Fighting erupted between Chinland Defence Force (CDF) and Burma Army in Mindat Township for the first time since a temporary ceasefire expired last week. According to CDF, the violence began on Wednesday, July 21, at 6:45 am, after a Burma Army column was dispatched to Shwe Twin Tuu village (AKA Ghui Kyum) near Magwe Region. Meanwhile, a second Burma Army column is marching towards Mindat from Matupi. On July 19, soldiers were spotted at milepost No. 70. There are six Burma Army battalions in Mindat Township. According to CDF, two battalions are conducting covert operations in the region. Burma Army…
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An outbreak in Paletwa continues to grow. A total of 112 have tested positive, of which 90 are still receiving medical care in the hospital in the southern Chin State town. Hospital director Dr. Soe Thet Win told Khonumthung News all of his patients are in stable condition. Since the first infection happened in June, no one died from COVID-19 in the town, the doctor explained. Although most of the cases are from Paletwa, there are 15 from Myeik Wa village and 2 from the town of Sami. With a staff of 2 doctors, 23 nurses and a midwife, at…
The People’s Defence Force (PDF) ambushed a Burma Army column in southern Kalay Township on Thursday morning during fighting that continued until the evening. According to a PDF member of the chapter in Sagaing Region, there were 17 government soldiers killed and 2 members from the resistance who died during multiple clashes that broke out when the Tatmadaw column passed Tinthar, Kyauk Hpoo, Doh Nwe and Ashay Si villages. Villagers told Khonumthung News the Burma Army killed two innocent civilians who are not PDF members. The military column is staying in Kyauk Hpoo and Ashay Si. PDF issued a statement…
Fatalities continue to rise in northern Chin State as outbreaks in Falam, Tedim and Tongzan townships worsen, killing over 75 people from July 2 to 13. A volunteer for a prevention group in Falam Township said 25 died in Falam town, and 4 were killed in the villages. Most of the patients in town had diabetes or high blood pressure and they didn’t get enough oxygen, a combination that might have contributed to their deaths. The hospital has only one generator capable of producing 30 tanks a day, not enough for everyone who needs it. In Tedim town, there were…
The military refused to return the bodies of four Kuki youths after soldiers killed them in Tamu Township, last Saturday, July 10. Soldiers told their families they buried them. Soldiers shot at six youths on a bridge connecting Min Tha and Kyun Pin Tha villages at 10 pm, instantly killing two and wounding three others. One boy shot in his calf managed to escape. The military detained three of the other wounded youths and took them to their military camp in Min Tha village. Soldiers freed one of the youth on Monday, informing the families of the others they were…
The military shot dead two youths in Tamu District, Sagaing Region, on Saturday, July 10. The next day authorities informed their parents in Nawng Ket village to retrieve their bodies. Soldiers killed the ethnic Kuki teenagers and injured another during the 10 pm attack on Min Tha bridge in Kyun Pin Tha village. At least four others were with them, and some—or all—escaped when the soldiers opened fire, a man from Tamu town familiar with the incident informed Khonumthung News. A day earlier, soldiers arrested four youths from Nawng Ket at 10 pm. A resident told Khonumthung News soldiers took them…
HWPL Civilian Peace Agreement Creates an Atmosphere of Peace in Mindanao 24 January 2014 – “Day of Peace” Established by HWPL Mindanao residents asked, “Do you want peace or war?” Cheers sounded when the peace agreement led by Chairman Lee Man-hee was signed A culture of peace is being fostered in Mindanao, Philippines, a land that has been blood-stained by 40-year conflict. The civilian group-led peace agreement that was signed on 24 January 2014 is being implemented and is raising awareness for peace among the residents. This agreement largely contributed to creating an atmosphere of peace for a peace agreement…
A temporary ceasefire between the military and the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) in Mindat was extended, with expectations that negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire will continue. A CDF representative said the civilian group won’t fight with the military during the 14-day ceasefire but that more discussions are necessary to maintain the fragile peace. Elders and church leaders from Mindat town helped broker the last ceasefire from June 20 to July 4. A few days later, both sides consented to a 5-point agreement. The CDF member told Khonumthung News the military violated it by arresting civilians, which it later freed. The…
In northern Chin State, approximately 60 people have died from COVID-19 from June until July. In Falam Township, 21 died between June 2 to July 6, according to a volunteer. Most were elderly with respiratory problems, heart disease or diabetes. The source said 17 died in Falam town, 3 in Rikhawdar town and a person from Ramtlir village. Of 1027 tests administrated in Falam town, 377 tested positive for the disease on July 6. During the same period, the same numbers of people died from the pathogen in Tongzan Township. According to Dr Thang Shang, director of the health department…
Seventeen people died in 24hrs in Kalay, in western Burma. Health officials confirmed that four of them had COVID-19 while there were thirteen suspected of having the virus. According to a volunteer helping patients in the town located in Sagaing Region, most suffered from other health conditions. Additionally, they are facing a shortage of volunteers to bury everyone. Three were from Tahan ward. The rest are from Chan Myae Aung Si and Aung Zayya ward in Kalay and Sakhangyi village. According to Ko Pwi Yar, head of a COVID-19 treatment centre in a government housing building in Eiksup village, there…