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May 17. At around 6 pm on May 16, a local defense force fired at the Khaikam Town Police Station in Tedim Township, resulting in a shootout. Maung Man Suan Mung, aged 15, was shot and injured at his home and is currently receiving treatment at the Kalay Public Hospital, according to local residents. “The…

May 18. The military council has carried out three consecutive days of airstrikes in Mindat Township, Chin State, and has also used cluster bombs, the Mindat Township People’s Administration announced on May 18. On May 17, it was reported that evidence was found that the military council had used cluster bombs in a village in…

May 16. UFC Chin Fighter Joshua Van has donated over 500 million Kyats to help Myanmar earthquake victims. UFC Chin Fighter Joshua Van has donated over 500 million Kyats to help Myanmar earthquake victims through the Chinland Foundation, Chinland Foundation Chairman Thawng Tha Thang announced on his social media account on May 16. UFC Chin…

May 16. Reverend Pastor U Lo Dain, a Christian minister in Khawe Village, Paletwa Township, Chin State, which is controlled by the AA, was beaten and punched by an AA officer on April 17, and is still receiving medical treatment, according to the victim. Reverend Pastor U Lo Dain is a Myanmar Baptist Church (MBC)…

May 15. Hakha-Yangon passenger buses have been operating regularly despite delays, a bus company official told Chin World Media. “This year, we at Hakha-Mann Bus Terminal have been operating passenger buses at least three times a week. Normally, it takes three to four days on the road. Now, we will be operating both small passenger…

May 15. The military council’s airstrike on a village in Mindat Township, Chin State, at 9:40 a.m. today, May 15, killed 3 people, including a local child, and injured around 10 others, according to residents of Mindat. A local resident said, “Three people were killed, two Chins and one Burmese. The Burmese was a married…

May 15. The Chin National Organization (CNO), a Chin armed resistance group based in Falam Township, issued a statement on May 14 apologizing to the residents of Falam for the destruction of homes and loss of property during the (5) months of battle for Falam town in Chin State. The CNO also expressed its regret…

May 14. On May 12, Tg Neng Khen Thang, a villager from Nan Han Nwe village in Kalay Township, went into the forest near the Khuakhung stream to cut bamboo and stepped on a landmine, seriously injured and having his leg amputated and is undergoing surgery at the Kalay Hospital, a local resident said. “He…

May 14. A 22-year-old Chin woman from Chaung Nan Village, Minbya Township, Rakhine State, is being oppressed by a broker in Malaysia because there is no one to pick her up, according to survivors. Six Chin women from Minbya Township and Ann Township left Yangon on May 5 and arrived in Malaysia on May 10…

May 14. Since May 12, the Tedim Township Immigration Department has resumed the process of applying for National Identity Card/citizenship verification cards (NIC Card), and hundreds of people have been lining up to apply for registration, according to residents of Tedim Township. “The revolutionary groups burned down the township’s Immigration office in October 2022. Then,…