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
September 13, 2019
Statue of Gen. Aung San Arrives in Hakha
A bronze statue of Burmese independence hero General Aung San has arrived in the Chin State capital Hakha amid concerns that it could face the same...
September 12, 2019
No Plan to Change List of Chin Sub-Tribes, Says Union Minister
Burma’s Union Minister of Labor, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe said on Tuesday that the ministry had no plans to revise its list of Chin sub...
September 12, 2019
Chin State Sees Dramatic Rise in Road Deaths
More people died in traffic accidents in Chin State in the first half of this year than in all of 2018, according to figures compiled by the state’s...
September 11, 2019
Chin Youth Organization Monitors Local Gov’t in Matupi
The Matupi branch of the Chin Youth Organization (CYO) has begun monitoring the situation in the town to ensure that the government is addressing...
September 10, 2019
Six Arrested in Hakha for Illegal Property Transactions
Police in Hakha have arrested six people, including one woman, for misuse of public property in connection with their alleged involvement in the...
September 9, 2019
Couple Reported for Illegally Sending Workers to China
Three alleged victims of human trafficking have reported a couple to police in Chin State’s Falam Township for operating an unlicensed foreign-...
September 5, 2019
Stone Pillar Will Commemorate Chin Uprising against British Rule
There are plans to erect a stone pillar in the Chin State capital Hakha as a monument to Chins who resisted British colonial rule more than 100 years...
September 5, 2019
Two Cases of H1N1 Influenza Detected in Hakha
Public health officials in Chin State have reported two cases of H1N1 influenza in the state capital Hakha, but said that no special precautions...
September 4, 2019
10 Civilians Reported Missing in Paletwa Township
At least 10 civilians who have disappeared in southern Chin State’s conflict-hit Paletwa Township over the past year are still missing, according to...
September 2, 2019
Internet Service Resumes in Paletwa
Burma’s Communications Ministry has given Internet service providers (ISPs) in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township permission to resume their...
September 2, 2019
We Will ‘Seize’ Chin State Parliament, Says CNLD Chairman
Pu Zo Zam, the chairman of the Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD), said that his party would “seize” the Chin State parliament during...
August 30, 2019
Parts of Paletwa Experiencing Severe Rice Shortages
People living in a remote part of southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township are facing severe food shortages due to restrictions on the transport of...