Nestled in the hills of western Myanmar’s Chin State is Thantlang, which epitomizes many facets of the conflict in Myanmar that erupted after the military or Sit-tat staged a coup on February 1 ...

Since October 29, numerous fires have severely damaged Thantlang, a remote town in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State. The evidence from space is undeniable: residential homes, places of worship ...

On Friday 29 October, the Myanmar military began shelling the town of Thantlang in Western Chin State, setting as many as 200 houses and at least two churches on fire. Soldiers also deliberately ...

Smoke rises from fires in Thantlang, where many buildings have been destroyed by shelling from junta military troops in Chin State, Myanmar, Oct 29, 2021.

The burning footage of Thantlang town in Myanmar’s Chin State on September 23, 2021, as captured by a drone camera. Credit: Chin Human Rights Organization.

The Chin Human Rights Organization issued a statement saying the fires in Thantlang had died down by Saturday morning, after as many as 200 houses may have been destroyed.

Thang Biak discovered his house in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State had burned down from watching the television news in neighbouring India. He had fled Thantlang, a hilltop town of roughly ...

CHAMPHAI, India (Reuters) -The former boxer said he and his comrades were perched on a hillside near the town of Mindat, in Myanmar's northwest, and preparing ...

About 10,000 people normally live in Thantlang in Chin State, but most had left to seek shelter in surrounding areas including in India, a community leader said.

A handout photo made available by The Chinland Post shows burning houses due to military shelling with heavy artillery in Thantlang town, Chin State, Myanmar, on September 18.

INSIGHT-In Myanmar's Chin state, ... The U.S. State Department singled out events in Chin, and Thantlang in particular, in a statement last month urging the military to end the violence.

A handout photo made available by The Chinland Post shows burning houses due to military shelling with heavy artillery in Thantlang town, Chin State, Myanmar, on September 18.