The regime-controlled MPT and ATOM Myanmar telecommunication networks were suspended last week in the northern townships of Chin State and in Sagaing Region, where violence has been happening with resistance forces fighting to topple the military regime. “Without phone or internet connection, it impedes our work,” a man affected by the shutdown told Khonumthung News on condition of anonymity. To communicate something to someone, he must go see them by car or motorbike, which costs money and wastes time. Although Ooredoo is still working, the man said it’s too slow to access the internet. Connection was also disrupted in the…
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At the entrance to Tamu on the Indian border in the Sagaing Region, a skirmish broke out between the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) and the Burma Army (BA), during which the junta troops destroyed several people’s private properties. At around 8am on Wednesday, BA soldiers burnt down Thang Bwi’s house and a woman’s house during the 20-minute clash, a local familiar with the attack told Khonumthung News. According to the PDF, the regime deployed its troops between Myin Han Bridge and the three-mile checkpoint in Tamu. It warned civilians not to travel between the town and Kalay because BA soldiers…
The regime’s armed forces sealed off the town of Mutupi and imposed a travel ban on the township of the same name in southern Chin State, with the exception of the army, of course. According to reports from locals, the Burma Army (BA) has set up military checkpoints on the Matupi – Mindat road, the Matupi – Hakha road and the Matupi – Paletwa road, which no one can pass. “They’ve erected a red flag on the Matupi – Mindat road and I heard that the soldiers will shoot at people if they pass the flag. No one dares to…
The Kanpetlet Chinland Defence Force (CDF) fought with the Burma Army (BA) in Kanpetlet town during an offensive launched by the resistance group in southern Chin State a fortnight ago. By its own account, the Chin group killed at least 5 BA soldiers, while its fighters suffered no casualties in the hour-long battle on Tuesday 20 September. Rifles, ammunition, 40mm grenades and a flak jacket were recovered during the skirmish in the town, CDF told Khonumthung News. The CDF attacked BA Infantry Battalion 274 in Mindat town with grenade launchers in protest against the regime selling food at reduced prices…
Three COVID-19 patients, including a 6-year-old, are receiving medical attention at the Tedim Public Hospital after eight people tested positive in the town in northern Chin State in September. Five of them have already been discharged and the three who’re still in hospital are doing well, according to a health worker who requested anonymity. “They received medical care for seven days, and when they recovered, they were allowed to leave the hospital,” the health worker said of the five people, but couldn’t say which variant was spreading because they don’t have a laboratory. None of the patients travelled before they…
On September 18th, the 8th Anniversary of the September 18th HWPL World Peace Summit was held online with the theme of ‘Peace as an Institution: A Foundation for Sustainable Development’. This event held across the world in 146 countries including Cameroon, South Sudan, Tchad, Thailand and etc, with 5,000 participants aired online to reaffirm the importance of the sustainable development guaranteed by institutionalizing peace while the global community has yet to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and faces another threats caused by the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Since September 18th in 2014 when the peace summit was held for the first time, Heavenly…
The military regime has begun selling staple foods at discounted prices in several townships in Chin State after inflation caused prices to rise dramatically. However, some locals said that the government’s move is nothing more than propaganda to make it appear that it cares about the people, which is a lie. Since mid-September, the local government has been selling rice, cooking oil, yellow beans, meat, eggs and vegetables at a twenty percent discount at Kam Houk Hall in Sacorll Lam Ward in Tedim town. “They want to show that they care about our people, but this is just propaganda,” a…
Hundreds of new refugees have crossed the border into India’s Mizoram State to escape the escalating conflict between the regime and the Arakan Army (AA) in Paletwa Township, southern Chin State. The entire village of Myeikwa on the border with India fled fighting with the Burma Army (BA), which has been bombarding the area with fighter jets during clashes with AA. The BA flew two airstrikes on the village, says an aid worker who didn’t want to reveal his name. According to a committee helping civilians affected by the conflict, 589 people from Myeikwa have sought shelter in Lawngtlai Township…
Three people, including a teenager, were injured when Burma Army soldiers (BA) opened fire after being attacked by the Kalay People’s Defence Force (PDF) while patrolling Kalay town in Sagaing Region. Members of the resistance group’s ‘urban guerrilla task force’ attacked two trucks carrying BA soldiers with landmines at around 7:30am on 10 September. Locals reported that the soldiers fired indiscriminately in all directions for 30 minutes after the attack. 18-year-old Maung Tawl Suam Pao suffered minor injuries to his leg while on his way to a training session. “After receiving medical attention, he was able to continue to his…
At least 60 junta soldiers have reportedly perished and many were wounded during battles with resistance forces in the Timit Valley over the past month. This is according to the Chin National Front, whose armed wing, the Chin National Army (CNA), is conducting ambushes with other armed groups in Chin State between Hakha and Thangtlang towns. The CNF reported that since 30 July, the Burma Army (BA) has sent many troops to repair the bridge over the Timit River, which was destroyed twice by resistance forces. The CNA, a special branch of the Chinland Joint Defence Force Committee and Thangtlaing,…