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Hydroelectric plant was exploded on Chin Hills

The Laiva hydroelectric plant was exploded on the night of 31-12-97. No
causality is reported. The electric plant locates between Hakha and Falam
of Chin State in Burma and provides power to those two cities. No
organization has claimed of the incident yet. 
There is not only one Chin underground group on Chin Hills but the people
are against the military rule in a way of non-violent defiance. There are
hundreds of political prisoners from Kalay, Tahan, Falam, Hakha and Tidim
in Monywa and Mandalay jails and thousands of refugees are fleeing into
India. The experience showed the military formulated such a blast or
detonation whenever they wanted to turn aside the real tough situation. So
it can not be ruled out that SPDC was behind the explosion. 
The annual Students sport festival has been scheduled to hold in Hakha
from 27-2-98 to 8-3-98. But it has been postponed. From the beginning, the
date and venue were not disclosed because of anticipated disturbances. If
not in Hakha, Falam is the second choice and Kalay might be the third
option. 
The new military council of Burma, SPDC dissolved the SLORC by pronouncing
that law and order has been restored and peace and development are the
next agenda. But neither Chin State now any part of the country is calm or
quiet. Soldiers, police and intelligence in plain cloth are everywhere.
That shows that martial law and army rule are not the answer to restore
peace and tranquility. Nor is the development of a nation. 

Communication Center (CCN)