DAN Press Release on 62nd Chin National Day
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THE 62nd CHIN NATIONAL DAY D E C L A R A T I O N
Just SIXTY THREE years ago on February 12, 1947, the [...]
Understanding the ‘Union Day’ of Burma
By Nehginpao Kipgen
February 12, 2010 was the 63rd anniversary of Burma’s ‘Union Day’. It was this day in 1947 when 23 representatives from the Shan states, the Kachin hills and the Chin hills, and Aung San, head of the interim Burmese government, signed an agreement in Panglong (in Shan state) to form the Union of [...]
Ethnic tension and minority perspective on Burma’s problems
~By Nehginpao Kipgen
When exploring the probable solution for the Union of Burma’s problems, any analysis based exclusively on the present political development is inconclusive. Burma has never been an ethnically and politically unified country since independence from the British in January 1948.
Nehginpao Kipgen speaking at Georgetown University and seen on the left is Priscilla Clapp, [...]
Chronology of ULFA Since its Inception
Guwahati, Assam :
April 7, 1979: United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founded under the leadership of Arabinda Rajkhowa along with five others with the aim to establish a “sovereign” Assam.
1979-1985: The group was involved in different violent activities during the six year long Assam agitation, spearheaded by All Assam Students’ Union.
May 9, 1990: ULFA kills [...]
The Second Chin Conference Etcianna
Chin National Council (CNF Groups)te i ma kaih na tawh Aizawl, Mizoram ah Chin minam bup min tawh “The Second Chin Conference” a sim tham in neih ding thu ki za hi. Mizzima Media thu suah na pan in,Political party, Gam nuai mi te,Sang nau bang ki pawl na pan, mi pil mi siam te, [...]
Hillary Clinton President Obama Sang Hauzaw
American kumpi te sung neihlelam akikanna ah US Secretary of the State, Hillary Clintonin US $ 21.5 million nei a, President Obama in US $ 3.7 million nei in, Hillary Clinton pen Obama sang hauzaw hi cih The Straights Times ten pulak hi.
Tua a kikanna ah Vice President JoeBiden in US $ 27000 bek [...]
Plan B – Ih Gam leh Democracy Vai
Tuteng ZONET ka sim leh Pu CST ih Nampi puan tawh ki zem ka mukha aa, kilawm ka sa mahmah hi. Ih Gam ah US te hong paina khawng, 2010 ciang aa ki tel vai ding khawng NET tuamtuam pan ka sim kha aa, US bang-a Gamliante hong deihsakna te ki mu a hih man [...]
Zomi Association of USA and Its Accomplishments So Far
Zomi Association USA is an emerging non-profit organization of like-minded Zomi to help connect with other Zomi in different cities and regions within USA and network with Zomi associations worldwide.
Statement of Zomi National Congress on its 21st Anniversary
Today is the twenty-first birthday of Zomi National Congress. With a view to building a better Burma, we established ZNC on this day in 1988, on the basis of democracy and human rights.
Zomi Kuateng Hi Ding Hiam?
Khatvei minam it mahmah hiding a kilawm khattawh ka kiho uh hi. Zomi State nget ding hong kuppih hi. Ama Zomi cihpen hong sutsuksuk ciangin, kei-a tawh hong kikaak tektek hi.
Transcript of Obama’s Nobel Prize Acceptance
I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee. Let me be clear: I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations.
US Must Understand Myanmar’s Diversity
Developments are indicating that the Obama administration is starting to ease tension with the military junta of Myanmar (Burma). At the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, Hillary Clinton said the U.S. will be “moving in a direction of both engagement and continued sanctions.”
Joining efforts for Myanmar
By Nehginpao Kipgen
IT IS neither sanction nor engagement by itself that has hampered the democratisation process in Burma (Myanmar), but the conflicting approaches. The engagement or appeasement policy spearheaded by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, and India has not contributed to democratic reforms. Neither are the sanctions of the Western nations producing [...]
