Khonumthung News

December 23, 2025
CDF-Paletwa bars Chin youths from leaving Paletwa Township
December 11, 2025
Junta launches heavy airstrike on Kanpetlet
November 26, 2025
Junta offensive from Taingen to Falam sparks fierce clashes
March 16, 2020
Chin Families Flee Fighting In Rakhine, Arrive In Hakha
Three Chin families escaping fighting in northern Rakhine State arrived in Hakha, capital of Chin State, this Thursday. Han Thein told Khonumthung...
March 14, 2020
Students In Paletwa Township Absent From Matriculation Exam
Hundreds of students failed to turn up for their final matriculation examination in southern Chin State, causing teachers to wonder why they didn’t...
March 14, 2020
Army Chief Visits Hakha, Food Crisis Looms Over Paletwa
When Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, commander in chief of the Burma Army, paid a special visit to Hakha on Wednesday, Chin elders demanded the army chief...
March 14, 2020
Authorities Check For Coronavirus On Chin-Mizo Border
The Rih border crossing in Chin State is still open but authorities aren’t taking any chances and started checking all travellers coming from India’s...
March 14, 2020
AA Not Responsible For Food Crisis In Paletwa, Spokesperson Says
The Khonumthung News talked with Khine Thukha, spokesperson for the Arakan Army (AA), about the food crisis affecting Paletwa township in southern...
March 12, 2020
Export Trade Down On Burma-India Border
With the Indian rupee dropping, money traders on the Burma-India border in Chin State have been put out of work. “All exporters have stopped doing...
March 10, 2020
Civilian Killed, Houses Destroyed in Burma Army Air Attack on Paletwa...
A 30-year-old man and three homes were destroyed in a Burma Army air raid on a village in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township this week,...
March 5, 2020
Regional Insecurity Threatens to Halt Kaladan Multi-modal Project
Unless the Union government is able to ensure security in Paletwa Township, it will be impossible to continue the Kaladan Multi-modal Transit...
February 27, 2020
Food in Short Supply in Paletwa Due to Ferry Service Suspension
No trade has been taking place between Paletwa in Chin State and Kyauktaw in Rakhine State due to the continued suspension of ferry service along the...
February 26, 2020
Statue of Chin Revolutionary Leader Unveiled in Mindat
The Chin State Chief Minister Salai Lian Luai unveiled a statue of Vum Thu Maung in a park also dedicated to the Chin anti-colonial leader on Monday...
February 22, 2020
Peace Will Come Under Democratic Federalism
The peace process will be successful if there’s a democratic policy all the armed forces follow under a civilian-led government, said a Chin National...
February 21, 2020
Dwindling Food Supplies In Paletwa
Food markets in southern Chin State are nearly empty after prolonged fighting has prevented river boats from transporting goods to markets. Clashes...