Khonumthung News

December 11, 2025
Junta launches heavy airstrike on Kanpetlet
November 26, 2025
Junta offensive from Taingen to Falam sparks fierce clashes
November 20, 2025
20,000 Falam residents displaced by junta offensive as humanitarian needs...
November 24, 2020
Face Masks, Hand Sanitizer Run Out in Paletwa Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Locals in Paletwa, southern Chin State, say that the town has run out of COVID-19 preventative materials, even as new cases of the virus appear in...
November 23, 2020
Locals Fearful After New Infections Detected in Paletwa
Health officials detected four cases of COVID-19 among individuals staying at a quarantine center in Paletwa town, located in southern Chin State, on...
November 23, 2020
Election Cancellation in Paletwa Demonstrates Govt’s Weakness, CHRO Says
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) blamed the government for the fact that many people in southern Chin State couldn’t participate in the...
November 20, 2020
Family World Provides Blankets and Mosquito Nets to IDPs in Paletwa
Villagers displaced from the conflict in Chin State’s Paletwa received blankets and mosquito nets from a local non-governmental organization (NGO)...
November 18, 2020
Zomi Congress for Democracy Blames Electoral Losses on Lack of Funding
A lack of campaign funding led the Zomi Congress for Democracy (ZCD) to lose much of its stronghold in northern Chin State to the ruling National...
November 18, 2020
Paletwa MP: IDPs in Urgent Need of Winter Clothing, Blankets
With winter approaching, internally displaced persons (IDPs) in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township, need warm clothing and blankets by the end of...
November 11, 2020
Five Recovered COVID-19 Patients Discharged From Kalay Hospital
Five patients who have recovered from COVID-19 were discharged from a hospital in Kalay, Sagaing Region on Tuesday morning. The five people include a...
November 10, 2020
NLD Reports Victory in Chin State Ethnic Party’s Stronghold
According to initial tallies, the National League for Democracy (NLD) is reporting that they won every parliamentary seat in northern Chin State’s...
November 9, 2020
Less Than 20 Percent of Paletwa’s Residents Able to Vote on Election Day
Voters in the seven wards and one village tract allowed to vote in Paletwa Township’s election cast their ballots on Sunday. Nineteen polling...
November 9, 2020
As Govt Is ‘Busy With Election Matters,’ Chin State IDPs’ Needs Grow
Civil society in Paletwa Township, southern Chin State, is reminding the government and donors that internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region...
November 6, 2020
Dispute Over Eligibility Arises Between Chin Affairs Ministerial...
The Kalay Township Election Commission resolved a dispute on Wednesday between two candidates contesting for the position of Chin ethnic affairs...
November 4, 2020
After Receiving Govt Aid, IDPs in Meezar Village Still Hungry
Internally displaced persons (IDPs), who are taking refuge in Meezar village after fleeing from conflict in southern Chin State, don’t have enough to...