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4/4/2025 Salai Hsam Ko Introduction This article aims to analyze both the escalating tensions and the positive relations between communities, particularly the Chin and Rakhine, as well as the armed groups, notably CDF-Paletwa and the Arakan Army, in Paletwa Township, Chin State. The clashes between Chin and Rakhine have been rooted in tension over Paletwa…

20/1/2025 CDF-Mindat has completed 80% of the landmine clearance work since the capture of Mindat town in Chin State, said CDF-Mindat spokesman Salai Yaw Mang to Chin World Media. Salai Yaw Mang said, “Mindat is currently being cleaned up. Mines are also being searched and recovered. Some places still need time to clear landmines. “Especially in and around…

19/1/2025 In light of the city-occupation battle news, about half of Tedim Town’s people in Chin State have evacuated their homes, however some continue to travel the town to retrieve necessary things. Tedim resident said “Almost everyone has fled along the main road of Tedim Town, Kam Hau Road. There is no one in the…

On the night of January 16th, in Khampat town of Tamu District, Sagaing Division, an aerial bombardment by the military council resulted in the deaths of two children, one priest, and six civilians according to a local resident. A resident said, “2 children, 1 priest, a total of six people died, including civilians. There are…

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…