Summary of News
- The Acting President says that the military junta no longer has confidence in the banking system under their rule
- Foreign Minister Daw Zin Mar Aung says the fake news defaming the National Unity Government for importing weapons from the West despite not having received weapon assistance raises concerns among neighbouring nations
- A rally will be held in front of the UN office in the United States to call for the formal appointment of the incumbent UN ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun
- In Muse and Kutkhai, fierce fighting broke out between the junta forces and TNLA forces
- The military council forces launched sudden offensives in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Division, forcing local residents to flee in the rain
- Urban guerrilla forces attack the military junta in several locations in Yangon by using remote-controlled mines
- KHRG reports that over 72 individuals have been forced to disappear in Southeastern Myanmar since the military coup
1. The Acting President says that the military junta no longer has confidence in the banking system under their rule
Acting President Duwa Lashi La stated the importance of faith at the 29th Cabinet Meeting of the National Unity Government held virtually on August 29.
“We must prove that our Spring Revolution is a revolution that stands and fights with faith in democracy and the standards of human rights. On the other side, we can see that the military council has lost faith, even in the banking system under its rule, and is blaming private banks and threatening to take action against them,” Acting President Duwa Lashi La said.
The military junta has currently restricted the public’s right to hold foreign currencies, while the Spring Development Bank of the National Unity Government allows the public to purchase and deposit U.S. dollars, Thai baht, and Singaporean dollars as much as they want.
2. Foreign Minister Daw Zin Mar Aung says the fake news defaming the National Unity Government for importing weapons from the West despite not having received weapon assistance raises concerns among neighbouring nations
At the online press conference held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government on August 29, Union Minister Daw Zin Mar Aung said about the dissemination of fake news defaming the National Unity Government:
“We must take special care to ensure that our revolution poses no threat to neighbouring countries. There is propaganda to misrepresent us, saying that [weapons] were imported from the West, from that country, or from this country. This raise concerns in neighbouring nations.”
The National Unity Government has requested the international community for military arms assistance and has now only received some humanitarian aid.
3. A rally will be held in front of the UN office in the United States to call for the formal appointment of the incumbent UN ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun
On August 30, the New York City Burmese Community (NYCBC) urged all the people of the Spring Revolution of Myanmar in the United States to participate in the protests, stating:
“September is coming soon again. The United Nations’ indecisiveness has not only lasted a year or two but has now entered its third year. Many innocent lives are still being paid for in Myanmar. Therefore, this year, the United Nations should take a clear stand on the side of the truth and make a decision to officially appoint Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, who has been elected by the people, to represent Myanmar at the United Nations. In order to put pressure on them, we already know that we don’t need to specifically motivate the active Spring Revolution brothers and sisters from all over the United States.”
The rally was scheduled to take place someplace in New York on September 16, after which it would march on to the UN building.
4. In Muse and Kutkhai, fierce fighting broke out between the junta forces and TNLA forces
Fierce fighting broke out between the military junta forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) forces in three places in Muse and Kutkai towns, in the control territories of TNLA Brigades 1 and 5, respectively, on August 29, according to the news and information department of PSLF/TNLA. During these clashes, the military deployed fighter jets and heavy artillery fire.
As the combined column of the 420th and 417th Light Infantry Battalions (KhaMaYa 420 and 417) under the 99th Infantry Division launched an offensive attack on Loi Tay Mein mountain in Muse Township in the TNLA Brigade 1 territory, clashes took place with the TNLA in two places in Muse Township at 9:00 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., respectively, on August 29.
Meanwhile, the combined column of the 17th Military Operation Command, the 577th Light Infantry Battalion, and the 45th Infantry Battalion under the Northeast Regional Command launched another offensive attack in Kutkhai Township in the TNLA Brigade 5 territory and, as a result, clashed with the TNLA near Hko Mone village at 11:00 a.m. on the same day.
