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SSPC launches heavy aerial bombardment on Mindat
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Analysis

From rhetoric to action: How an NLD-led government can put federalism into practice

From rhetoric to action: How an NLD-led government can put federalism into practice 17 April 2016 - When President U Htin Kyaw in his inaugural speech to the nation talked about the NLD-led government's commitment…

Interviews

Interview With Rising Chin vocalist and composer Cung Lian Thawng

03 October 2009 [CG Note: Well received and highly rated as one of the rising Chin musicians, Cung Lian Thawng, aka Thawngbawi, not only sings but also composes songs and plays musical instruments including violin, guitar, drum, organ and harmonica. As one of the four Chin singers invited to perform at Chin Live Aid gigs in Europe, Thawngbawi excited his fans and audiences during a month-long tour in Denmark, Norway and Germany.

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Children Face Difficulties In School Admission

04 October 2009: Chin children, mainly from the orphanages and childcare centres, have been asked many unusual questions regarding their backgrounds and personal details to be admitted to State-sponsored schools in Rangoon, sources claimed.

Interviews

Interview With President of Chin Community In Norway Rev. Pum Za Chin

[04 October 2009, CG Note: Sometimes only strength is not enough but experience and insight are essential to accomplishing an activity. President of Chin Community in Norway (CCN) and Zomi Christian Fellowship Norway (ZCF Norway), Rev. Pum Za Chin, together with the Chin people living in Norway, could clearly prove this

Interviews

Interview With Talented Sweet-Voiced Chin Singer Dawt Hlei Hniang

[03 October 2009, CG Note: Being renowned for her sweet voice since her childhood, Dawt Hlei Hniang, aka Hniang Hniang, once again took a voluntary action for a month-long concert tour in Europe to raise awareness and fund for Chin victims of mautam food crisis.

Born in Falam and raised in Hakha, the 27-year-old of Tlangpi village sings not only in Chin but also in Burmese, winning the first prizes of the nationwide singing competition called ‘su-kah-yee-tee’ while in High School. With one of Burma’s greatest vocalists and composers Htoo Ein Thin, Hniang Hniang recorded a much-expected album but it is not released till today as he passed away in 2004 before the recording was completed.

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Food Crisis Escalated In Unreached Southern Chin State

30 September 2009: Some responses have been made to tackle the ongoing rat-and-bamboo-related food crisis from both inside Burma and cross-border assistance but there are still many villages in SoutheBamboo Fruitsrn Chin State where Chin victims remain ‘unreached’, Chinland Guardian learned.

Interviews

Interview With Chin Rock Singer Solomon Menrihai

[CG Note: Solomon Mang Tin Sawn, better known by his stage name Solomon Menrihai and acclaimed as Chin rock singer especially among the youths, was on tour in Europe for over a month as one of the four Chin singers invited to perform at Chin Famine Live Aid Concerts in Denmark, Norway and Germany.

Wearing Marilyn Monson style make-up on stage, he wowed his fans and audience with his hit songs including ‘Con Lo Laipa’, ‘Chin Nun Mawi’ and ‘Maw Lairam Na Dam Maw?’. Born in Falam to Van Lak Sak and Cal Lian Zingi, Solomon Menrihai is married to a Chuncung wife, Sui Hlawn Sung Menrihai and now they are blessed with a one-and-half-year old daughter Esther Khrih Mi Za Lan.

In this interview, the Chin rocker talked to Van Biak Thang of Chinland Guardian about his experiences during the tour, how he got into music and more.]

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Protest For 2nd Anniversary of Saffron Revolution in London

About 100 people yesterday protested in front of London’s Burmese Embassy, marking the 2nd anniversary of Saffron Revolution being referred to the 2007 monk-led mass protests against the military regime in Burma.

Demonstration for 2nd Saffron Revolution in front of Burmese Embassy, London

The protesters demanded the immediate release of political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, religious and ethnic leaders, and opposed the 2010 SPDC-monitored election.

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CHRO Wraps Up Europe Advocacy Tour

CHRO at UK Foreign Office & DFIDChinland Guardian – 24 September 2009 – London, UK: The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) concluded a two-week long advocacy tour to Europe after meetings with UK Parliamentarians and government officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of International Development today in London.