Kim Jong-Un and Saddam Hussein

Kim Jong-Un and Saddam Hussein

Kim Jong-Un and Saddam Hussein, the worst dictators in the world, have many commonalities and similarities in thei behavior and psychology. I just don't know whether it is coincident or is a sign of the same fate they would face in the end of each individual life.

Saddam Hussein, one of the worst dictators during his time, was convicted of crimes against humanity by Iraqi Special Tribunal for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi'ite in the town of Dujail in 1982 in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him. He was executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. Saddam Hussein is gone from the face of the earth but he left a very bad, cruel and barbaric history in the modern world's history. Kim Jung-Un might also leave a very bad, cruel, barbaric history of the 21st Century in the world's history too.

Let's see how much Saddam and Kum Jung-Un have similarities in their lives with photos.

1. Smiles
Real smile is good. It tells a thousand stories or words. Both Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-Un love to "smile." They smiled a lot. But their smiles were mostly "fake smiles." They just smiled for photo shot. This kind of smiles in so dangerous. It can mean a lot of bad things they would do later.


   
         Fake smile                                           Fake nice smile


2. Gun
Both Saddam and Kim love Gun. Gun is for shooting. They have had the same tactic for holding a gun. They wanted to scare people and wanted to show their brave manner. They both relied on gun to clean their paths to rule the country. Gun is their best friend. Saddam, Gun and Kim are inseparable friends.

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3. Nuclear Bomb
Nuclear bomb is to kill million of people in a very short time. It is weapon of mass destruction and is the most dangerous weapons in human history. Both Saddam and Kim love "weapons of mass destruction" (Nuclear bombs).

Iraqi's nuclear reactor of Osirak was destroyed by Israel in June 1981 before it was operational. It was a very lucky thing for Saddam's neighboring countries. If Saddam Hussein produced nuclear bomb in that time, he would destroy the middle East. Kim also loves weapons of mass destruction. He tested nuclear bomb already. He fired long range and short range missiles. He frequently threatened South Korea, US and Japan saying "their would be a nuclear desaster if North Korea is attack." It is pretty scary since Mr. Kim Jung-Un is spoil ruler. Kim may have 6-10 nuclear bombs today. It is projected to have 14-48 warheads in 2016.

  
Osirak Nuclear reactor after destruction     Yongbyon Nuclear reactor

4. Chemical and Biological Weapons
This is one of weapons of mass destruction. Saddam loved it. He produced "mustard, tabun, mustard nerve agent, anthrax" and used some of them between 1983 to 1988 among the Kurds and Iranians and others. He killed thousand of civilians including in children and a lot of cattles. Mr. Kim also loves chemical weapons. In 2009 ICG (international crisis group) reported that North Korea has 2,500 to 5,000 tons of "mustard gas, tabun, sarin, and other nerve agents."


Saddam's chemical weapons

 

Saddam killed many people by chemical weapons


North Korea chemical weapons suits

5. Horse Riding
Horse is the most useful and popular animal in human warfare throughout the history since the time of the ancient Israelite to the Alexander the Great and then to Maha Bandola (Burmese general). Most of the ancient generals rode a strong horse in the battle field when they fought their animies. Riding horse represents a kind of boldness and strength. It is a sign of a heroic action. Both Saddam and Kim Jong-Un love horse riding as a sign of heroism.

  

6. Big gun
Both Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-Un admired "big gun." They always dream and prepare for war. They never think about "peace." Peace is empty in their philosophy. Big guns are their only good friends.




            

7. Pistol

It is true that Saddam and Kim love "gun, big gun and pistol." They love shooting to scare people. That is their tactic to scare people and create a great fear inside thir mind. They then manipulate the mindset and pschology of the people so that they may be able to rule them for years and years.



  

8. Gutor
As humab being they also love and enjoy gutor. They love to play it. They also love music too. That is the good part about Saddam and Kim. Both Saddam and Kim had stress because of their jealousy and greed they both love to play music too.

