After the junta’s airstrikes intensified in Kanpetlet Town in southern Chin State’s Kanpetlet Township, the resistance-controlled Kanpetlet Township People’s Administration issued guidelines urging residents to avoid large gatherings and construct bomb shelters. Resistance officials said on October 26 that the public must take these guidelines seriously to reduce the risk of airstrikes, as the junta has been intensifying its indiscriminate attacks with unchecked brutality, making no distinction between resistance forces and civilians. “On October 24 and 25, a series of airstrikes hit Kanpetlet, causing civilian casualties. So, people need to adjust to this new reality and start preparing. As airstrikes…
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U Soe Htet and U Pau Lun Min Thang, former ministers in the Chin State government under the NLD-led civilian administration, will run alongside prominent Chin politician U Pu No Than Kap in the upcoming junta-supervised election. The list of Chin State candidates for Phase 1 of the December 28 election was revealed on social media on October 21 and included the names of the three. U Pu No Than Kap, a prominent Chin State politician, has confirmed to Khonumthung that he will run for the National Hluttaw’s proportional representation (PR) seat representing the New Chinland Congress (NCC). He stated…
Since October 16, the junta has been deploying large numbers of reinforcements to Kale Town in Sagaing Region’s Kale Township, according to town residents. The junta has transported troops to Kale Airport four times using Y-8 utility aircraft and once using an ATR-72 aircraft. “The junta has sent hundreds of troops to reinforce Kale. It’s now vowing to push from Kale to Tamu by December and retake every area along the way. Reports indicate that operations have already begun in areas to the north of Kale Town,” said a local source monitoring the junta’s movements in the area. Tamu is…
In Kale Town of Kale Township, Sagaing Region, all internet services had been down for a month, but the U9 network operated by Ooredoo was restored on October 14, locals reported. However, only mobile data services have been restored, while Wi-Fi networks remain completely unavailable. “The Ooredoo U9 network is back, and it’s quite stable. Other networks are still down for now. Mytel’s signal has returned in a few places, but it’s very weak. Wi-Fi isn’t available anywhere yet,” a Kale resident said. Mytel’s 4G network has also been restored, but the signal remains quite weak. Kale Town experienced a…
The junta bombed a primary school in Vanha Village, Hakha Township, Chin State, killing two children and injuring many others. At around 10:30 am on October 13, a junta fighter jet carried out an airstrike on Vanha Village, about 30 miles from Hakha, the capital of Chin State, killing and injuring children, parents, and civilians who had gathered at the school to clean the compound. “The school was bombed at around 10:30 a.m. It looks like the airstrike was aimed at the main building, but the bomb actually landed on the school grounds behind it. Many children who were cleaning…
The junta launched airstrikes on two villages in Mindat Township, Chin State, killing three students and a disabled woman, and injuring numerous others. Around 7:00 pm on October 8, junta aircraft bombed the villages of Vawmm’Tu and Htinchaung. “The junta’s airstrikes at night killed three students in Grades 9 and 10, and a disabled woman also lost her life. At least ten others were injured. All the casualties happened when the strikes hit a student dormitory in the Roman Catholic church compound of Htinchaung Village,” a Mindat resident said. The junta deployed two jet fighters to bomb the villages almost…
Ten young men who were among the locals abducted by the junta in early August, after returning from a church service in Hakha, the capital of Chin State, were released on October 5. With the release of 10 more young people, only six of the abducted youths remain in junta custody.“On the evening of October 5, another ten people were released, but six are still being held. The ones who were freed hadn’t done anything wrong — and the same goes for those still in detention. We’re hoping they’ll be released soon as well. It looks like the junta isn’t…
A delegation of New Zealand Members of Parliament (MPs) and officials from the Chin National Front (CNF) met at an undisclosed location in Thailand to discuss three key issues, including humanitarian aid. A three-member delegation of New Zealand Members of Parliament Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar met with officials from the Chin National Front’s (CNF) Foreign Relations Department on September 28. The CNF told the New Zealand delegation that Chin resistance forces would reject the coup junta’s planned election and urged the international community not to recognize the outcome. “The election will only make the Myanmar crisis more complicated. The…
Two junta fighter jets bombed two sites in Sanpya Ward, Midat Town, southern Chin State’s Mindat Township, destroying seven houses. Around 9:40 pm on September 21, junta aircraft dropped four bombs on two sites in Sanpy Ward, a Mindat resident reported. “Initial reports indicate no casualties as airstrikes hit Sanpya Ward, destroying seven houses,” he told Khonumthung. The jets carrying out the airstrikes were deployed from the junta’s Aye Lar Airbase in the capital Naypyidaw. Similarly, on September 10, a junta fighter jet dropped two 500-pound bombs on Kharpan Village in Sub-region 5, Kanpetlet Township, southern Chin State, damaging two…
Refugees who fled Paletwa Township in Chin State and are taking shelter in Tuidang Village, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram State, India, fear their livelihood hardships will worsen as rats destroy their rice fields. Tuidang Village Council officials have permitted Paletwa refugees to take shelter and even allowed them to farm about a mile from the village. Around 200 households displaced from Paletwa are living in Tuidang Village, with more than half engaged in rice farming. Now, as the rice ripens, rats are rampant, causing widespread damage across acres of farmland. “”We grow rice on an acre of land, but now almost…