The Plight Of The Chin People: Struggling With 2Cs (Photo: IDPs taking shelter in a jungle near the Indian-Myanmar border in Thantlang Township) By Sui Meng Par 10 July 2021 In the morning of 1st February 2021, the majority of Myanmar nationals apparently woke up not knowing what had exactly happened. For some people, the fact of the military staging a coup was left unknown till noon, with the sudden loss of mobile phone services although the internet communication remained normal in Myanmar. A 40 year-old who had bitter experience from the previous military rule said on condition of anonymity: “I learnt the news about Myanmar’s military coup from my friend at around 9am in the morning on 1 February 2021. Hearing the word “military coup”, I felt my thoughts immediately went back to the olden days and could visualize the agonies all over again in the country’s long miserable history. My feelings were mixed up with frustration and sorrow. I felt that our future(s) became once again blu