  


9. Cowboy Hat
Saddam frequently worn a cowboy hat many times in many places. Sometimes a person mind can be read by his hat or clothing or the way he spoke and walked etc. Both Saddam and Kim love cowboy hats. Any person who wear cowboy hat has "cowboy behavior" in their government. They are normally tough guy who would rule their subjects with iron fist.



 

10. Waiving Hands
Dictators love waiving hands than any other country's leaders. Dictators want to cover up their rudeness by smiling and waiving hands all the time. They tried to show their effections to their people by waiving their hands with big smiles but their smiles are always fake for photo shot only. Be ware this kind of smile and hand waiving. Their smile and waiving hand can mean "bye bye this is your last day in this world."

  

11. Military Parade
Both Saddam and Kim loved military parade. They wanted to show their military power to the world and wanted to unite among the military personel. They used million of dollars for preparation. They probably use the public money for military parades than country's development. Military parade is their most joyful day and they forget to feed their own people.


Saddam Hussein military parade                 Kim Jong-Un Military parade

12. Smoking Cigar
Both Saddam and Kim love "cigar." Cigar is their friend. They smoke because they are cowboy's actors.


 



13. Firing Gun
They both love "firing gun"--big or small. They don't care.  This is to show how stupid they are. It is also a sign of respect to former president Kim Il-Sung. Saddam always fired gun in the end of his speech.




14. War
Both Saddam and Kim Jong-Un are war mongers. They always beat the war drum. They both hate America and western nations. They always threatened the American and their allies in their regions. They both love building all kinds of modern weapons (both nuclear, chemical and missile etc).

Saddam Hussein ruled his country about 24 years from 1979 to 2003. He fought the war against Iran from 1980-1988. It was the longest war in the 2oth century. He invaded Kuwait (2-4 August 1990) and started Gulf War (2 August 1990-28 February 1991); he fought agaist international forces during Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991-28 February 1991); He fought against coalition forces during Operation Iraqi freedom (21 March 2003-1 May 2003). Saddam also fought against the Kurds during his rule. During his 24 years rule he fought 4 major wars.


Iran-Iraq War lio a thimi cheukhat

 
Kuwait War Meiti khur kangmi               Lampi thilri rawkralmi

15. Purge
Both Saddam and Kim love purging the most powerful leaders in the government so that they can absolutely control and dominant the country. In 1979 Saddam Hussein purged 68 of his Baath Party leaders and 22, including 5 ministers, were sentened to die. They were shot and killed that same day. Saddam consolidated his power by purging his rivals and other strong leaders. Some estimated that at least 500 people died in the purge that consolidated Hussein's power. For Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-Un, Joseph Starlin, the most cruel communist leader, their great hero. Like Saddam Hussein, Young Kim Jong-Un also purged top leaders in his hermit kingdom. He rosed to power 2 years ago when his father Kim Jong-Ill died (on 17 Dec, 2011). Kim Jong-Un began purging his top military leaders such as Ri Yong-Hu, Kim Yong-Chun, U Tong Chuk and Kim Jong-gak, after 11 months stepping into power. By the end of 2013, Kim Jong-Un purged 3 difence ministers and 4 chief of the army's general staff including Jang Song-Taek, the No.2 powerful leader, who was his uncle and mentour. Jang Song-Taek was executed on 12 December 2013. Jang, in fact, was "the economic and political scapegoat of Kim Jong-Un." Jang's 2 associates were also executed this year. Kim Jong-Un is as cruel as Saddam Hussein. He even purged his uncle and ordered his execution. These two leaders are spyschologically sick and they have a very dangerous "phobia" in their mind.


 
During this meeting Saddam purged 68 Baath Party leaders


Kim purged, arrested and executed his uncle Jang Song-Thaek

16. Human Right Abuse
During the time of Saddam Hussein all Iraqi lived in fears because of his brutality and human right abuses. Many people disappeared including the famous political leaders in that time. Many people ended up in the mass graves. Many mass graves were uncovered after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Many women and girls were raped by his armies and his two sons Uday and Qusay Hussein. These brural sons died in 22 July 2003 and were shot and killed by the American forces. The New York Times suggested that "Saddam murdered as many as a million of his people." So he is the No.1 the worst dictator in the world during his time. Saddam was so brutal and barbaric near the end of his dictatorship. He was like a hungry lion that devored any animal infront of him.


