10 January 2012: A mentally challenged Chin refugee, Mr. Cung Hnin, who was arrested for reportedly raping a Chinese woman in front of her husband at knife point, is still detained in Taring Lock-up in Malaysia.
09 January 2012: A Buddhist monk abbot in Lungler village of Thantlang Township, Chin State has been covertly engaged in trading and selling alcohol to the locals, according to confirmed sources.
08 January 2012: As the Chin National Front (CNF) peace delegation heads back to the Indian border, the organization expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the Chin public for their warm reception and support during the two-day meeting with Chin State government in Hakha, Chin State.
07 January 2012: Chinland Guardian is pleased to present the unofficial translation of the preliminary peace agreement between the Chin National Front and the Chin State Government following the two-days peace talks in Hakha this week.
06 January 2012: In an historic development, the Chin National Front (CNF) has signed a ceasefire agreement with the new Burmese government at the end of a two-day peace negotiation in Chin State capital Hakha.
06 January 2012: The first day of peace talks between the Chin National Front (CNF) and the new State government in Hakha ended today with both parties ‘agreeing to disagree’ without any final formal agreement.
4 January 2012: A ten-member peace delegation from the Chin National Front (CNF) arrives in Thantlang Town this afternoon amidst warm reception from the Chin public who lined up along the town’s main street clad in full traditional Chin dresses.
A Year in Review: Important News & Events that Mattered to the Chin in 2011
31 December 2011
Human Rights:
New Report Shed Light on Abuse Against Chin: In January US-based Nobel Peace Prize-winning Physicians for Human Rights released a hard-hitting report on the Chin. Titled “Life Under the Junta: Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in Burma’s Chin State”,
29 December 2011: Chin singers from Burma, Ms Chaw Su Khin and Sangpi are now in Australia, entertaining at gospel concerts and visiting both Burmese and Chin churches as part of the programmes for encouraging youths to grow in Christian manners.
28 December 2011: Over 80 people have fallen ill after being contracted with a mysterious infectious disease in three villages in Falam Township, Chin State.
