On the 75th Union Day, the military regime tried to project a false sense of normalcy. Since most Myanmar people decided to boycott the military by not following today’s “celebrations”, we will ignore them too.
Today the military cut mobile internet connections off in many areas. Mobile internet is by far the most common way to access the web in Myanmar, as fiber internet is a luxury for Burmese people. It is not clear if the regime wanted to disrupt anti-coup activities, or if they wanted to force people to watch TV, where basically only State-controlled channels are available right now.
Meanwhile the number of new Covid cases has been growing everyday, with thousands of infections surely going undetected. Omicron is likely the most common variant.
Tomorrow (today in Myanmar) is General Aung San’s birthday. He’s considered a national hero, and the father of the Nation by most people in Myanmar.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
The military regime cut off mobile internet in several areas of the country
Representatives of 24 countries attended a virtual event hosted by the National Unity Government (NUG, the democratic government that opposes the military regime)
The military regime released around 800 prisoners, as part of a traditional amnesty during the Union Day. According to some reports, there are no political prisoners among the released. 46 prisoners with links to the Arakan Army have been included in the amnesty.
The sentence of ousted Karen State chief minister Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint has been reduced from 80 years to 40 years. The 68-year-old politician was arrested shortly after the military coup.The Norwegian Forum for Development and Environment (ForUM) reported Telenor to the police, calling for an investigation for possible crimes against humanity under Chapter 16 of the Norwegian Penal Code on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Telenor reached a deal to sell its Myanmar business to Lebanese M1 and a Myanmar company, Shwe Byain Phyu, which has close ties to the Burmese military. Pro-democracy activists are calling for Telenor to either stay or sell to a responsible buyer. In an interview with Myanmar Now, Norwegian judge Hanne Sophie Greve warns that Telenor and Norwegian authorities could be liable for complicity in crimes against humanity.
According to the National Unity Gove
rnment (NUG), in the past month, 2517 regime soldiers have been killed
CHIN STATE
Mindat: a 13-year-old boy has been killed on Monday after he was hit by an artillery shell fired by regime forces (Source: Myanmar Now)
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
Thaton: clashes between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the regime troops in Zee Wun village. 3 soldiers have been killed
NAYPYIDAW
A few hours before an event organized by the military regime took place, Resistance fighters were able to set of some explosions
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
1787 new cases
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:
1,547 killed (Feb 11th)
12,098 total arrests ()
1,974 evading warrant ()
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