  
Saddam murdered his people by gas, shooting or hanging

Kim Jong-Un also is one of the worst human right abusers today. There are about 150,000-200,000 political prisoners in the concentration camps. There are other prisoners too. All prisoners are underfed and are facing mulnutrition, sickness and all kinds of diseases and physical and psyhologial tortures. He even forced the whole country to cry when his father died. He even executed his ex girl friend. He brutally purged his uncle, Jang Song Thaek and his asscociates by throwing them to 120 hungry dogs' cage. The dogs ate them alive. This is a practice of the barbarian Roman around 2000 years ago. Kim is too much brutal and his philosophy and practices are so outdated. Now he is living in the past 2000 years not in the 21st century. His brual and barbaric behaviors are so dangerous for him. His behavior is like a hungry fox that devored any animal. This barbaric behavior shows his end is near.



Forced labors in North Korea

 
Life's too hard for this little boy               Life is too good for this big boy

17. Lesson from Saddam Huseein for Kim Jong-Un

Kim Jong-Un needs to learn or must learn and forsake his barbaric behavior from from Saddam Hussein's past before he end up like Saddam Hussein.


                                 FROM
                    This Republican Palace
                   (One of Saddam's palace)


                             
                                   TO
                         Rat-Hole Palce 
(Saddam's last palace in the rat-hole) in the end of his dictatorship



                            FROM
                    An Army General
         

         A cruel and comfort president



                             TO
       A coward rat-like President (bottom)



And then to the cage like a dog




    An then TO the road of hanging as he did many people



(He reaped what he had sowed)
                  
        And then to the destruction of all his images and symbols from the surface of the earth.



All of Saddam images were gone now. And then what is the meaning of Saddam's life? What is the beginning and end of Saddam's life? What lesson Kim Jong-Un can learn from Saddam? Can Kim Jong-Un see his image in Saddam's past? If yes, he needs to repent from all his cruel and barbaric behavior and apologize his uncle, Jang Song-Thaek. Unless Kim would fall inevitably in the near future. If Kim Jong-Un does not repent and behave like the ancient Roman emperor like today, it means his end is near and his days are already numbered. (The End of Kim's Dynasty is near).

666 le WCC

666 le WCC

Biahmaithi

WCC ti min theih ahcun, Krihfa cheukhat cu kan lau. Kan thin a phang. Kan tih. Zeicatiah WCC cu biaknak dang he aa komhmi buu, Pope nih hruaimi buu, sahrang number 666 a chuahtu buu, hlawhhlang buu" ti in kum tam tuk a kan cawnpiak caah a si. Cu cawnpiaknak cu, nihin ni USA  hrimhrim ah hin a tam tuk rih. Hi cawnpiaknak hi, Lairam le Mizoram ah a zual khun.

Kan tih zong ah kan mawh lo. Zeictiah zapi zaran cu carel le thil hlathlai kan huam lo. Thil hi asi tak hnga maw tak lo ti zong, thuk deuh in kan tuak lo. Chim thiammi chimmi paoh, kan zumh le pawm caah "biatak" kan thei kho lo. Theihhngalhnak kan ngeih lo tik ah, kan zumhnak zong a ral a chia. Cawnpiak thiammi nih biatak te an chimmi paoh khi, "thlarau nih hngalhnak a pek" ti phun in, za ah za in kan zumh tawn. Cucaah WCC hna hi 666 chuahtu ah kan ruah i, kan tihnak a si.

Cucaah thil fiangfai deuh le tliang deuh tein  kan theih i, kan zumhnak a feh khawhnak hnga caah, hi WCC kong hi ka tialnak a si. WCC kong hi missiology ah tampi kan relmi le caihhmaimi thil pakhat asi caah, cauk tampi ka relmi chung in, a tawifiannak in ka tialmi a si.

