On Armed Forces Day, a day originally meant to commemorate the start of the Burmese resistance to the Japanese occupation during World War II (but later hijacked by the Burmese Army to celebrate itself), coup leader Min Aung Hlaing vows once again to annihilate the Resistance and its supporters. He reiterates that the generals have no intention to negotiate with the opposition. Today, just like on any other day since the military coup, the Burmese army launched airstrikes in Karen and Kachin State, fired artillery at villages and even burned a respected Buddhist monk to death. A decent army is there to defend its civilians, to provide logistics for humanitarian help, to serve its people. The so-called Tatmadaw is just protecting the generals’ interests and nothing else. Just like any other fascist army, it claims to protect the country, its identity, its religion. But what makes a country? Its people. What forms the country’s identity and culture? Its people. The same people they have been killing and oppressing for decades.
One day, hopefully soon, there will be a day in which Myanmar people will commemorate the liberation from the Burmese army.
The regime will fall, and March 27th will regain its original meaning
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• During his speech on Armed Forces Day, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing vows once again to annihilate the Resistance and its supporters, and says the military will not consider negotiating with the opposition.
• Joint statement by the U.S., the EU and other countries condemns countries still supplying weapons to the Burmese military and calls for the military to cease its violence against civilians
• Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong will visit the White House. The Myanmar crisis will be one of the topics to be discussed with US President Joe Biden
SAGAING
• Chaung U: regime soldiers shot and killed U Kyi Maung, a resident of Mae The Kyo village
KACHIN STATE
• Namti: the Burmese military launched an airstrike on Kason village damaging a school
• Hpakant: a parcel bomb exploded inside a public office injuring a worker
• Mohnyin: the Burmese army fired artillery at Nangma town injuring a 20-year-old girl
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• Myawaddy: clashes between Resistance fighters and regime troops in Wallay. Several soldiers have been killed according to the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). According to Chindwin News Agency fighting in the Lay Kay Kaw area resulted in around 50 regime soldiers killed
• Mudraw: the Burmese army launched an airstrike on Debuno and Htee Lay Gyi villages. Airstrikes have been reported in Dooplaya too.
MANDALAY
• Kyaukpadaung: Sayadaw U Tay Zaniya, who was making a statue of Ingyin Kyauk Pagoda for State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, was burned to death. He was a highly respected monk, who also took care of drug and alcohol addicts.
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• Sittwe: large fire at a Rohingya camp
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 130 new cases and 1 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:
• 1,707 killed (March 25th)
• 12,970 total arrests ()
• 1,974 evading warrant ()
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