It’s been a very painful day for the Resistance with many important losses and arrests. May those arrested today be safe.
Bad news on the political side too. It appears that Rohingya people have been excluded from the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC). While the National Unity Government is a temporary government (with the goal of opposing the military regime), the NUCC will play a crucial role in shaping the new Federal Government, which the Rohingyas are a part of. After so much talk about the “inclusiveness” of the new government, it’s puzzling to see it fail to take this very important step. There is no excuse for not having a Rohingya representative in neither the NUG and the NUCC. New name, old politics?
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• The National League for Democracy’s Central Executive member U Phyo Zeyar was arrested today by the regime in Yangon.
• The regime announced through State TV, that around 50 people have been arrested in possession of firearms in Yangon. They are accused of being members of the People’s Defence Force, the armed Resistance which the regime considers a terrorist organization.
• Reuters reports that Chinese Special Envoy of Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang visited Singapore and Brunei in an attempt to lobby ASEAN to allow coup leader Min Aung Hlaing to attend the China-ASEAN meeting hosted by Chinese president Xi Jinping on November 22nd. Apparently Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia oppose the idea. ASEAN denied Myanmar’s partecipation at the last summit as well. During a very recent meeting,the Chinese Special Envoy informed Min Aung Hlaing, that China will respect ASEAN’s decision to exclude him from the meeting.
• The Japanese beer company Kirin is seeking ways to terminate its partnership with military-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL). Myanmar Brewery (the name of the joint venture that owns the brand Myanmar Beer), fell 40% compared to last year, as military-owned products and services have been boycotted after the coup.
• According to UN’s agency OCHA, there are 370,000 internal displaced people in Myanmar, 234,000 of which, have been displaced after the coup. 3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
• Myanmar and Rohingya human rights activist Wai Wai Nu won the International DVF (Diane von Furstenberg) Award
CHIN STATE
• Ngalai, Matupi: Ngai Kung, a Chin youth Christian pastor was killed by the regime. He was arrested on September 23rd
SAGAING
• Kalay: 3 members of the local Resistance group have been found dead. They were captured yesterday by regime soldiers during a raid, together with 10 others. Following the abduction, the Kalay PDF launched a counter attack. Today 15 regime soldiers were killed by Resistance fighters. The regime retaliated by torching houses in Chinsan village. Resistance fighters had to retreat because the regime used yesterday’s prisoners as human shields.
• Khin U: police station set on fire by Resistance fighters
KACHIN STATE
• Putao: Covid infections are increasing
KARENNI (KAYAH) STATE
• Demoso: clashes between Resistance fighters and regime soldiers. Regime soldiers torched some houses, shot artillery in the villages and reportedly killed 2 civilians.
• Demoso: an NLD office was burned by the regime
MANDALAY
• Police arrested Nwe Nwe Win (43), chairwoman of Shwe Mahar Nwe, a charity supporting displaced people. She is suspected to have links with the armed Resistance.
• Amarapura: regime forces abducted a 13 year-old boy, after failing to find his father who is wanted for being a member of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The wife was badly beaten during the search.
• Wundwin, Meiktila: 2 civilians killed by regime soldiers during a raid. 12 arrested.
MAGWAY
• Yesagyo: a parcel bomb exploded in a house of U Aye Hlaing,a supporter of the National League for Democracy (NLD) . 4 people killed in the blast. The Pyu Saw Htee, a pro-military armed group, claims he was a member of the armed Resistance.
• Saw township: a man who was abducted, tortured and forced to work as a porter by regime soldiers, managed to escape. He was found and treated by Resistance forces.
• Kan, Gangaw: regime soldiers torched 3 houses
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• According to Yohei Sasakawa, Japan’s special envoy to Myanmar who helped ceasefire negotiations between the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw last year, announced that the Nippon Foundation will donate 8.5 million USD for displaced people in Arakan.
YANGON
• Explosions in Thaketa, Insein, Hlaing Thar Yar, Mayangone. Gunshots in Kyauktan.
AYEYARWADY
• Pathein: Maung Nyan of the Pathein Special Task Force has been killed in action by regime troops
COVID DAILY (real numbers are believed to be much higher than officially reported)
• 587 new cases and 14 deaths
AAPP Burma update (arrests and killings connected to the attempted military coup only, does not include events related to armed conflict). Since February 1st:
• 1275 killed (+5)
• 10285 total arrests (+46)
• 1954 evading warrant (+0)
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