      
                              Acunglei ca hi WCC Logo an si

Dirh Kum

1948 ah Krihfabu 147 in hruaitu hna cu Amsterdam (Netheland) ah an itong i WCC cu an dirh. 1961 in "the International Missionary Council" le 1971 ah "the World Council of Christian Education" (18^th century Sunday school cawlcanghnak in an thawkmi buu) an rak lut. Cuticun buu ngan ngai ah aa chuah. 

Headquarter

Headquarter cu Geneva, Switzerland ah a um. United Nation Liaison Office hi New York, USA ah a um (New York ka rak tlawnka te ah, kan professor Rev. Dr. Norman E. Thomas nih a rak kan kalpi i, hi office hi 1999 kum ah ka rak phan ve). 

WCC Hruaitu Hna

Chungtel Krihfabu aiawhtu hna hi kum 7 ah voikhat meeting an ngei. Cuahcun president (8) an thim. Cucu ram kip in an si. Cun central committee ah member 150 an thim hna. Central committee nih a hme deuhmi (executive committee) an ser chap. Cun "mod­erator" pakhat le vice-moderators pahnih an thim hna.  Ruahnakpetu buu le commissions an tuah i cu hna nih central committee ah an cawlcanghnak cio ah thawng an thanh. Cucu an riantuan ning a si. Vawleicung politics le raldohnak phunphai ah zeihmanh telnak an ngei lo. Cozah a sualmi hna nih an mipi an hrem hna i, minung nawlngeihnak an buar (human right abuse) an tuannak ram tibantuk lawng ah hin, mipi tanh in, bichiam le catial tibantuk lawngah awka chuahmi an si.

Caantling riantuan 143 (2011) ah an um. Hi chungah 131 cu headquarter umnak Geneva ah riantuanmi an si. WCC ah tuanvo ngeibikmi hna cu General Secretary le Moderator an si. Atu lio ah General Secretary a tuanmi cu Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit asi. Amah hi Church of Norway chungtel pakhat a si. Moderator cu Rev. Dr. Walter Altmann a si i, 2010 in tuanvo a lak. WCC Assembly pakhat le pakhat karlak tuanvo latu asi. 

      Geneva ummi WCC Headquarter 

Tinhmi

"Krihfabu lungrual tein aw (voice) ngeih ding le vawlei ah tehtekhannak (witness) ngeih ding; Jesuh Krih zumhnak ah lungrual tein um ding le hawikawmhnak ngeih ding; cuti lungruannak thawng in vawlei nih [Jesuh) a zumh khawh nak hnga" ti hi tinhmi a si. 

Tlaihmi

WCC hi biaknak kip, Hindu, Buddhist, Islam, Judaism le biaknak dang aa telmi bu a si lo. WCC nih hrampi (Basis) ah aa tlaihmi thil cu "Jesuh cu Bawi le Khamhtu a si" timi a si. Jesuh a zumlomi le a pawmlomi cu luh khawh  asi lo. 1961 ah WCC zumhnak le pawmning cu Mirang ca in, hitin an tial:-

"The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures and therefore seek to fulfill together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit".

Tuanmi Rian 

(1) Krihfabu kip lungrual tein um le vawleicung pumpi thawngtha karhnak ah riantuanti ding

(2) Mission le evangelism riantuannakah tehtekhannak karhter ding

(3) Krihfa riantuannak ah tel ding (Daihnak le dinfelnak kawl ding; miphun karlak ah pehtlaihnak khamtu vampang hrawh dih ding; minung herhnak ah tel ve ding; sermi thil vialte zohkhenh le kilven ding)


Ramkip daihnak caah WCC meeting kaimi

Chungtel

WCC ah Jesuh zummi bu kip an itel. Tam deuh cu an ram miphun dirhmun (national level) in a dirmi Krihfabu an si. Krihfabu kip zalawngtein thimnak (free choice) an ngei. WCC cu chungtel hna cungah uknak le nawl ngeihnak zeihmanh a ngei lo. Chungtel hna caah zeihmanh biakhiahnak a tuah piak hna lo. Vawleicung ramkip Krihfabu pehtlaihnak le riantuantitnak caah dirhmi bu lawnglawng a si. WCC hi chungtel chuahnak nawl an ngei lo. A chuak duhmi cu an mah tein an chuak. WCC nih chungtel a chuah bal lo.

