Slimmed-down ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference went ahead in #Myanmar, hosted by junta war criminal Htun Aung, after half of ASEAN air force chiefs refused to attend.
Shame on #Brunei, #Cambodia, #Laos, #Thailand and #Vietnam air chiefs for attending, giving support to mass murderers.
Yin Mar Pi Massacred: In the early hours of July 21st, 2023, around 2 am, the genocidal military junta committed a heinous and tragic massacre in the village of Sokyaung, Yin Mar Pi township; at least 14 civilians were murdered by military forces. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
We have not forgotten what happened 4 years ago on this day. Beijing colluded with white-clad thugs who attacked HKers indiscriminately, while @hkpoliceforce turned their backs on us. #YuenLongTerroristAttack#July21
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#Myanmar army rejects @ASEAN FM joint communique on Myanmar saying it’s unfair, one-sided
It’s clear Myanmar army has no regard for 5-point consensus
It is committed to its own 5-point “roadmap” - which is not agreed among ASEAN
PVTV says some 20 #Myanmar army soldiers from 430 battalion including top commanders have defected
Kayah resistance forces are in the midst of handing them over to @NUGMyanmar
Some reports suggest there’re at least 8,000 defections since coup
#Myanmar to hold nationwide #FlowerStrike today to mark @MyanmarSC Aung San Suu Kyi’s 78th birthday
Protesters set to pose online with flowers in their hair, which is Suu Kyi’s signature look
Suu Kyi currently serving over 30 years’ jail in Nay Pyi Taw
.@Khithitofficial says more than 30 people, including 3 monks, were allegedly killed by the junta in Pinlaung township, Shan state
This comes off the back of similar killings in Sagaing
@NUGMyanmar says junta committed at least 32 mass killings since coup
2 retired #Myanmar generals said to have held “weapons granting ceremony” in Nay Pyi Taw where they gave bamboo spikes to some 200 USDP members
This comes shortly after junta allowed “loyalists” to apply for weapons like submachine guns for self protection
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@NUGMyanmar strongly welcomes #Singapore’s confirmation on #Myanmar arms sales ban, thanks Singapore for principled stance
BACKGROUND:
@VivianBala was asked in parliament about issue after @SpecialCouncil said Singapore was strategic transit point
JUST IN: #Myanmar army has stepped up an aerial bombing campaign since last night, targeting Kachin, Kayah, Chin, Sagaing and Kayin areas
The aim, according to local media, is to annihilate resistance forces there
JUST IN: #Myanmar army has stepped up an aerial bombing campaign since last night, targeting Kachin, Kayah, Chin, Sagaing and Kayin areas
The aim, according to local media, is to annihilate resistance forces there
JUST IN: A leaked memo shows #Myanmar army plans to arm civilians by reviving a law that allows for arms licenses
The army banned them in 1988
With this law, civilians get access to weapons like revolvers
Ex-army personnel can get submachine guns
This leaked letter from TaungOo prison, which has been widely circulated, reveals president Win Myint being placed in separate building with only a bed, mat, blanket, pillow
Guards decline his request for extra blanket saying they need to check with bosses
Rappers Toomaj Salehi and Saman Seydi Yasin are among musical artists jailed in #Iran for joining protests for change and freedom.
Shervin Hajipour’s award win at the #GRAMMYs for his song “Baraye,” “For the Sake Of,” was for all Iranians including Toomaj and Yasin. #MahsaAmini
#Myanmar army adds it’s working with @AHACentre on aid distribution and access shouldn’t be raised since @UN has field presence in country
But UN special envoy Heyzer told me army still applying 4-cut strategy, cutting off food supplies in conflict zones
WATCH: #SilentStrike under way in #Myanmar’s #Yangon city
People are intentionally staying indoors and off the streets to mark 2 years of coup
Normally, this road would be packed with cars at this time of the day