
28/05/2023
Folks, it’s not safe for Myanmar people everywhere whether they are inside or outside the regime’s territory. This week we received concerning news from Myinchan and Daik Oo prisons where political prisoners were taken away by the guards, and their whereabouts are unknown. Some raised concerns about the torture during interrogation. Mass arrests of Myanmar migrant workers took place in the border town Mae Sot this week while several arrests and raids across the country were also reported. Despite all this, both the protest rallies and armed resistance remain strong in Myanmar. Read all about it in our weekly update.
Internal politics
-Concerns mount over violent interrogation of political prisoners
-Singer Byuhar detained for criticizing the junta online
-Regime’s police raided and destroyed the NLD office in Budalin
-Regime arrested two KIO officers
-Myanmar Pressphoto Agency reporter sentenced to 10 years in prison
International Affairs
-NUG Minister met with US Congressman Benjamin J Allen to address human rights violations
-New Zealand Bans Myanmar Military Officials, Excludes Myanmar from Youth Exchange Program
-Myanmar-Bangladesh Border Forces discussed illegal drug trade and border issues in a commander-level meeting
-Thai authorities arrest over 70 Myanmar workers in Mae Sot
Business Matters
-The regime’s Central Bank warned exporters and importers against dollar hoarding
-Burma Campaign blacklisted five British insurance companies for facilitating the regime’s fuel supply chain
-Remittances from Myanmar migrant workers exceed $1.5 Billion as job opportunities declined at home
-Fraud scheme leaves thousands of youths trapped in foreign employment scam
Protests
-Continuing protests
-Burmese citizens stage protest in Hiroshima
Attacks on the Junta’s Lackeys & Properties
-Deputy officer killed during raid on regime’s offices in Launglon, Tanintharyi Region
-Five Pyu Saw Htee members shot and killed in Tada-U tsp, Mandalay Region
-Traffic police shot dead in Mattaya tsp, Mandalay Region
-Electricity supply office bombed in North Dagon tsp, Yangon Region
Arbitrary Arrests, Killings & Violence
-Eight including an underage killed in interrogation in Kawthoung tsp, Tanintharyi Region
-Hip-hop artist detained for speaking out on power outages in Yangon
-Five including two children killed by regime troops in Yesagyo tsp, Magway Region
-Two children died and five injured due to regime’s artillery in Bilin tsp, Mon State
Armed Resistance
-Clashes intensified in Karenni State
-Four police killed during raid by ABSDF on Mandalay-Shan border
-Three civilians and two PDF members killed by airstrike in Sagaing-Kachin border
-Regime’s military and police stations targeted by CDF in Mindat tsp, Chin State
-17 soldiers killed during detonation attack in Kalay, Sagaing Region
Full report: https://mohingamatters.com/2023/05/28/weekly-update-067/
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