The monthly journal of Khonumthung News group was printed last month with permission from the Printing and Publishing Enterprise, Ministry of Information Department, the Union of Myanmar. The first journal of Khonumthung News is published from Kalemyo of Sagaing division, Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar and various other townships of Chin state. One thousand copies of the journal were printed and it has 40 pages. The journal has as its content local, national and international news. Health and technological issues have also been covered in the journal to make people aware.
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About 120 families staying as illegal migrants in Rangvamual and Phun Cawng villages were driven out by the Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA), the largest non-governmental organization in Mizoram. The Aizawl Post newspaper reported yesterday that the migrant workers from Burma were warned to leave on 15 May 2013 by the CYMA authorities after negotiations with local people in the last week of April. The letter of warning mentioned that the foreigners of Rangvamual and Phuncawng village have to leave those villages.
Three youths on two motorcycles were seriously injured in an accident in Matupi, the second capital of Chin state, Burma on 13 May. The accident occurred at the road intersection of Cangbawng block of Matupi at around 11 pm local standard time. Salai Jessi, Lian Ding and Mi Sai were injured seriously, said Salai Rokung, a member of CNF’s liaison office. “The staff member of Matupi’s civil hospital said that Salai Jessi was found to be inebriated while being examined. All three patients were transferred to a hospital in central Burma given the seriousness of the injuries,” said Rokung. The…
Forty houses of Chin people were burnt down by Mizoram authorities of Vaphai village, Champhai district of Mizoram state, northeast India on 29 April. The houses in Saikhumphai village were set on fire by a hundred Vaphai villagers in the morning, said a Chin national from Saikhumphai.
The Chin National Front (CNF) conducted a public consultation meeting in Kanpetlet town of southern Chin state between April 25 and 26. The consultation meeting was headed by U Thangmana as Chairman and as a member of the town elder group and Daw Nan Cheery attended as master of ceremonies. Around 300 local people attended the meeting, said a participant.
The Matupi Women’s Association (MWA) was formed in Matupi Town, the second capital of Chin state, Burma on 14 April. “The Women’s Association was formed following a meeting in Bungla hall of Matupi and was organized by the Matupi Young Association between 10 am and 4 pm, local standard time” said a participant at the meeting.
A 45-year old woman was stabbed to death by a youth of Sabawngpi village, Matupi Township, southern Chin state, Burma on 9 April. Pi Cheda, the mistress of a house was stabbed three times with a pair of scissors in her abdomen by Chithah from Sabawngpi village at around 9 am. Pi Cheda died on the spot, said a local. “Chithah is a drunkard and was inebriated. That is why PI Cheda was stabbed to death without any reason” said a source from Sabawngte village. The incident occurred while Pi Cheda was taking care of her relative who was to…
Hei Nawn Kio (38), the owner and driver of a jeep was killed in an accident near Hakha, the capital of Chin state, Burma and 14 passengers were injured on 10 April. The jeep met with an accident, while going from Hakha to Sakta village. The jeep ran off the road on 10 April at around 8 pm (local standard time) while steering past another jeep, which was parked on the road. A Hakha Post report said that the jeep driver died, while being removed to Hakha civil hospital. The injured were identified as Pu Saing Tum, Pu Lian Kham,…
Job vacancies in the education department in Chin state, Burma has attracted 5,000 applications this month. The Hakha Post reported that the applications are being examined in Hakha, the capital of Chin state on 9 April. The report mentioned that the qualification for job vacancies were examined by 45 men and 145 women for middle school teacher’s vacancies, 31 men and 98 women for primary school teacher posts, 4 men and 9 women for posts in the laboratory, 16 men as general workers, 31 men and 120 women for higher clerk’s post, 59 men and 124 women for Lower clerk’s…
Four passengers died on the spot and seven were injured in an accident in Mindat Township, southern Chin state, Burma on April 7. The accident occurred between Mindat and Vuamtu village. A jeep was ferrying 11 passengers. The owner of the jeep is U Thang Awm hailing from the eastern block of Mindat. The injured passengers were admitted to Mindat civil hospital, said a local. “A passenger jumped off the jeep after the driver lost control of the vehicle apparently when the brakes failed. The jeep ran off the road and fell headlong 100 feet below,” said Salai Aung Aung.…