Strong winds damaged the roofs of about four hundred huts for civilians displaced by conflict in southern Chin State. Awng Lorha, General Administration Development officer for Paletwa Township, told Khonumthung News that residents could repair much of the damage themselves. “They lost some galvanized iron sheets, but their huts were not totally damaged.” A resident of Paletwa explained they patched the roofs with thin bamboo strips. According to Awng Lorha, the storm on the evening of April 4 mainly damaged huts located on the football grounds, the Agriculture Department property and Withutaryon Buddhist Monastery. Homes in Myoma and Yeikhka wards…
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Four Burma Army soldiers died and several others suffered injuries during a firefight with locals in Burma’s Sagaing Region on Sunday, April 4. Gun battles with residents from Tamu town armed with homemade hunting rifles have broken out for several days, with causalities on both sides. A resident from the town located next to the Indian border told Khonumthung News that no civilians got hurt during the violence on Sunday, which lasted from 3pm to 6pm. He said a military vehicle was damaged. Although the man wasn’t sure if fighting continued on Monday, he heard that soldiers were patrolling the…
By Benezer – With no indication resistance against the military regime is slowing down, the numbers of civilians arrested by the State Administration Council in Chin State keeps rising. Since the coup happened two months ago, the junta’s armed forces detained at least 171 people in the western state, according to Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO). Authorities released 112 people, but 59 remain in custody. Among these, 11 are charged with violating Article 505/a of Burma’s Penal Code, and 48 are waiting for court arraignments. There were 9 members of the former Chin State government arrested, 25 people from the Election…
Security forces arrested four members of the Thangtlang Youth Association in a private home in Thangtlang town, Chin state, on March 27. Authorities released Ngun Thawng Lian and Pu Tial Cung the following day. They charged Pu Tial Ceu, who owns the home, and his son Salai Van Hmun Sang for violating Article 505/a of Burma’s Penal Code. In February, the regime amended the law to prosecute the Civil Disobedience Movement. Recently, security forces also arrested six youths at a protest in Chin State capital, Hakha.
A charity concert was held in Aizawl of Mizoram State to raise the funds for refugees fleeing to Mizoram Province of India on March 20th after the coup in Myanmar. More than 500,000 Rupees were raised in the charity concert. Singers from Mizoram State and Benjamin Sum a Myanmar Idol provided entertainment at 11 venues in Aizawl. Pu Lalramlawma, Chair of NGO United for Democratic Myanmar said: “The charity concert was held by two groups in 11 places. We have found that the people in Mizoram State are in empathy and support for Myanmar people. We raised a fund of…
The police have filed a case against two staff from the Chin Center Peace and Reconciliation (CCRP) under Section 505 (a) of the Penal Code, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization. Security forces raided the CCRP office in Zaythit ward in Hakha Township of Chin State on March 9th and arrested one staff and a driver. The court hearing may take around six months. The authorities are usually using Section 505 (a) as a tool, said the official of the Chin Human Rights Organization. The CCPR is a non-governmental organization formed for peace affairs in Chin State. According to…
Soldiers beat up a Chinland Post reporter and four youths returning from an evening demonstration in Hakha and arrested them. According to a man knowledgeable about the situation, soldiers attacked them in front of the Chin State Administration Council office at 8 pm, March 21, while they were on motorbikes. One man was knocked unconscious after being struck on his head. The same night protesters gathered in front of the office to demand their release. Authorities released them later in the evening. Some suffered from head and back injuries, as well as broken fingers. Random protests at night are happening…
Five protesters are detained in Kalay, located in Burma’s Sagaing Region. Four are charged with violating Article 505/a of the penal code, while the fifth is charged with a violation of Article 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law. Shar Mee, an MP for Kalay Township, posted on her Facebook page that lawyers are trying to secure their release from Inndaigyi prison. The detainees are Kyaw Kyaw Moe, 47; Lalram Mawyar, 34; Soe Win, 50; Maung Van Lian Ce, 26 and Ma Sung Chin Tial, 25. If found guilty of Article 505/a, they could be sentenced for 3 years or…
Township-level public governance organizations have been formed in nine townships in Chin State, according to the statement by the Committee Representing Chin Hluttaw (CRCH) on March 14th. These townships are: Mindat, Kanpetlet, Matupi, Falan, Htantalan, Tunzan, Teedim, Hakha and Paletwa. Mindat Lower House MP U Hone Naing, a member of CRCH said: “There are nine townships in Chin State. The organizations have been formed in eight townships. The remaining township is Paletwa in southern Chin State.” The public governance organizations cover elected lawmakers, town-elders, civil servants who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), youth and other supporters. The township public…
The army ordered health staff who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), to get out of the staff quarters in Teedim Township Public Hospital in Chin State on March 12. Local youth helped health staff relocate to other places as the army told the medical superintendent to relocate CDM staff by 3 pm on March 12nd, a local from Teedim Township. The army also forced the CDM staff from Hakha People’s Hospital to get out of the hospital compound by 3 pm on March 12th. The army said it would manage hospital work.