22nd June 2021 The resistance is getting stronger. In Mandalay, anti-junta cells are in operation but are having to deal with informants. The way the conflicts are developing there will be an increase in bodies floating down the Irrawaddy river. A Mandalay civilian resistance group fighting against the military regime
20th June 2021 It is becoming apparent that there is a possibility that the revolt against the Junta could succeed. This unlikely possibility is because the Tatmadaw can’t get on top of the dissenters and close down the country. They are finding it impossible to gain control nationally, with
19th June 2021 A vote took place in the UN on stopping the supply of arms to Myanmar. The results are below. The UN General Assembly has stopped short of calling for a global arms embargo against Myanmar’s military, even as it took the rare step of urging member
18th June 2021 Below is a press release from the US embassy in Yangon. It confirms the devastation I reported a few days ago. It is nice to see that sources are still holding good. The activists are striking back in Yangon at selected targets. An army truck with regime
17th June 2021 We have an update on the Managing Editor of Frontier who was arrested at Yangon airport in May. Frontier Myanmar’s managing editor Danny Fenster today appeared in a special court in Yangon’s Insein Prison to face a charge under section 505-A of the Penal Code,
15th June 2021 The monsoon has started in Myanmar and is hitting IDP camps in the jungle with devastating effect. Meanwhile, manoeuvring is going on in the background as the Junta tries to get International acknowledgement of its legitimacy. This has implications beyond the region for the west. The Myanmar
14th June 2021 While the destruction goes on, the global players are struggling to find a resolution to the problems. The US is putting pressure on the ASEAN nations who run the risk of alienating the US and slipping into China’s orbit. Myanmar is heading for failed state status.
13th June 2021 The destruction of facilities essential for everyday life continues and in Chin State, one of the coffee processing factories supported by the DaNa Facility was destroyed. The DaNa facility is a 5-year programme supported by UKaid and won 2nd prize in one of the business planning competitions.
12th June 2021 In the last couple of days, I have mentioned the start of the scorched earth policy and the gradual development of the guerrilla action against the Junta. Well, the guerrilla action is beginning to have an effect. Unlike previous anti-government activity where the administrators, the military and
11th June 2021 There are reports of a bomb blast outside the offices of Myanmar Economic Bank in Ahlone township, Yangon. These blasts are becoming more regular, with the number of attacks being minimal at the moment, but enough to cause uncertainty in the minds of the authorities. They are
10th June 2021 The guerrilla rearguard action is gradually picking up pace. There have been comments that there is no leadership of the movement, but that is a deliberate decision. They have learned from the Hong Kong dissenters and form small cells of independent activists. Whilst this means that there
The day is rapidly approaching when the G7 summit conference arrives in Cornwall. The government is committed to allowing people to voice their protests in a peaceful manner. To facilitate this, they have created 4 protest zones which are approved and will be the only sites in the area where
9th June 2021 The news today is a mix of good and bad news. Mratt Thaw Thu a well-known journalist from Myanmar gave an interview after being out of view for a few weeks. The good news is that he is safe, he is one of the best reporters from
8th June 2021 The Tatmadaw are intent on wreaking havoc and taking revenge for the setbacks they have had during the past few days. They have initiated airstrikes and artillery barrages against villages in the vicinity of areas where they had recent adverse contact with guerrillas. In Kyar Pin in
7th June 2021 Finally, some good news, in a way. I have heard that one of my friends and sources who I hadn’t heard from for a couple of weeks has managed to get out of Myanmar and is safe and well. They were a well-connected person in the
5th June 2021 The latest information coming from people in Nay Pyi Taw is that the Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is under severe pressure from his colleagues in the higher echelons of the Tatmadaw. There are whispers of his being replaced because of incompetence, both in the mismanagement of
