More airstrikes. More reports of massacres by the military regime. More displaced people. More arrests of journalists. 4 more years of prison for the NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
The military regime is trying to destroy everything. It’s so desperate. And so dangerous.
According to various news outlets, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during his visit in Myanmar requested the release of Australian economist Sean Turnell, who was arrested shortly after the coup, for being Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s advisor. Although Mr. Turnell surely deserve to be free, there are millions of Burmese people who are being held hostage by the junta, and Hun Sen did nothing to alleviate their pain.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 years of prison under Covid and telecommunications rules, including possessing illegally imported walkie-talkies. She has now be given a total of six years of imprisonment and is still facing 7 more charges.
• According to the National Unity Government, 2,380 Myanmar junta soldiers were killed and around 600 wounded in the last month. It’s worth to highlight that there is no independent verification and the Burmese military rarely releases reports of its losses. That being said, it’s almost certain that the junta suffered several losses.
• Political activists Nyi Nyi Kyaw sentenced to 2 years of prison
• According to The Irrawady, Lt-Gen Aung Lin Dwe has been replaced as judge advocate general by Lieutenant General Myo Thant Naing and Military’s inspector and auditor general Lieutenant General Min Naing has been replaced by Major General Soe Min Oo. Both moves are seen as unusual and premature. Maj-Gen Myo Thant Naing is the third military officer to hold the judge advocate general position under coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, who seem to be breaking traditions to appoint his loyalists.
• Data For Myanmar reports that nearly 2,000 civilian houses have been burned by the military regime since February 2021.
• The Central Bank of Myanmar sold 15 million dollars of its reserve
CHIN STATE
• The dead bodies of 2 regime soldiers found during a clearing operation
SAGAING
• Monywa: according to the Chinland Defense Force (CDF) a regime’s captain defected and found protection for himself and his family.
• Monywa: 4 regime soldiers killed by an explosion at the Tamadan traffic light
• Wetlet and Kani: clashes between Resistance fighters and regime troops. 15 regime soldiers and Pyu Saw Htee members (pro-military militia), have been reportedly killed.
• Kalay: the mutilated bodies of a married couple have been found few days ago. Locals blame regime troops for the crime. Moe Moe Htay (48) was found with one of her breasts missing and burn marks on her skin. Her husband Nyi Nyi (49) was found tied and burnt. They left two sons behind.
• Pale: the regime launched 3 airstrikes
• Chin Myit Kyin, Kanbalu: 5 regime soldiers killed by Resistance fighters
• Paukpin village, Monywa: Kyaw Thein (75) killed by a landmine probably planted by the military regime
KARENNI (KAYAH) STATE
• Demoso: a 55 year-old woman died of a heart attack after her house was hit by a Tatmadaw’s artillery strike
KAREN (KAYIN) STATE
• Kawkareik: airstrikes force over 2,000 civilians to flee.
• Hpa-An: two police officers and a Border Guard Forces member shot dead at a checkpoint. A bomb exploded at the Hpa-an State Development Office , killing one person
MAGWAY
• Myaing: 2 Resistance fighters suicided with landmines to avoid being captured by regime troops
• Zeetaw , Yesagyo: the burned body of Aung Kyin (55), have been found.
MON STATE
• Mawlamyine: no student showed up at the Mawlamyine University, despite the junta’s effort to reopen universities in these days.
BANGLADESH
• Cox Bazar: Over 1,200 houses have been destroyed in yesterday’s massive fire in the Rohingya refugee camp 16
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 105 new cases and 2 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:
• 1,459 killed (+12)
• 11,461 total arrests (+40)
• 1,966 evading warrant (+0)
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