The military regime has been looking to reopen the country to international tourism for quite some time now. It surely wants to show that things are “back to normal”, even though they are far from being normal. It is not clear which tourists will be allowed, but tourists will surely be allowed to travel only in designated destinations. In Myanmar this has been the norm for years, even before the latest military coup. One notable example is Mrauk-U (Arakan-Rakhine State), a city with huge tourism potential, but in which tourists were often not allowed to travel due to conflict.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• Myanmar will reopen to international tourism on April 17th. It is not clear if there will be any nationality restrictions and how visas will be issued. International tourism has been banned since 2020, due to the Covid pandemic and the military coup.
• The military regime will reportedly ration the electricity in Yangon with a fixed schedule. Apparently, factories will have electricity from 9 to 5.
• 7 youths from Hlaing Thar Yar and North Okkalapa in Yangon, have been sentenced to death, while 8 more youths in Hlaing Thar Yar and Dagon Seikkan, were sentenced to life in prison
CHIN STATE
• Hakha: 1500 civilians from 4 villages left home due to the risk of a raid by the Burmese Army
SAGAING
• Pale: 4 regime soldiers and 14 Pyu Saw Htee (pro-military militia) members have reportedly been killed by Resistance fighters in Inma Htee
• Kanbalu: more than 20 soldiers have been reportedly killed during clashes with Resistance fighters. In Latkoh Koe village, a 5-year-old child and a 28-year-old have been killed by heavy artillery fired by the Burmese Army
• Kalay: Maung Naing Lin Aung, a member of the Resistance was killed by regime troops yesterday
KACHIN STATE
• Nan Myan village: clashes between Resistance fighters + Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and regime troops.
• Myitkyina: KIA and Resistance fighters attacked a military checkpoint. The Burmese Army deployed helicopters in response
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• The 17th Karen National Union (KNU) Congress will be held in late March or April
MAGWAY
• Laung Shay: 5 regime soldiers reportedly killed
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• The Sittwe Technological University Students’ Union declared Arakanese its official language.
YANGON
• Hlaing Thar Yar: Resistance fighters attacked the Thaunggyi police station
MON STATE
• Mawlamyine: the Mon Unity Party (MUP) is organizing its 3-days party conference
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 379 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:
• 1,687 killed (March 18th)
• 12,813 total arrests ()
• 1,973 evading warrant ()
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