Issue 36 April 14th 2022

Conflict

Yangon PDFs announce bombing campaign to disrupt Thingyan holiday

Yangon PDFs announce bombing campaign to disrupt Thingyan holiday Mizzima News

Chinland Defence Force Ambushes Regime Convoy Near Matupi

Chinland Defence Force Ambushes Regime Convoy Near Matupi Burma News International

Arakan Army prepares for war against junta

Arakan Army prepares for war against junta myanmar-now

Anti-Junta Forces Shoot Deputy Governor of Myanmar's Central Bank

Anti-Junta Forces Shoot Deputy Governor of Myanmar's Central Bank The Diplomat

Deputy governor of Myanmar central bank shot by gunmen at her Yangon home

The deputy governor of Myanmar’s central bank was shot by unknown assailants on Thursday, according to sources and media reports, amid a public outcry over a new directive ordering the sale of all U.S. dollars and other foreign currency at a fixed rate to licensed banks. The attack on Than Than Swe comes days after an April 3 directive by the central bank ordering all foreign currency, including the U.S. dollar, to be resold within one day of entering the country to licensed banks at a fixed rate of 1,850 kyats to the dollar.

NGO warns of Myanmar junta's increasing use of pro-military militia

NGO warns of Myanmar junta's increasing use of pro-military militia Mizzima News

Military council restricts food transportation in some villages in Tanintharyi

Military council restricts food transportation in some villages in Tanintharyi Burma News International

UWSA Clashes With RCSS In Eastern Shan State

UWSA Clashes With RCSS In Eastern Shan State Burma News International

UWSA-RCSS CONFLICT: Pure proxy war or autocracy versus democracy conflict?

UWSA-RCSS CONFLICT: Pure proxy war or autocracy versus democracy conflict? Burma News International

Five Killed as Wa Army and RCSS Clash Over Territory in Myanmar

Five Killed as Wa Army and RCSS Clash Over Territory in Myanmar The Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s military reportedly suffers heaviest casualties since coup

Myanmar’s military reportedly suffers heaviest casualties since coup Radio Free Asia

Loss of a Ranger: Saw Aung Htoo

Loss of a Ranger: Saw Aung Htoo 4 April 2022 Karen State, Burma We are sad to announce that the Burma Army shot and killed one of our medics, Saw Aung Htoo on 24 March 2022, in Karen State. Saw … Continued

Myanmar military resumes assault on Kokang region following rebel leader's funeral

Myanmar military resumes assault on Kokang region following rebel leader's funeral myanmar-now

NUG to pay soldiers up to US$500,000 for sabotage or “return” to PDF of military vehicles, vessels, equipment

The NUG on late Thursday night announced it is to grant huge rewards of up to K10,000 lakh (~US$ 500,000) to military personnel who defected with a helicopter, jet fighter, or other aircraft. On an itemized bounty list released on April 7 and signed by the NUG’s acting president Duwa Lashi La, large sums are …

Myanmar Regime Jails Women Over Alleged Donations

Myanmar Regime Jails Women Over Alleged Donations The Irrawaddy

No end in sight for Myanmar's Karen insurgency

No end in sight for Myanmar's Karen insurgency Nikkei Asia

Junta troops arrest kindergartner from Yangon school

Junta security forces have detained a four-year-old boy from a preschool in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon, according to eyewitnesses, who say they believe the child is being used to obtain information on an armed opposition group. Khin Maung Myint, a veteran lawyer, told RFA on Thursday that Thant Phone Waiyan’s arrest was made in violation of both Myanmar’s Penal Code and the Protection of the Rights of the Child Act.

Fate of Myanmar Junta Abducted Four-Year-old Boy Unknown

Fate of Myanmar Junta Abducted Four-Year-old Boy Unknown The Irrawaddy

COVID

Singapore accepts Myanmar COVIDPASS

Passengers travelling to Singapore from Myanmar can now use the ZADA COVIDPASS to share their vaccination records on arrival at […]

Myanmar issues guidelines for incoming travelers before international flight resumption

Myanmar issues guidelines for incoming travelers before international flight resumption The Star Online

Myanmar to issue electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate for int'l travel

Myanmar to issue electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate for int'l travel The Star Online

Crime & Narcotics

US Arrests 'Yakuza Chief' Who Sought Missiles for Myanmar, Sri Lanka Rebels - Voice of America

US Arrests 'Yakuza Chief' Who Sought Missiles for Myanmar, Sri Lanka Rebels Voice of America - VOA News

Japanese gangster, 3 Thais ‘brokered’ heroin, meth deals for missiles, US alleges

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced the arrests of a suspected Japanese organized crime leader and three Thais who allegedly tried to sell large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine internationally to arm rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka with surface-to-air missiles and other weapons. “The Yakuza is a network of highly organized, transnational crime families with affiliates in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and is involved in various criminal activities, including weapons trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud and money laundering,” U.S. justice officials said.

Economy

Myanmar’s Garment Workers Are Caught Between COVID-19 and the Coup

After rapid growth in the garment sector during the country's period of opening, workers face a host of political and economic challenges.

Foreign businesses protest Myanmar foreign currency rules - The Associated Press

Foreign businesses protest Myanmar foreign currency rules The Associated Press - en Español

Entrepreneurs delighted with tourism recovery from COVID-19

Myanmar’s tourism industry is welcoming the ease of suspension on international passenger flights and tourism recovery on Myanmar New Year […]

Aussie miner fleeing Myanmar hits currency snag

Aussie miner fleeing Myanmar hits currency snag The Australian Financial Review

Foreign Affairs

Myanmar's National Unity govt warns China against engagement with junta

Myanmar's National Unity govt warns China against engagement with junta Times Now

Australia, Myanmar junta meeting 'unacceptable': HRW

Human Rights Watch on Thursday slammed a meeting between Australia's ambassador to Myanmar and the military junta chief, saying it was "lending credibility" to a regime accused of war crimes.

Burma Act passes US House of Representatives

Burma Act passes US House of Representatives JURIST

Meeting may signal warmer relations between Myanmar and China

Meeting may signal warmer relations between Myanmar and China Radio Free Asia

General News

Gold Mining Contaminates Villager’s Water In Kachin State

Residents of a village in Kachin State have told KNG that their water source has become discoloured after large-scale gold mining took place nearby following the military coup in Burma over a year ago. ”Since the gold mining started, it’s been very difficult to get clean water in our village. The water has become dirty...

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Public to boycott Thingyan despite Myanmar junta's best efforts

Public to boycott Thingyan despite Myanmar junta's best efforts Mizzima News

Myanmar’s largest cities empty amid call to boycott Thingyan festivities

Yangon and Mandalay were eerily quiet on Wednesday despite the start of the three-day Thingyan holiday in Myanmar, as residents chose to boycott junta-led festivities and heed warnings by armed opposition forces that the cities could become the target of attacks. On Tuesday, a body of opposition stakeholders known as the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) called on artists and celebrities to boycott junta-led Thingyan festivities, condemning what it said was a bid by the military regime to make political gains while the nation is embroiled in post-coup violence.