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The Beauty and Chaos of Two Cities

June 3, 2020May 26, 2021 ~ mohingaamatters ~ Leave a comment

Silently I was sitting in my room, reading my stacks of favourite books. Tranquility overwhelmed me coldly and deeply. I was totally immersed in the storylines, feeling comfortable and secure. In a while, a softly resonating sound broke the immense silence around me - tik tok tik tok as it says. With a shock, I … Continue reading The Beauty and Chaos of Two Cities

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As many as 25 townships in Myanmar, where the military troops are clashing with the ethnic armed groups or the local resistance forces, have been experiencing internet outages in the past few weeks. Currently, the fighting has been intensifying in Chin State, Kachin State, Magway Region, Sagaing Region and Mandalay Region. Internet has been cut off in eight townships in Chin State, ten townships in Sagaing Region, four townships in Magway Region, two places in Mandalay Region and one in Kachin State according to VOA Burmese.

In Yangon, residents in Sanchaung township reported that about 50 gunshots were heard around 1.30am today. They thought a shootout took place between urban guerrilla fighters and the regime’s forces. However, Khit Thit media reported this afternoon that the incident was not a shootout but a killing spree committed by regime soldiers. Three young persons were taken from an apartment, and shot dead near Myaenigone flyover. A witness told Khit Thit media that even after killing, regime soldiers kicked and beat the dead bodies in the pond of blood.

On the evening of September 22, a junta’s truck was detonated near Kanni Village, Kyaikhto Township of Mon State. The incident saw at least 25 deaths and injured five according to Khit Thit Media. Following the attack, regime’s forces carried out a shooting spree randomly and injured at least three civilians. Moreover, junta’s soldiers also mistakenly clashed with the reinforcements from their own side where two villagers on motorbike nearby got shot and killed instead according to sources on ground.

As the revolution escalates, regime’s attack on the youth continues. Last night in Sein Pan neighbourhood, Mandalay city, eight young people were detained by SAC soldiers. Prior to the arrest, youths from the neighbourhood quarrelled with a local social welfare group as the group accused young people of throwing grenades which damaged the group’s car and injured some members. The detained young people denied the accusation but only two were released this morning, while the rest remained detained. On September 21, we reported about two students from Dawei who were abducted by the regime. Due to the tortures, one of the students Ma Soe Mi Mi Kyaw attempted suicide by drinking surgical spirit she brought in with her. However, the attempt was not a success and she is now in military hospital.

Last night around 10pm, a junta’s guard soldier on Yangon-Naypyitaw highway checkpoint argued with his Lieutenant supervisor before shooting him to death and flee away. A local resident told Khit Thit media that the Lieutenant was shot, but still alive and the soldier escaped along with the gun. It is certain that there’s a disharmony within the army. Another incident happened in Sagaing Region validated that the military forces were on the verge of collapse. According to CDM soldier Captain Zero, Lieutenant Than Myint from Military Nurse Batch (8) was murdered on September 17th. The culprit was not identified in the case, and the regime’s army secretly buried the victim. While informing the family members of his death, his senior Min Soe Oo lied that the victim deserted the army without any notice.

Myanmar’s young students have a long history of shaping the country’s history and military regimes; previous and current, know the influence of these younglings very well. Thus, Min Aung Hlaing’s regime targets youths since the beginning of the coup, and more arrests of students and young people were reported frequently these days. Ma Aye Nandar Soe, chairperson of Sagaing Education University Students Union, was detained in the evening of September 18 when she was on her way home from Mandalay. Since then, her whereabout is unknown. In Yangon, seven youth activists and students union members were detained on September 19. In Dawei township, Taninthayi Region, Ko Soe Pyae Aung and Ma Soe Mi Mi Kyaw were abducted in the afternoon of September 20. Regime soldiers forced two detained students to reveal their friends who took part in protests.

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