WCC ah hin, ram 110 fai in, Krihfabu 348 (2012 cazin) chungtel an si. Minung million 592 tluk an si. WCC Member ah aa telmi hna cu:-

(1) The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches chung um Krihfabu hna

(2) Anglicans le Protestant Krihfabu phunkip (Reformed, Lutheran, Methodist le Bap­tist; independent Krihfabu tibantuk)

(3) Pentecostal Krihfabu cheukhat zong an itel.

WCC dirhtu hna cu Europe le North America Krihfabu chungtel hna an si. Nihin chungkhar tambik cu, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific in an si. Laimi he naihniambik ah "MBC" le Mara Evangelical Church" (Mizoram) zong member an si. Chungtel hi free tein, luh le chuah khawh a si. WCC an by-laws in rengh a um lo.

Tangka

WCC tangka hi Krihfabu kip nih an rak thawh cio. Cun alenglei in innlo le zeidang mi an hlanhmi hna in tangka lut zeimawzat a um ve. 2012 tangka hmuhmi 22.6 million a si (75% cu chungtel thawhmi a si). 

               Avoi 10 nak WCC Assembly Tlangtar

Assembly kaimi buu kip hruaitu hna

Catholic le WCC

Mizoram le Kawlram phungchimtu tampi nih WCC cu Catholic hruaimi ah an ruah. Pope zong WCC lutlai ah an ruah. Pope le WCC cu 666 chuahtu ding ah an ruah hna. Cucu an palh cikcek. WCC ah RC hi member an si lo. Pope zong WCC lutlai a si loh. Mission tuannak caah naih tein rian tuanti tu an izuam. Cucaah abiapi deuhmi WCC meeting ah RC nih observer a thlah tawn. Lungruaknak a um khawh deuh nak hnga, Pope nih "Faith and Order" ah minung 12 palai azungzal tein a chiah ve hna. World Mission and Evangelism ah "Catholic missionary bu" zong an itel ve. Cun Mission le Ecumenical Formation ah Catholic riantuantu pakhat an thlah ve. Ecumenical Institute Bossey ah Catholic saya pakhat an thlah ve. Cu lawng cu WCC ah RC an itelnak a si.  

Myth (Phuahcawp Tuanbia)

 "Myth" timi cu "fianter khawhlomi tuanbia" a si. Ngaih a nuam ngai nain, a diklomi le phuahcawpmi deuh an si. Tahchunhnak ah, "Thlapa cungah rirang kung a um i, cu rirang kung ahcun zawngtum a um. Cu zawng tum ahmumi cu an thi an ti" timi hi, kan ngakchiat lio ah a rak kan cawnpiakmi a si. Thlapa a lai lio te ah, cu zawngtum zoh cu heh tiah kan rak i zuam tawn i, ka hmuh ti zong kan rak ti lent awn. Keitlau tuanbia, Menrihai le Tainamkawng tuanbia, Phawvawm le phete tuanbia tite hna hi, "myth" timi cu an rak si ko. "Church Politics" ruangah, WCC kong ah, myth tampi phuah cawpmi a um. Cu hna cu:-

(1) Catholic Church (RC) hi WCC lutlai asi timi cu myth a si (RC hi WCC chungtel an si lo. RC le WCC a huami hna nih, lih an tawn chawm in, an chimmi bia a si).

(2) WCC lutlaitu cu Pope asi timi hi "myth" a si (Pope cu chungtel a si lo. WCC lutlai cu president 8 an si. Pope hi WCC he zeihmanh pehtlaihnak a ngeimi a si lo).

