The Chin State government gave the Chin National Front (CNF) permission to open new business offices in Falam and Mindat Towns on June 9th. An official CNF spokesperson indicated that it took almost two months for the government to approve their expansion plan, as the CNF requested permission to open new offices in Falam and Mindat Towns on April 20th.
“Business is the fruit of peace. We have to find a convenient time,” Colonel Solomon of the CNF told Khonumthung News Group.
In Chin State, CNF already has business offices in Rihkhawdar Town on the Indo-Myanmar border and Paletwa Town, a major port on the Kaladan River near Burma’s border with Bangladesh. It also has liaison offices in the towns of Tidim, Thantlang, and Matupi.
As part of Burma’s peace process, the Chin State government, the CNF, and Japan’s Nippon Foundation have cooperated to distribute rice in Chin State’s border areas. The CNF has also worked alongside the Chin State government and the Denmark-based Danida Community Group to supply computers and internet connections to government high schools in Chin State.
