POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• According to the World Bank Global Economic Prospects report, “Myanmar’s economy appears to be stabilizing after a steep 18 percent contraction in fiscal year 2021. The near-term outlook remains fragile owing to sharply higher input prices, recurring electricity outages, escalating conflict, and the recent introduction of trade and foreign exchange restrictions.”
• Derek Chollet, Counsellor of the United States Deparment of State, visited Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar border, where he met Burmese Dr. Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic , which provides essential healthcare to Burmese refugees. He also visited Mae La Camp where nearly 30,000 Karen refugees currently live, and discussed about organization of humanitarian aid
SHAN STATE
• Hsipaw: the General administrator imposed a curfew from 8pm to 4pm for safety reasons
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 12 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:
• 1,929 killed (+5)
• 14,061 total arrested (+6)
• 11,004 still detained (+6)
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