(3) WCC ah biaknak kip (Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim tibantuk) an itel timi hi myth asi (WCC chungtel cu Krihfabu lawngte an si. Biaknak dang pakhat te hmanh an itel lo. Chungtel cazin zoh khawh asi. WCC alutlomi le WCC a huami butetuai nih lih an tawnmi bia a si). A caancaan ah biaknak dang upa pawl he vawlei ah remdaihnak aum khawhngak hnga caah le zumhnak kongah biaruahnak ngeih kan hau an ti caah, tonnak an ngeih caan a um i, cucu mi tampi nih biaknak dang he rian an tuanti tiah an ruah palh sual caah a si.

(4) WCC hi 666 chuahtu ding asi timi hi myth a si. Zeicatiah 666 cu vawlei lei uknak in a ra dingmi a si. Biathlam baibal hrilhfiah tha tein zoh tik ah, 666 cu Krihfabu biaknak phunphai in a ra dingmi asi lo. Cun WCC ah azungzal in, President 8 an um. Pakhat nih mah duhpaoh in riantuan khawh asi lo. Hi hruaitu 8 hna hi, kum 7 ah voikhat an thlen hna. Caan tha a um ahcun Lai nu/pa zong president pakhat a si kho ve ko. WCC ah President hei si sehlaw 666 cu a chuah hnga maw? Amah cu sahrang cu a si hnga maw?

Biafunnak

Lairam le Mizoram hi, lih le hrawkhawl in phungchimmi le baibal duh paoh in hrilhfiah a hmangmi an tam tuk. Mah Krihfabu thatnak le chungkhar karhnak caah, midang Krihfabu duhpoah in sawksammi le lihchim a pawi a tilomi hruaitu an tam tuk. Mah ca thatnak ding caah, mipi kha hlen khawh chung in hlen an timh hna. Cu hna cu, cathiang nih "Naal prophet" timi an rak si ko.

Cu "naal prophet" hna nih cun, member karhnak asi paoh ahcun, baibal kha duhpoah in an hrilhfiah. WCC zong sahrang 666 an ti. RC zong sahrang 666 a si an ti. Baptist le Presbyterian tibantuk Krihfabu hna zong, sahrang an ti hna. Mipi nih an tihbik dingmi biafang thatha in an thihphaih hna. Cuticun dirhmun ngeilomi le theihhngalh ngeilomi Krihfa tampi cu, an mah lei ah an kuaih hna. Krihfa tampi nih le carel kan huam lo. Huam zong ah rel ding a um lo. Cu tikah, biachim thiammi nih an chimmi paoh kan zumh. Cucaah WCC kong zong ah, a siloning in cawnpiak kan rak si i, WCC kong zong, tuchun tiang tha tein kan theifiang kho ti lo.

USA kan phak hnu zong ah, lih in cawnpiak a hmangmi hruaitu Kawlram in mitam nawn an  ra rih. WCC kong zong an fian lo mi le an theih lomi kong tam tuk a rak kan cawnpiak. Voikhat ECBC kan Krihfabu zong ah , WCC, RC, EU le MBC zong a pehtlaihter dih hna i, sahrang (666) nan si ti in, saya pakhat nih ni 8 chung a kan cawnpiak. Crusade chung cu nuam ten ka ngaih ve ko. Cawnpiak a tha a chia sual lai ka ti caah a si.

Cusade a dih hnu ah, "Saya WCC le RC kong ah na kan chimhmi na fianlomi a tam tuk. Cucaah na kan cawnpiakmi chung in na palhmi tete kan chimh lai" tiah ka ti i, a kan cawnpiakmi a dilomi vialte pakhat hnu pakhat, cauk zohchih bu in, tha tein ka chimh. "Na cauk chuahmi zong ah tam tuk na palh" tiah ka ti. A donghnak ah a palhnak cu aa fiang cikcek. A lung zong a buai dih. Vawleicung ram kong asi rua tiah a rak ruahmi vialte kha a pingpang viar an si. Adonghnak ah, "Ka cauk edit tuahtu ah hawng ka bawm law" a ka tip hah. Cupa nih a kan cawnpiakmi cu, amah tawn chawmmi le lihchimmi cu a rak si theng lo. Midang nih lih le hrawkhrawl in an rak chimmi cauk chung  tu in a rak kan cawnpiak chinmi asi i, mawh phurh thlu ding a rak si lo.

