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
February 21, 2020
Six-grader Hit By Shell In Paletwa Township
A fourteen-year-old was injured from shrapnel after a shell landed in his village in southern Chin State in an area that has seen heavy fighting...
February 19, 2020
Removal of Monument to Historic Banyan Tree Seen As a Loss to Chin Heritage
In a move that has upset the local Chin community, the Sagaing regional government ordered a stone monument explaining the significance of an ancient...
February 19, 2020
Govt Permits CNF to Speak at Chin National Day Commemoration
The Chin State government will allow the Chin National Front (CNF) to deliver a speech at the upcoming 72nd Chin National Day Commemoration in...
February 15, 2020
Fighting Causes Food Costs To Increase
Fighting that has suspended ferries between Paletwa in southern Chin State and Kyauktaw in Rakhine State have caused food costs to rise. Clashes...
February 13, 2020
Khampat Residents Ready For Chin National Day
In Sagaing Division, this year’s Chin National Day is set to happen in Khampat, located in Tamu district Liang Thawng, the secretary of Kalay Town’s...
February 12, 2020
Protesters Blame Hospital For Student’s Death
Thousands of students protested the death of a university student in Sagaing Region today, demanding action against staff of the hospital where the...
February 11, 2020
Cotabato City leads the peace-building efforts to establish sustainable...
COTABATO CITY — On February 7, 2020, the 5th Annual Commemoration of the Peace Day in Mindanao was held with the theme of “Day of Peace: Cotabato...
February 8, 2020
After Robbing Villages, Armed Group Returns Money
An unidentified armed group that robbed two villages in southern Chin State returned the money by the following day. Salai Aung Min, of Paletwa...
February 7, 2020
CNF Not Allowed To Speak During Chin National Day
Members of the Chin National Front (CNF) said they will boycott the 72nd Chin National Day in Thangtlang town after the government denied the...
February 7, 2020
Chin Youth Don’t Want Shopping Mall On Football Ground
Youth in Hakha, capital of Chin State, are opposing a shopping mall the government wants to build at the location of their football ground. “I think...
February 6, 2020
Gov’t Stops Internet In Southern Chin State And Rakhine State
The government shut down internet access again in Rakhine and Chin states. Internet services in Rathaytaung, Buthitaung, Maungdaw, Myaebon townships...
February 5, 2020
Chin Languages Approved For School Curriculum
Chin State parliament approved five Chin languages to be introduced into schools after meeting late last month. Initially, four ethnic languages were...