Hakha, Chin State: a military convoy arrived in the city
The military regime keeps attacking civilians in areas where there are no military targets. This obviously constitutes one of the many war crimes that the Tatmadaw has been committing regularly for decades. As a result, 2 children were killed yesterday in Karen State, when regime soldiers bombed a village in Mutraw. In Chin State a man with mental disability was shot dead and then dumped in a creek. A 60-year-old man was killed during an attack on an IDP (Internally Displaced People) camp. This is senseless violence.
Unverified rumours are circulating on Burmese social media about a possible week-long national blackout (12th to 18th March) due to grid maintenance. The military regime is struggling to produce enough electricity due to poor infrastructure and financial problems. Many Burmese people stopped paying the electricity bills after the military coup as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement (and due to the economic crisis as well), and the gas price is soaring. Although temporary blackouts in Myanmar are very common even in big cities, in the past few months blackouts increased in frequency and length, up to more than 12 hours in certain areas. These blackouts are accompanied by internet shutdowns in several regions were the Burmese military is fighting against the Resistance.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• The National Unity Government (the parallel government that opposes the military), plans to sell military properties in Yangon for a total of 2.5 billion dollars. The goal is to find investors willing to finance the Revolution, although it seems impractical at the moment. The properties, include Min Aung Hlaing’s private hospitals, one of which was inaugurated in 2021.
• Chindwin News Agency reports that more than 20 Resistance fighters have been killed since December in clashes between different Resistance groups. Apparently “competing” groups at times accuse each other of being military informants, leading to internal clashes.
• According to Myanmar Labour News, Thet Hnin Aung, general secretary of the Federation of Trade Unions in Myanmar, was arrested 8 months ago and his family was not able to contact him since then
CHIN STATE
• The Chin National Defense Force claims to have killed 41 regime soldiers in February
• Hakha: regime soldiers killed Rung Hu, a man affected by mental disability in Chuncung village and dumped his body in a creek on March 5th
• Hakha: regime soldiers fired heavy artillery, injuring a woman
SAGAING
• Khin U: the Burmese military raided Mantaw village and tortured 2 civilians to death. Regime soldiers planted landmines near their bodies. 25 houses were set on fire.
• Khin U: regime troops raided Kyun Lay burning several houses.
• Pale: 9 regime soldiers killed during a landmine attack
• Taze: a 60-year-old man from Inywa village was killed at an Internally Displaced Persons camp which was bombed by regime soldiers.
KARENNI (KAYAH) STATE
• Demoso: Resistance fighters claim to have killed more than 75 regime soldiers during a battle near Kyaukse Kan and Thesule village in the past two days. 4 Resistance fighters have been reportedly injured, while 2 Burmese soldiers have been taken as prisoners
• Demoso: the Burmese military fired artillery in Pasayla village, where no fighting was taking place and no military
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• Butho Township, Mutraw: the Burmese military attacked Kalaw Dae village with heavy artillery, killing 7 civilians, including 2 children. There was no military target in the vicinity.
MANDALAY
• Amarapura: Aung Myo Ko, Chairman of Mandalay District Students Union; Ma Thiri Yadanar, Treasurer of the Burmese Buddhist Association, and Kyaw Zin Latt, a CDM teacher have been abducted by regime soldiers on March 2nd.
YANGON
• Thanlyin; the military blocked the Thanlyin bridge after 2 alleged military informants were killed today
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 1029 new cases and 3 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:
• 1,603 killed (March 4th)
• 12,534 total arrests ()
• 1,973 evading warrant (+0)
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