POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• Dr. Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic, wins the South Korean Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2022. Her clinic provides healthcare for Myanmar refugees in Mae Sot, Thailand, near the Burmese border.
• Fortify Rights released a video showing Thai soldiers destroying a bridge used by Burmese civilians to cross the border and flee from war. In the video, the soldiers can be heard threatening to kill the Burmese people who were filming them. Since the military coup, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced since the coup (566,100 according to the United Nations), with many attempting to cross the border to find safety in neighbouring countries.
• Cambodian Prime Minister and current ASEAN chairman Hun Sen, urged the Burmese military to let the ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar, to meet with the leader of the civilian government Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently under arrest on various charges.
• According to Myanmar Labour News, workers at the Lian Chene Garment factory in Hlaing Thar Yar (Yangon), have been forced to work overtime without pay
• A flight operated by Iranian Airlines, coming from Uzbekistan, landed in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw and is said to be carrying raw materials to print banknotes. Since the 2021 military coup, the country is going through an economical crisis, and the German company Giesecke and Devrient stopped supplying banknotes components to Myanmar, pushing the military regime to find new suppliers
• The IEP Global Peace Index, released the Global Terrorism Index 2022, ranking Myanmar among the 10 countries most effected by terrorism. What is troubling about the report, is that it ranks actions by the Myanmar democratic armed forces against the military regime as “terrorist attacks”, failing to catch the nature of the resistance against the military coup. When reporting about Myanmar, it’s important to give the proper context to facts. Painting the resistance as a terrorist actor, means to legitimate the Burmese military that seized power through a military coup that caused over 1,800 civilian deaths in 15 months.
SAGAING
• Shwebo: junta troops shot dead a civilian near the village of Seik Khun in Sagaing Region’s Shwebo Township and set his body on fire on his motorbike on Monday. (Source: The Irrawaddy)
• Butalin: the Burmese military raided the Yoki monastery, shooting 9 civilians dead, including a mother of a 3-year old child.
• Myinmu: several regime troops have been reportedly killed during a clash with Resistance fighters
• Khin-U: regime troops raided and burned hundreds of houses in Innpat village
• Singu: Myitkangyi and Kyattuyway villages have been reportedly burned by the Burmese regime
MANDALAY
• Chianmya Thasi: a gunfight occured at the Green House Inn
YANGON
• Regime forces abducted family members of a fugitive Yangon University student, including his 10 year-old brother. The arrests took place during a raid on Sunday. The student was able to escape.
TANINTHARYI
• Launglone: Ko Tha Gyi was arrested and killed by the Burmese military in Myaung Pauk village
MON STATE
• Kyaikto Township: Resistance fighters, including members of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), raided a military base, forcing Burmese troops to flee
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 10 new cases and 0 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:
• 1,806 killed (+3)
• 13,565 total arrests (+39)
• 1,977 evading warrant (+0)
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