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In Aizawl big market (Bara Bazaar) every shop can speak Burmese: CHRO

I could not believe that Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO) will post up this kind of crap in their website, it is written by someone named ‘Kanbawza Win’ way back in 2002. But it is still up there in the website.

Read below:

At first the Mizos welcome this Chin influx as they belong to the same tribe, same language and same religion. The common reminisce was that because of the British colonial division the Chin are forced to be on the Burmese side while Mizos are on the India side when in fact they were one.

But the Burmese refugees whether they are Chin or Burmese (from Sagaing division), are hard working, more intelligent and have an economic vision and within a couple of years began to dominate the Mizo economy. Soon a black market thrives supplemented by a newly constructed road on the Burmese side given by the Indian government.

The Burmese refugees knowing the plight at home began to engage in manual labor, hand looming, small business so much so that in Aizawl big market (Bara Bazaar) every shop can speak Burmese. Obviously jealousy began to creep into once a peaceful Mizoram society.

Read more from the source: CHRO website

Did Burmese (Chins our brothers and people from Saigang Division in Myanmar) really dominate the economy of Mizoram? This is utterly disgusting.

Posted: October 26th, 2008 under General.
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Comment from skimi
Time: October 31, 2008, 2:08 am

I spent about 7 hours in Burma, and I am not surprised about this report. I think that they are very enterprising, and that is my opinion of having only spent few hours among our people in Burma. Do the Mizos in India have to be insecure? No, I think that this is an opportunity to learn from them about how they make the best of the little they have, and we must raise our head to suppress our pride and learn. There is no point in looking down at people who can teach you how to make the best of ourselves and our situation.

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