After the fury of Cyclone Nargis, a new disaster looms in Burma: packs of rats that swarm through the hills once every 50 years have consumed everything in their path, reducing thousands of poor farmers to the verge of starvation.
Khonumthung News, June 19, 2008 - Burmese pro-democracy activists led by the Women’s League of Burma (WLB) today staged a peaceful march to mark the 63rd birthday of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in New Delhi, India. But the Indian police intercepted the march.
Initially, around 100 Burmese pro-democracy activists holding aloft posters of Burmese [...]
Khonumthung News, May 27 - Burmese military authorities have gone on overdrive collecting money from people in 11 villages in Thangtlang Township in Chin state, Burma to renovate a military camp. The extortion is back after a brief lull in using forced labour, porters and collecting funds before the referendum.
Khonumthung News, May 23 - A relief group known as Chin Famine Emergency Relief Committee (CFERC) is planning to send rice bags worth Indian Rupee 140,000 (Burmese currency around Kyat 3,780,000) for victims of near famine like situation in Chin state, Burma where people urgently need help.
Khonumthung News, May 17 - Prisoners in the ‘Yazakyo’ concentration camp near Kalay town in Sagaing division, northwestern Burma are being treated inhumanly by camp authorities.
Khonumthung News, May 12 - Voting results in the constitutional referendum held on May 10 reveal most people rejected the draft constitution in northern parts of Chin state, Burma.
The ‘No’ votes outnumbered ‘Yes’ votes in Hakha, Thangtlang and Falam townships in northern part of Chin state.
Khonumthung News, May 5 - The Burmese junta authorities in Chin state have been exerting a lot of pressure on the people to vote in favour of the draft constitution in the referendum scheduled to be held on May 10.
Khonumthung News, May 3 - The Burmese military junta recently decided to add some part of Chin state as an integral part of Sagaing division.
Nay Pyi Daw, the new capital of Burma reportedly sent its delegate U Aung Myo Nyunt from the central survey department stationed in Nay Pyi Daw to Kalay town to carry [...]
Khonumthung News, April 29 - The Burmese Army has suddenly stopped using forced labour and porters in Chin state, northwestern Burma in the run up to the referendum to approve the constitution to be held on May 10.
Khonumthung, April 28 - Some individuals in Chin state, Burma have already begun to exercise their franchise to approve the draft constitution in the referendum ahead of May 10, the officially scheduled date for voting across the country.
