State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (76) and President U Win Myint (70) were both sentenced to 4 years of prison by a court in Naypyidaw for breaching Covid restrictions and incitement (section 505(b) of the penal code). Shortly after the sentence, state media announced that Min Aung Hlaing cut their sentence to two years, to be served at their current location. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is currently detained in an undisclosed location in the Naypyidaw area and is facing 9 more charges. The sentence sparked another round of condemnations by the international community. Most pro-democracy activists and observers consider these trials a political motivated farce.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• The Rohingya community launched a lawsuit against Facebook for its role in promoting and amplifying hate speech that fuelled the Rohingya genocide in Arakan State in 2017. Lawyers demanded 200 billion USD compensations. Thousands of Rohingya were killed and over 700.000 were forced to flee to Bangladesh.
• Cambodian Prime Minister Han Sen, who will chair ASEAN for the next term, stated that he will press ASEAN to include Burmese coup leader Min Aung Hlaing in the next official meetings. In the past few weeks, ASEAN took an historical decision when it excluded the general from the ASEAN summit and the China-ASEAN meeting for his failure to implement the 5 points consensus agreed in Jakarta in April 2021. Han Sen, who has been leading Cambodia for decades, is a controversial figure who is considered very close to China.
• Nikkei reports that Japanese company Kirin seeks arbitration at the Singaporean Arbitration Centre to end its partnership with military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). Myanmar Brewery, owned 51% by Kirin and 49% by the Burmese regime, reported major losses after Burmese pro-democracy activists launched a boycott campaign against military companies. MEHL unilaterally started its liquidation process in Yangon in November.
CHIN STATE
• Tedim: Cin Sian Sum, leader of the Zoland People’s Defence Force (PDF), has been reportedly killed by the Zomi Revolutionary Army- Eastern Command (ZRA-EC). The Chindwin reports that ZRA_EC has been constantly attacking local Resistance groups, who may be seen as a threat for territorial control.
SAGAING
• Htigyaing: landmine attack on Saturday by local Resistance groups. 20 regime soldiers reportedly killed.
• Chuangkhuah, Kalay: regime troops abducted, killed and burned Ngun Nei Thang.
KACHIN STATE
• Hpakant: regime authorities cut the MPT mobile network. The city has been isolated from internet since August. DVB reports that jade mining in the area has been officially suspended, although those with connections with local authorities and the military, have been allowed to continue after paying bribes.
• Myitkyina: explosion in front fo the Myitkyina State Law Parliament Office
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• The Karen National Union (KNU) Congress will be held in January. The Nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) and the current conflict against the military regime will be discussed.
Hpa-An: two bomb explosions
MANDALAY
• Chanmyatharzi: a 5 year old child was killed by regime soldiers who randomly opened fire on residential housing.
• Yawbo village: Resistance fighters killed a dozen regime soldier at a beer station.
• Natogyi, Myingyan: around 20 regime soldiers have been reportedly killed with home-made explosives by Resistance fighters
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• Arakan Army (AA) General Twan Mrat Naing tweeted “Deliberate perpetration of despicable barbarity with total disregard for human life . Utterly unjustifiable!”, shortly after the terrorist attack by the military regime in Yangon
• Kyaukphyu: Aye Myint Myat Aung, a 21 year-old woman, has been arrested by the regime on suspicion of funding the armed Resistance. She and her family denied the accusations.
YANGON
• Two Myanmar Pressphoto journalists were involved in yesterday’s terrorist attack that killed 5 pro-democracy protestors. Ma Hmu Yandanar Khet Moh Moh Tun was severely injured after being hit by the truck. Ko Kaung Sett Lin, was arrested by regime soldiers shortly after.
• Hlaing Thar Yar: shops near the road in Wai Phyo Hein market were demolished by the regime.
• North Okkalapa: bomb explosion
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 231 new cases and 5 new deaths
AAPP Burma daily update (arrests and killings connected to the attempted military coup only, does not include events related to armed conflict). Since February 1st:
• 1303 killed (+0)
• 10727 total arrests (+46)
• 1963 evading warrant (+0)
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