As the junta prepares an offensive in southern Chin State, the Chin People’s Union/Chin People’s Army (CPU/CPA) is making plans to counter it, the group’s spokesperson said. During a special online fundraising event for the Chin Brotherhood (CB) Alliance held on May 2, CPU/CPA secretary and spokesperson Salai Yaw Man said this. “The junta has regained control of Falam Town in northern Chin State, and it is likely to extend its operations into southern Chin State as well. The formation of the CPU/CPA is an arrangement made in anticipation of such threats. We’ve prepared in advance what needed to be…
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After the junta recaptured the strategically important town of Falam and the nearby Surbung Airport in northern Chin State, it is likely to launch further offensives in other liberated areas—a term used for resistance-controlled territories in Chin State, military analysts said. Falam, which the Chin Brotherhood (CB) Alliance had controlled for about a year, was recaptured by the junta on April 25 following a six-month large-scale operation involving ground offensives, heavy airstrikes, and sustained artillery shelling. “The junta’s recapture of Falam means it now controls the entire Kale–Taingen–Falam–Hakha Road. With Surbung Airport back in its hands, the regime can also…
Just days after coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated as president, his newly rebranded administration announced the revocation of publishing licenses for three news agencies, including two major outlets based in Chin State. The Ministry of Information of the junta-turned-new administration announced on April 24 that the news production rights of Chin State-based Khonumthung and Chin World, as well as Nowadays News, currently based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, were revoked with effect from April 9. Regardless of the junta’s various forms of oppression, Khonumthung will remain steadfast in its commitment to truth and the people, and will continue to…
The Chin People’s Union/Chin People’s Army (CPU/CPA) and the Interim Khumi Affairs Coordination Council/Paletwa Council (IKACC/PC), both Chin resistance groups based in southern Chin State, held their first meeting to explore possible cooperation, according to IKACC. On March 25, CPU/CPA officials met with the IKACC/PC Alliance Relations delegation in Matupi Town, Chin State, where they held constructive discussions, according to an April 22 statement from IKACC. Both sides discussed possible areas of cooperation, including the shared use of logistical routes in southern Chin State during the revolution, IKACC said, citing delegation leader Salai Paul. IKACC/PC said it seeks to build…
During the meeting between leaders of the Chin People’s Union/Chin People’s Army (CPU/CPA)—a coalition of resistance forces based in southern Chin State—and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), discussions covered not only political and military issues but also trade and economic matters. In February, at the invitation of the ULA/AA, members of the CPU/CPA Central Executive Committee visited Arakan (Rakhine) State and met with ULA/AA leaders, including Commander-in-Chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing. “The two sides discussed future political and military cooperation during the revolutionary movement. We also explored potential cooperation in regional trade, including mutual trade between the…
The Chinland University of Medicine, established by the Chinland Council–run Government of Chinland during the revolution, has been successfully inaugurated, with representatives of the resistance-led National Unity Government (NUG) attending the ceremony, according to a Chinland Council statement on April 15. The inauguration ceremony of the Chinland Jordan School of Medicine, established by the Ministry of Health and Sports of the Government of Chinland at an undisclosed location in Chin State, was attended by the Chinland Council, the Government of Chinland, Chin MPs, ministers, the Auditor General, Dr Zaw Wai Soe, the Union Minister for the Prime Minister’s Office of…
The Chinland Defence Force – Thantlang (CDF-Thantlang) announced that it will collaborate with like-minded resistance groups to liberate not only Thantlang but the entirety of Chin State, pledging to completely eliminate the junta’s military presence across the state to achieve this objective. The statement was made during the Thantlang Township Council/CDF-Thantlang 5th anniversary celebration, held at an undisclosed location in Thantlang Township on April 6. As its resistance struggle enters its sixth year, CDF-Thantlang added that it will intensify cooperation with like-minded groups to achieve its democratic and political goals. “The 5th anniversary of CDF-Thantlang was successfully held on April…
Burma News International (BNI) blasted the junta, saying the military, which seized power through a coup and attempted to legitimize itself via a sham election, has produced a government that is nothing more than a ‘military sham government.’ A report titled ‘Voters with No Choice’, analyzing events in Myanmar’s ethnic areas during the last election, was released online on April 6, with BNI officials discussing its findings. “We all know that the 2025 elections didn’t meet any democratic standards. We want to make it very clear: this was a process designed to impose a new form of military rule. The…
Five political prisoners were released from Kale Prison in Kale (Kalay) Town, Sagaing Region on April 3 after completing their sentences. The freed individuals were identified as Ko Aung Naing Lin, 25; Ko Shaw, 28; Ma Van Swe Deim, 28; Ko Zalate Bwetan Htan, 29; and Ma Tar Chin Hnei, 31. They were each sentenced to five years in prison under Section 505(A) of the Penal Code and Section 52(A) of the Counter-Terrorism Law for participating in anti-junta activities between 2022 and 2023. More than 100 political prisoners remain in Kale Prison, including poet Ko Kye Sin Yaung; Kale General…
In Kale (Kalay) Town, Sagaing Region, locals reported that junta troops are abducting young men daily under the guise of a conscription drive. On March 28, soldiers abducted 7 young men in front of the Mingyi Hotel on Bogyoke Main Road. Only the father of an infant and one other individual were released after each was forced to pay 4 million MMK for their freedom. On March 31, the junta abducted 3 more young men at the same location. In Kale Town, abductions of young people for conscription are becoming increasingly common, with only a few released after paying ransoms.…