Cucaah hruaitu tampi cu kan mah hmanh nih kan fianlomi le kan theihlomi khi, midang kan va cawnpiak hna. Kan mah hmanh nih kan theihlomi le fianlomi midang kha fiang tuk va cawnpiak cu, kan chungah "Biatak" (Truth) a um lo tinak a si. "Mitcaw le mitcaw hruai" timi cu, cucu pakhat asi ko. Cucaah WCC kong zong tlawmte kan fian deuhnak hnga ding caah le mitcaw le mitcaw kan i hruai sualnak hnga lo ding caah, hi ca hi ka tialmi asi.


Avoi 10 nak WCC Assembly (Korea hlasatu pawl)


Avoi 10 nak WCC Assembly Meeting Kaimi Hna

Zohchih dingmi

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Surbungtlang Airport in the Chin State

Surbungtlang airport? Is that possible to build the airport in this mountainous Chin State? Is it a practical plan or just a speculation? or Just a proposal? or just making the news headline? Would the airport be beneficial for the economy of the Chin State?

                 

Surbungtlang before the jungle was cleared

A team of survey studying the site

I had traveled many places in the Chin State searching for a place to build dams and airports. I saw only one place the so-called Hmunthar, near Thantlang city that is big and long enough to build an international airport. Unfortunately it is in the deep valley of Kuangpi river and is surrounded by high mountains such as Vankhamtlang in the East and Vuichiptlang and Vanzangtlang in the west. It may be possible only for a small airplane to land in that site only when the weather permits. It is not suitable site for the airport at all.

 I also went to Haithlan, a proposed airfield for the capital city of the Chin State, Hakha, near the Old Hakha. But it is obvious that it is not a suitable site for the airport at all. I also went to Pawhtawnrawn a proposed airfield for Thantlang. Neither airfields qualified to be the real airport.  It will be very dangerous for the pilot during monsoon season for landing in those sites.

There is a speculation that the site near Cengtum, near Gangaw city, was researched for the airfield for the Chin State. But it is too far for the Chin State again. I did not have a chance to visit Surbungtlang but some of my friends from Falam told me about it when I was in Mandalay university. I am excited reading the surprise news about Surbungtlang airport. Today, many of the works have been done. I am so eager to have an airport in the Chin State since I am a Chin. We all need to support this new airport for our Chin State.  

Surbungtlang Airport during construction

Road to Surbungtlang Airport

Surbungtlang airport during construction

Site of Surbungtlang Airport seen from away

Surbungtlang Airport is a new airport project near Zathlir village, Falam township, Chin State, Myanmar. It is in the middle of the northern Chin State and can be reached easily from Thantlang, Hakha, Rihkhuadar and Falam towns. It is about six miles from downtown Falam and is about 40 miles from Hakha, the capital city of the Chin State. This new airport is scheduled to be completed by 2016.  Chin State is a very mountainous region. It is not easy to find the site to build the airport. The Surbungtlang airport will be the only airport in the Northern Chin State and is amazing thing for the Chin people to have an airfield in their own state (There was a small airport in Paletwa in the past but it is not currently operational).

Surbungtlang airport would have advantages than other airports in Myanmar to connect direct flights to Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram and Imphal, the capital of Manipur and other cities in India and Bangladesh easier. It would directly boost tourism and other economy activities between India and Bangladesh. The location is pretty central for Hakha, Falam, Thantlang and Tiddim and it could be a commercial hub for the Chin State in the future too. 

