Phyu Phyu Khine, a 29-year-old lawyer killed herself after the Burmese military took her relatives as hostages in Patheingyi township, Mandalay. Her brother and sister were arrested and tortured after the soldiers failed to find her. Phyu Phyu Khine was part of the Mandalay Lawyers Strike group
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• Myanmar Now reports that regime troops raided and burned over 30 villages along the border between Magway and Sagaing regions during the weekend
• A two-day meeting of central committee members from the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) ended last week without resolving key issues related to the party’s leadership, according to party sources. (Source: Myanmar Now)
• US State Department counsellor Derek Chollet says: ‘I think there’s no chance it could be free and fair, and it can be an attempt to just manipulate the region, the international community,’
• Reporters are being targeted by the military regime once again. Aung San Lin was charged under Section 505-a (b) and Section 52 (a) of the Anti-Terrorism Law for spreading false news. Ye Naing Swe, a former reporter, was arrested in Sagaing.
• The Myanmar Petroleum Trade Association (MPTA) issued a letter warning gas trading companies and fuel stations that they will face punishments if a shortage of fuel continues across stations. A letter from the MPTA, dated June 12, advises importers, terminal companies, and both conglomerate and SME gas stations to take precautionary measures to ensure supplies are secured (Source: DVB)
CHIN STATE
• Tedim: clashes between Resistance fighters and regime soldiers
SAGAING
• Salingyi: the Burmese military arrested more than 100 civilians after burning Lin Saat Kyat village
• Katha: clashes between regime troops and the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front near Hlae Bo village
KACHIN STATE
• Shwegu: Resistance fighters claim to have killed around 50 regime soldiers during a battle against the regime’s Infantry Battalion 415
• Clashes between the Kachin Independence Army and regime troops between Sum Prabhum and Myitkyina
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• Myawaddy: Resistance fighters captured a police station in Waw Lay
MANDALAY
• Pyigyidagun Township: regime troops destroyed more 200 houses, claiming they are illegally built
MAGWAY
• Pakkoku: more than 30,000 civilians have been forced to flee after the Burmese military raided several villages last week
• Yesagyo: Resistance fighters attacked military boats on the Irrawaddy river
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• Kyauktaw: 2 regime soldiers are currently missing and are believed to be abducted by the Arakan Army as a warning
• The Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) met with the Burmese military regime for peace talks this week
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 9 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:
• 1,937 killed (+8)
• 14,100 total arrested (+39)
• 11,043 still detained (+39)
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