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Published Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Six civilians were killed, and several buildings were damaged in a junta airstrike on Lumte Village in Falam Township, Chin State, on 26 November 2024. The unprovoked airstrike by a junta jet struck at about 10:30 am on 26 November, despite no fighting being reported in the area. It killed…

Junta soldiers burned down Bonebaw Village in Ngape Township, Magway Region, an ethnic Asho Chin Village of around 100 houses from about 1:00 pm on 23 November 2024. Following fighting with resistance forces near the village on 23 November, junta soldiers entered Bonebaw and began setting it on fire. All the villagers had already evacuated…

Published Tuesday, November 19, 2024 The junta will stop issuing fuel quotas for all townships in Chin State which will lead to fuel shortages and price rises. The junta’s Ministry of Energy informed the Myanmar Petroleum Trade Association (MPTA) of the new restrictions on 17 November 2024. Legally fuel is only distributed by the junta…

Published Friday, October 25, 2024 Zoland People’s Defence Force (PDF) and Zoland People’s Police Force (PPF) destroyed 20 acres of poppy fields in Tedim Township, Chin State during a joint anti-narcotics operation on 22 and 23 October 2024. Warning letters had been sent to the owners of the poppy fields telling them to remove the…

Published Tuesday, November 12, 2024 The junta has burnt down approximately 150 houses in Mindat Town, Chin State whilst they were fighting Chin resistance forces between 9 and 11 November 2024. Junta airstrikes on the town intensified on 11 November and fighting was ongoing. A Mindat Town resident said: “It is estimated that around 150…

Residents of villages in Ngape Township, Magway Region, most of whom are from the Asho Chin ethnic group are unable to get medicines to test for and treat malaria, due to junta blockades. Outbreaks of malaria began about three months ago  in the villages, which are mainly inhabited by people from the Asho Chin ethnic…

Chin Refugees from war and Chin Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) participants sheltering in Malaysia held a peaceful rally in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur, on 26 September 2024. The rally participants were calling on the United Nations (UN) to provide them with care and protection. A…

Many residents are returning to Kale Town, Sagaing Region, and the increasing number of displaced people(IDPs) in Kale Town from various regions has made finding rental housing difficult, according to residents. Due to the junta’s frequent attacks on villages in Kale Township using heavy weapons, the IDP population in Kale Town has increased. Many villagers…

27 August 2024 – Chin World Most junta government employees in Chin State have not received any salary for the last three months, causing them and their families many hardships. A junta government employee from the Chin State capital of Hakha said: “The Myanma Economic Bank [MEB] has run out of cash reserves. The [junta]…