The three-day survey of the airport was done on October 24, 2012 by U Thant Zaw Moe from Myanmar Airline together with seven engineers and Mr. Tin Naing Tun, Director General of the Transport Ministry's Civil Aviation Deparment, Dr. Ngun San Aung, Chin State Transport Minister, Attorney Kap Tial and several Hlutdaw representatives and some local leaders. According to the survey the runway is about 10,000 feet long and 200 feet wide. This Surbungtlang airfield served as a a temporary resupply airfield for the British forces during World War II. The mountain is seven miles long and three miles wide. [1]

Surbungtlang is situated at the heights of 6,352 feet above sea level and its elevation will be the highest in Myanmar. Normally the runway about 8,000 long and 200 feet wide is enough for domestic airport. The British government probably did the survey in this area for airfield during colony time. According Za Dunkk (Malaysia), "The survey was also done in 1975 when Pu Za Hre Lian was Chairman of Pyithu Council of the Chin State in that time. The weather experts from Mandalay came to the site and measured the wind cross and direction. They concluded the site was suitable for the airport because there was no wind-cross there that may interfere the airplane landing and takeoff. Then they concluded the site is the best place for airfield. The stone inscription also was found which was laid by the British government which said "air-ground.[2]

The British government asked the local leaders to build the airport in that site but the local leaders rejected their idea because of their traditional religious belief. Surbuntlang new airport project is a new project as part of the agreement signed between the Chin National Front and the government of Myanmar (We, the Chin people, should be thankful to the CNF's movement regarding this new development of the airport). Surbuntlang airport will be big enough to land some big domestic airplanes. 

Kalaymyo Airport

 Surbungtlang airport will be a midsize airfield comparison with other nearby airfields such as Lengpui Airport in Mizoram which runway is about 8,200 feet long; Kalaymyo Airport which is 6000 feet long; Myikyina airport 6,100 feet; Imphal Airport in Manipur 9,022 feet long. The runways of many airports in Myanmar are less than 6,000 feet long. For example, the Lashio airport is only 5,285 feet long. The runways of the international airports in some countries are about 8,000-10,200 feet long.

Lengpui Airport 

Airplanes at Lengpui Airport, Mizoram

For example, Port Columbus International Airport, Ohio, has two runways for international flights-one is about 10,125 feet long and another 8,000 feet long. Many large cargo and passenger planes landed in that field. Paro International Airport, the only international airport of Bhutan, is situated in the river valley at the heights of 7,300 feet above sea level, which has only a single 6,445 feet asphalt runway. It is surrounded by 18,000 feet high mountains. It is one of the most dangerous and challenging airports in the world.

Paro Airport

Comparison with this Paro International Airport Surbungtlang airport may be big enough to land midsize planes and could be upgraded to an international airport if it has 10,000 feet asphalt runway. Some experts who visited the Surbungtlang said that the wind direction and speed also permits the site is suitable for the airport. Paro Airport is surrounded by very high mountains but some big airplanes land and take off from it. There is no doubt that Surbungtlang airport is suitable for midsize airplanes to land.

Falam Town

Surbungtlang airport will boost the economy of the old capital city of the Chin Special Division, Falam town which has about 15,000 people and the surrounding villages, if the project is implemented. Falam is a very beautiful city and most of its streets were widened and modernized recently. The airport will also make a better communication between the Chin State and the mainland Myanmar. It will also help the security of Myanmar air space since the airfield is near the Indian border. It will also promote the industry of tourism in the northern Chin State. Rih Lake already boosts the economy of the surrounding villages in many ways in the past.

There are some other tourist destinations near Surbungtlang airfield such as a historial Lailun Cave, Laikua Dam, popular Zinghmuh Mountain, Simpi Village which is the first Lai settlement village when the forefathers of the Chin people entered the present Chin State. Falam is a historical town because the British government administration center was in that city. Runva (Manipur River), one of the largest rivers in the Chin State, is a perfect place for rafting for the adventurers. Therefore if Surbungtlang airport is built it will boost the economy of the Chin people and Chin state government.

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Reference

[1] Ting Hlei Thang, "Falam Airport Project"  at tinghleithang.blospot.com/2013 (September 24, 2013)

[2] Za Dunkk (Malaysia), "Surbungtlang Airport Kha"  Chinland Today at www.chinlandtoday.info/surbungtlangairport

[3] Some photos are taken from lunghlitum.blospot.com and Chinland Today news