The military regime announced a power outages throughout the country from March 12 to March 18. It’s not clear where this will happen, but some areas could experience a 24-hours blackout. According to the Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) the halt is required to complete the Shwe Kan Lwin under-water pipeline. Blackouts, which are very common in Myanmar, increased in frequency and length since the military coup, with some areas experiencing up to 12 hours without electricity on a daily basis. About 40% of Myanmar people have no access to electricity at all.
Unfortunately today new atrocities have been reported. Along with the daily arrests and burned houses, in Pauk (Magway), a woman was raped and killed and her 3-year-old daughter was stabbed to death. Her 11-year-daughter was reportedly abducted together with other 29 civilians. In Depayin (Sagaing), 8 Resistance fighters have been burned by regime troops.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• General Mya Tun Oo met commanders of the army in Kale and Monywa during his visit in Sagaing
• Zin Myo Thu (29), a souvenir vendor from Mandalay, has been arrested by the military for transferring 300,000 kyats (160 USD) to a member of the armed Resistance. According to a family friend: “It was me who asked her to transfer the money to my friend. She didn’t even know what it was for” (Source: Myanmar Now)
• A boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya, landed in Aceh, Indonesia.
• “Speaking of the combat capability of the PDF, I can’t help but praise their courage to fight while they have no weapons,” said U Khaing Thukha, the Arakan Army’s (AA) spokesperson
• DVB reports that “People convicted of crimes related to drug and alcohol abuse have been recruited to Burma’s police force”
CHIN STATE
• Falam: 3 houses set on fire by regime troops in Lampar
• Kanpetlet: 6 regime soldiers killed
SAGAING
• Salingyi: regime troops raided and set houses on fire in Htan Taw village
• Tangse: regime troops fired artillery at a refugee camp near North Inn.
• Monywa: regime troops burned houses in Nyaungpinkyi Thantaw
• Depayin: 8 young Resistance fighters have been burned to death by regime troops in Min Swe Hnit village on March 3rd. The news arrived only a few days later due to the internet shutdown in Sagaing
KACHIN STATE
• Nyaung Kone: 7 Resistance fighters have been killed during an attack on military vehicles.
• Shwegu: clashes in Sitha village
SHAN STATE
• Water and food shortage problem for Karenni refugees in Shan State
KARENNI (KAYAH) STATE
• Demoso: clashes between Resistance fighters and regime soldiers in Kyaukse Kan and Thesule villages. An airstrike in Demoso township killed one civilian yesterday.
• Loikaw: the churches of 16 Catholic districts have been closed due to the impossibility to run services. Several churches have been deliberately bombed by the military regime.
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• Myawaddy: clashes between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and regime troops near Lay Kay Kaw
• More than 20,000 civilians have been displaced in Hpa-An since February, due to clashes between the KNLA and the Burmese military
MANDALAY
• Myit Nge: the military regime ordered the demolition of houses and shops it considers “illegal”. Over 80,000 residents will be affected. They have been given only 3 days to evacuate.
MAGWAY
• Pauk: Ma Aye Aye Win (42) was raped and killed by regime soldiers. Her 3-year-old daughter Marati Moe, has been stabbed to death during a raid in Nge Daung Village. 5 Resistance fighters have been burned to death and nearly 30 civilians have been abducted, including 9 children, one of which is Ma Aye Aye Win’s 11-year-old daughter.
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• The administration and judiciary in Rakhine State are overseen by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) and up to 3,838 complaints were filed in the ULA/AA courts in 2021, according to an Arakan Army (AA) spokesman. (Source: Mizzima)
TANINTHARYI
• Dawei; a 3-month-old child died of Covid.
BANGLADESH
• Moulvi Zakoria, the alleged chief of the Ulema Council, a council of powerful clerics tied to ARSA, has been arrested by Bangladesh authorities. He is accused of ordering the murder of prominent Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 1173 new cases and 2 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:
• 1,620 killed (+17)
• 12,550 total arrests (+16)
• 1,973 evading warrant (+0)
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