As a counter-offensive, the TNLA attacked three military bases and outposts in Muse town, Sei Lant village, and Nam Phat Kar in Kutkai Township the same day, according to the news and information department of PSLF/TNLA.
According to the PSLF/TNLA, during the battles, the military council fired 20 rounds of artillery from its base in Nam Phat Kar towards Loi Mouk mountain and its bases in 105 miles, and the Loi Kya Lot fired around 15 rounds and 30 rounds of artillery against Sei Lant village and a mountain near Sei Lant village before bombing with 8 bombs on the mountain by using a fighter jet at 5:40 p.m.
Some residents and the houses of Sel Lant village were said to have been hurt and damaged due to heavy artillery fire during the battle, and the residents had to flee from the fighting.
From August 1 to 29, there were a total of 18 clashes between the military council forces and the TNLA.
5. The military council forces launched sudden offensives in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Division, forcing local residents to flee in the rain
The Kyunhla-Kanbalu Activists Group (Kanbalu District) reported that a terrorist military column consisted of about 150 soldiers launched offensives in Kanbalu Township at around 2:00 p.m. on August 30.
Locals from 14 villages—Thayet Gaung, Hpalan Chaing, Taunt Te Kone, Nyaung Zin Gyi, Koe Myo, Bo Te Kone, Ma Kone, Pay Lel, Thoe Boe, Nga Yae Ne, Min Bar, Lat Htoke Kone, Yay Ngat Kone, and Thayet Kan Gyi—in Kanbalu Township were forced to flee in the rain due to the military column’s offensives.
The military column is from the 361st Light Infantry Battalion (KhaMaYa 361) of the terrorist military that often launches offensives in Kanbalu Township, carries out arson attacks in the villages, loots valuables from residents in the villages, and commits unprovoked arrests and kills, according to the local residents.
6. Urban guerrilla forces attack the military junta in several locations in Yangon by using remote-controlled mines
The Yangon District People’s Brigade (YDBP) claimed on August 29 that missions against the military junta were carried out in six locations in Yangon in collaboration with allied guerrilla forces by using remote-controlled mines from August 27 to August 29, 2023.
The YDBP and allied guerrilla forces attack six junta locations in Yangon, including the No. 8 Security Police Sub-Division in Padamya new town in Mingaladon Township, the General Administrative Office in North Dagon Township, and four police stations in Shwe Pauk Kan Township, South Okkalapa Township, Yankin Township, and South Dagon Township by using remote-controlled mines.
On August 27, the KMD 18 Hunter Unit attacked the No. 8 Security Police Sub-Division in Padamya New Town in Mingaladon Township at 7:09 p.m.
On August 28, the Guardians UG attacked the military junta-run General Administrative Office in North Dagon Township at 9:14 p.m. and the Shwe Pauk Kan Police Station in Shwe Pauk Kan Township at 9:19 p.m.
On August 29, the YDBP attacked South Okkalapa Police Station in South Okkalapa Township at 8:56 p.m. and Yankin Police Station in Yankin Township at 8:57 p.m., and the KMD 18 Hunter Unit attacked South Dagon Police Station in South Dagon Township at 8:50 p.m.
7. KHRG reports that over 72 individuals have been forced to disappear in Southeastern Myanmar since the military coup
On August 30, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) released a statement on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
The KHRG stated that the incidents of enforced disappearances have increased worsened since it started to discover that more and more family members of the victims of enforced disappearances are in Karen State. The KHRG also noted that, since the 2021 military coup, it has received reports of the enforced disappearance of over 72 individuals in Southeastern Myanmar, in which local residents were arbitrarily detained, taken to military interrogations, and sent to prisons.
Furthermore, the KHRG claimed, citing reports it had received, that the villagers disappeared because military council troops abducted them to employ them as human shields, guides, and porters.
According to the statement, the majority of the victims of forced disappearances were male, and the family members of the victims are unaware of their whereabouts or the cause of their arrest.
#Credit : Radio NUG
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