1. Union Prime Minister said that they are taking discussions seriously with allied ethnic groups politically and militarily
Union Prime Minister Mahn Winn Khaing Thann said at the National Unity Government’s cabinet meeting No. 15/2023 that they are taking discussions seriously with allied ethnic groups politically and militarily.
“This year is a very important year for the revolution. It is also a year when we, as the National Unity Government, are diligently implementing the One Year Plan. It is also a time having serious discussions with revolutionary forces and allied ethnic groups on political, military and humanitarian aspects,” he said.
In addition, the Union Prime Minister said that it is time for the people to continue the revolution after bearing the oppression and the economic downturn caused by the military council.
2. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration met and discussed with the district people’s administrative bodies
On April 20, the meeting between the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, and the district people’s administrative bodies (15/2023) was held.
At the meeting, the Associate Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, gave an opening speech.
Following, the attending members of the district people’s administrative bodies asked and discussed the issues, needs, and difficulties encountered on the ground, and the officials of the ministry responded.
The meeting was attended by officials from the Public Administration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, and members of the district people’s administrative bodies.
3. Union Minister Dr. Tu Hkawng urged the public to participate in the “Anyar Cherry, To the Victory Campaign”
Union Minister Dr. Tu Hkawng urged the public to participate in the “Anyar Cherry, To the Victory Campaign”.
On April 20, Union Minister Dr. Tu Hkawng said the following regarding the campaign.
“The special feature of this camping is that every donation from the public will actually be planted as a shade tree somewhere in the Anyar region. Let’s try and participate,” he said.
It is a campaign organized by the NPRF with the support of NUG’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MoNREC-NUG), with the aims of using 80% of the weapons for the ‘NPRF’, known as the ‘Northwest Plains Revolutionary Force’, which is active in the Anyar regions, and 20% for the regional greening and health care of the people of the Anyar where the NPRF is based.
The special feature of this campaign is that each contribution from the public will actually appear as a shade tree somewhere in the Anyar region.
4. The junta troops are defeated, though they are conducting both ground and air offensives with jet fighters on the territory controlled by the joint revolutionary forces in Karen State
On April 20, the Cobra Column confirmed that the junta troops were launching both air and ground offensives on the area controlled by the joint revolutionary forces in Karen State, but only faced defeat.
“On April 20, the terrorist military council fired continuously with heavy weapons and at least three times with one YAK130 Jet Fighter at the control area of our Joint Revolutionary Forces in an attempt to invade. Our KNU/KNLA Brigade 06, Cobra Column (1), Cobra Column (2), Black Leopard Column, Federal Wings, Golden Eagle, and Raung Ni joint forces cleared the area again,” it stated.
In the contact battle, it is said that they have seized 1 MA-1 gun, 1 MA-2 gun, 3 MA ammunition boxes, 1 MA-2 round ammunition box, 6 40-mm mortar bombs, 6 60-mm mortar bombs, 1 RPG, and 4 landmines.
Although the enemy attacked using heavy weapons and the air force, there was no damage to the revolutionary joint forces.
5. The terrorist military launched another aerial attack on Pazigyi Village, Kanbalu Township
Pazigyi Village in Kanbalu Township, was attacked again from the air by the terrorist junta.
On April 20, at 2:26 in the afternoon, a second airstrike was launched, the Kyunhla-Kanbalu Activists Group confirmed.
“On April 20, at 2:26 a.m., the terrorist military fired at Pazigyi village, Kanbalu Township, Kanbalu District, for the second time. The details of the ground situation are not yet known,” it stated.
On the morning of April 11, the junta troops carried out an airstrike on Pazigyi Village in Kanbalu, killing 168 people, including many children and women.
6. At the exit of Yesagyo, a car carrying junta troops was attacked by six serial mines
Yesagyo PaKaHpa confirmed that a mine attack was carried out on the car of junta troops who came out of the compound on April 20, at 7:30 a.m.
The People’s Defense Forces bombed the car carrying the junta troops with 6-serial mines near the multi-turn at the exit of the town.
At least 3 soldiers were injured when they hit the mine, and the defense forces were able to withdraw safely.
7. In Thegon Township, a surveillance constable under the terrorist military council was shot dead and one G3 gun was seized
On April 20, Thegon People Defense Force (PDF Thegon) released the military news that a surveillance constable under the terrorist military council was shot dead and one G3 gun was seized in Thegon Township, Bago Division.
It stated that Zeyar Aung, a surveillance constable under the terrorist military council, who was on duty in the Byamma Inn village group of Thegon Township, was shot dead by the Pyay District PDF Battalion 3602, Squadron 4, Thegon Township’s People Defense Force, at around 2:30 p.m. on April 19 somewhere on the edge of the forest near Kwingyi Village.
It was said that initially, they tended to arrest the constable Zeyar Aung alive to make him surrender and disclose the secret operations of the terrorist military council in Thegon Township. But he started to fight back with aG3 gun and the revolutionary forces had to take the initiative and shoot him dead.
In the shooting, the constable Zeyar Aung died on the spot, and 1 G3 gun, 2 boxes of ammunition, 119 rounds of ammunition, a phone, a motorcycle, a handcuff, and a cross bag were seized from him.
8. Click2donate urged everyone to help get more people clicking
Click2donate urged everyone to help get more clickers on April 20.
“Yesterday, weclick4pdf click force was increased. If we click 200 sites for 10 sites with this force, we will get 2,000. Otherwise, if we get 10 times of clickers, we will return to the same as before. Now there are between 900 and 1100 active clickers. Even if there are not as many clickers as before, if we have 10,000 clickers, it is good to work as hard as before. Let’s work hard to get hundreds of thousands of money back in a day like before.”
Click2donate is supporting the funds obtained from people’s clicks for the revolutionary forces.
9. Two revolutionary films will be screened in Berlin, Germany
It is reported that two revolutionary films will be screened in Berlin, Germany. On April 20, the film exhibition committee announced.
“It will be screened on April 22 (Saturday), starting at 11:00 a.m. and the first movie will be shown at 12:30 p.m.”
When you buy a movie ticket, you will receive 3 coupons worth 3 euros, with which you can buy your favorite Myanmar snacks from the fundraising sale market in addition to free floating rice balls.”
The revolutionary films that will be shown will include “Our Turn!” and “There Was”.
- Union Prime Minister said that they are taking discussions seriously with allied ethnic groups politically and militarily
- The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration met and discussed with the district people’s administrative bodies
- Union Minister Dr. Tu Hkawng urged the public to participate in the “Anyar Cherry, To the Victory Campaign”
- The junta troops are defeated, though they are conducting both ground and air offensives with jet fighters on the territory controlled by the joint revolutionary forces in Karen State
- The terrorist military launched another aerial attack on Pazigyi Village, Kanbalu Township
- At the exit of Yesagyo, a car carrying junta troops was attacked by six serial mines
- In Thegon Township, a surveillance constable under the terrorist military council was shot dead and one G3 gun was seized
- Click2donate urged everyone to help get more people clicking
- Two revolutionary films will be screened in Berlin, Germany