ASEAN is getting more and more ridiculous with each passing day.
The Office of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also currently serving as Chairman of ASEAN, announced that the Myanmar junta released Australian Professor Sean Turnell at the request of Hun Sen’s himself. The Burmese junta’s spokesperson Zaw Min Tun denied the news. Hun Sen later had to apologize for his mistake, he claimed to have received the wrong information. Sean Turnell served as an economic advisor to the NLD government, and was arrested one year ago, shortly after the attempted military coup. The fake news ads additional trauma to Sean Turnell and his family. The Burmese military has often used these tactics as a psychological torture.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS
• The Myanmar junta released an announcement on Sunday inviting ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) excluding those it has declared as “terrorist groups” to attend preliminary peace talks on the upcoming Union Day, which will fall on Saturday. (Source: The Irrawaddy)
• Daw Zin Mar Aung, Foreign Minister of the National Unity Government (NUG, the democratic government), met online with the UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer.
• The junta-controlled Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) made at least 200 requests to Telenor over the past 12 months for information, including records of calls, call locations and the last known location of a number, a source with inside knowledge of the situation told Myanmar Now. The company complied with all of these requests, as well as with instructions to shut down specified mobile numbers, the source said. (Source: Myanmar Now)
• Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to allow the ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar to meet some members of the opposing party NLD (National League for Democracy). The names of these members have not been disclosed, although it is probable that Min Aung Hlaing will only allow meetings with “moderate” NLD politicians that he is currently controlling or that are irrelevant.
• An article by DVB on the current situation of the garment sector and trade unions
• According to Independent analysts Data for Myanmar, at least 3,379 houses have been burned by the military regime since the coup.
• According to online sources, the 17-year-old student who was shot by the military regime for hanging a banner yesterday, is still alive, but in critical conditions.
SAGAING
• Kalay: Resistance fighters killed around 17 regime soldiers and suffered one loss during two attacks on a military convoy.
• Ye-U: residents have been forced to flee after regime soldiers launched a raid in Taungpinnge village.
KACHIN STATE
• Hpakant: the Kachin Independence Army together with the People’s Defense Forces seized a military camp in Namhkhanh
• Bhamo: a police station in Phang Kha Kone was attacked
• Putao: clashes between Resistance fighters and regime soldiers in Long Shayan village.
• Tanai: The Kachin Independence Army seized a military camp in Payin Hmaw.
• Hpakant: an 80-year old Christian pastor has been reportedly killed by a military airstrike on February 4th.
KARENNI (KAYAH) STATE
• Loikaw: Resistance fighters killed 9 regime soldiers
MAGWAY
• Resistance fighters killed at least 4 regime soldiers in a landmine attack along the Kyauktaw-Pakokku road.
ARAKAN (RAKHINE) STATE
• Maungdaw: fighting between the Arakan Army and the military regime continues
TANINTHARYI
• Kawthaung: villagers have been threatened for protesting against a licence application by three companies to build prawn farms in mangrove forests in Sun Nge Bar Laing village tract in Kawthaung township, Tanintharyi Region. (Source: Mizzima)
MON STATE
• Kyaikto: more than 200 houses have been destroyed by regime soldiers in Kadai Kadut village forcing many residents to flee
COVID DAILY (as reported by the military-controlled Ministry of Health. Real figures are believed to be higher than officially reported)
• 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:
• 1,526 killed (+7)
• 12,009 total arrests (+29)
• 1,974 evading warrant (+0)
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