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
January 16, 2020
Manipura Hydropower Project in Falam to be Resumed
The Burmese government will continue the controversial Manipura hydropower project in Chin State’s Falam Township this year, a spokesperson said...
January 16, 2020
After Months Without Food Aid, Paletwa IDPs Struggle With Rice Shortage
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Meezar village in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township are facing a shortage of rice due to ongoing clashes...
January 14, 2020
School Principal, Two Villagers Found Dead in Paletwa
A school principal and two villagers who had gone missing in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township were found dead in the jungle on Friday. Abyayla...
January 13, 2020
‘Restrictions Are Everywhere’ as Holiday Celebrations Are Called Off in...
Recent public activities for Christmas and New Year were not able to be held in the southern Chin State town of Paletwa due to ongoing conflict...
December 20, 2019
Paletwa Christians ‘Cannot Be Happy’ This Christmas Due to Ongoing War,...
An ongoing curfew in Paletwa Township has made it impossible for locals—most of whom are Christian—to engage in their regular Christmas festivities...
December 20, 2019
Paletwa Curfew Interfering With High School Education Initiative, Locals...
Education department officers in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township say they are concerned that the ongoing curfew in the area will contribute to...
December 20, 2019
Dozens More Villagers Flee to Paletwa Town to Escape Armed Conflict
Some 40 villagers from the communities of Kyaung Chaung and Thaphan Chaung in Paletwa Township sought refuge in Paletwa town on Tuesday, due to fears...
December 18, 2019
Paletwa School Hit By Artillery Shell Re-Opens
A high school that was hit by an artillery shell in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township re-opened on December 12. The shelling, in Myothit ward,...
December 16, 2019
Paletwa River Ferry Halts Services After Its Boat is Hit by Artillery Shell
A ferry has stopped its operations on the Kaladan River after an artillery shell hit its boat in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township during...
December 12, 2019
NLD, Govt Staff Attend Chin State Rallies in Support of Aung San Suu Kyi...
Rallies in support of Aung San Suu Kyi were held in four Chin State townships on Tuesday, as the State Counsellor heads Burma’s defense against...
December 12, 2019
Woman and Child Killed As Artillery Shell Hits Boat in Paletwa
A passenger boat on the Kaladan River was hit by an artillery shell as it traveled from Paletwa to Tawngpyo village in southern Chin State at noon on...
December 9, 2019
CNF Refrains From Condemning or Endorsing ICJ Case Against Burma 0
Leaders of the Chin National Front (CNF) have been cautious in their response to Burma being brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ...