairs Secretary of Chin National Front, and was part of a two-member CNF delegation headed by Chairman Pu Zing Cung during their meeting with Burma’s cabinet minister on November 19. He also currently serves as Secretary-General of the Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC), a multi-ethnic alliance based in exile.]
Gospel Radio Programme in Chin Dialects: Interview with Former Dai Broadcaster
08 November 2011 - [CG Note: The majority of Chin people in Burma still have little access to modern high-tech facilities and radio remains as one of the most important tools for getting access to information. A few online-based radio programmes in Chin dialects have recently been developed by the Chin Diasporas across the globe.
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