Khonumthung News

August 9, 2019
Clashes between the Burma Army and the insurgent Arakan Army (AA) just across the border in Rakhine State have forced hundreds of villagers in...
August 8, 2019
A company that is trying to extend a three-year license to mine near Chin State’s Tedim Township has been canvassing homes in three villages in hopes...
August 8, 2019
The number of HIV-positive patients in Chin State increased by more than 100 last year, according to figures compiled by the state’s public health...
August 6, 2019
Police in northern Burma’s Sagaing Region seized weapons and other items from the home of a Chin man in Kalay Township on Sunday after receiving a...
August 5, 2019
Thirty-nine villagers from southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township who were released earlier this week after nearly six months in Arakan Army (AA)...
August 2, 2019
The Arakan Army (AA), an insurgent group that has come under fire for its alleged mistreatment of civilians, has released dozens of Chin villagers...
July 31, 2019
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) forced to flee their homes because of fighting between the Burma Army and the insurgent Arakan Army (AA) in...
July 30, 2019
A protest is planned in the Chin State capital Hakha on Wednesday over the state government’s threat to evict people who have built on land slated...
Chin State Hluttaw's Speaker U Zo Bawi
July 29, 2019
Traditional methods cause environmental damage and yield poor profits for farmers, says the chairman of the Chin State parliament. Farmers in Chin...
July 29, 2019
Khonumthung News speaks to the field director of the Chin Human Rights Organization about the current situation in Chin State. Clashes between the...
July 27, 2019
Chin university students and youths who recently visited camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township say...
July 23, 2019
The government of Chin State has vowed to take action against people who have moved into an area slated for development in the state capital Hakha,...