20 February 2011: [CG Note: Chin communities in Malaysia today celebrate their national day in Kuala Lumpur, marking its 63rd anniversary of the historic 1948 mass conference held in Falam Town of Chin State in Burma, where people from across Chin State voted for the democratic system of government.
15 February 2011: [CG Note: The following is an excerpt from Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang’s email sent in reply to Rev. Dr. Stephen Hre Kio’s invitation to attend the GCCF (Global Chin Christian Fellowship) Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2010.
12 February 2011: Every year on February 12 we observe Union Day to commemorate the birth of the Union of Burma through the historic Panglong Agreement. The agreement was signed by legitimate representatives of independent pre-colonial self-governing nations such as the Chin, Kachin, Shan, and Burma states proper, on February 12, 1947 at Panglong, Shan State. The genuine spirit of the Panglong Agreement was and is a mutual recognition of political equality and ethno-cultural diversity based on language, ethnicity, culture, and territory irrespective of the sizable disproportion in population.
Editorial – 1 February 2011: In the November 2010 elections in Burma, the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) secured only seven out of the 18 contestable Chin State Parliamentary seats, many of them through rigged advance voting procedures, notably in Tedim and Tonzang Townships.
Editorial – 1 February 2011: In the November 2010 elections in Burma, the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) secured only seven seats out of the 18 contestable Chin State Parliamentary seats, many of them through rigged advance voting procedures, notably in Tedim and Tonzang Townships.
23 January 2010: [Note: With the Burmese Parliaments to be convened in a week time for the first time after the elections, Chinland Guardian is pleased to present the following excerpt of Lian’s acceptance speech during the award ceremony held at at the Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, Norway.
23 December 2010 [Note: Since the early 1990s, the Chin people have started migrating to foreign countries as a result of various forms of repressions, human rights violations and brutalities inflicted upon them by the ruling military authorities.
After resettling as refugees and migrants in foreign countries, some leaders realize the importance of unity and collaboration as a way of protecting and promoting the uniqueness, identity and mutual understanding among the Chin people not only in Burma but also in their respective dwelling countries.
16 December 2010: With the world speculating on what might happen next in Burma with the recent release of the country’s pro-democracy leader and elections, a young activist looks at the complexity of Burma’s problems and asks if the recent polls will provide an opening-up of democratic space.
14 December 2010: When I read the scripture text on the Jew’s return from the 70-year-long Babylonian captivity, I envision the picture of the Chin refugees returning from all parts of the world to the God-given land of Chin State in great numbers. I strongly hope there will be a day when the deported Chin people will find their ways home to Chinland. There will be time the runaways will be back as returnees.
4 November 2010: As Burma prepares for its first general elections in 20 years this Sunday, a young journalist/activist working inside Burma considers what the military’s version of change will mean for the country.
One doesn’t need to be a prophet to foretell Burma’s upcoming 2010 Elections and its possible outcomes. It doesn’t take a sharp political mind to make the right prediction either. Everyone is well aware of, and could make their own prediction, on what the military-planned 2010 Elections will bring and what will happen next in Burma. However, anyone can at the same time be a prophet in this matter, particularly in Burma. Why?
