2nd-3rd September, 2021

 

There are currently around 52,000 CDM civil servants in six ethnic states, the Federal Journal reported on 2 September. Of these, Chin State has the highest CDM participation, accounting for 72% of the total staff in the state. Locals told Khit Thit that more than 50,000 villagers from 19 villages in Pale Township, Yinmarpin District, Sagaing Region, were fleeing their homes amid rumours that the junta troops would storm the area on 3 September.

Naypyidaw PDF announced that it had carried out attack on a military convoy in Pyinmana Township, Naypyidaw, on 30 August, killing at least 11 junta troops. The attack become the very first in the country’s administrative capital. The junta’s spokesperson denied that the attack had actually taken place, but the NUG’s Ministry of Defence confirmed to Myanmar Now that the fighting took place on the night of 30 August.

On 1 September, the junta troops shot dead a pregnant woman in Paung, Mon State, leaving 4-year-old child behind, according to the Irrawaddy. Than Lwin Times reports that about 50 junta troops have been deployed near the NMSP-controlled area in Ye Township, Mon State. The NMSP, an NCA signatory, has no clash with the junta since the coup.

The KNU Concerned Group claims that the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, an agreement between 10 ethnic armed groups and the military, is already annulled. The group leader, Naw Zipporah Sein, told Khit Thit that they would continue to support the NUG.

In Bago, the junta is recruiting civilians for its militia training, according to Mizzima. The junta troops are also compiling a list of young men in the areas and asking for at least 10 to 40 people from each ward to attend militia training. Any household that cannot volunteer were asked to pay 1,500 to 2,000 Kyats and militia member will be provided with 150,000 per month after completing of the training, locals told Mizzima.

Seven months after the coup, the kyat, local currency, depreciated to a record 30 percent and the dollar black market, which had been missing for the past decade, re-emerge, according to Myanmar Now. The UK government has announced its sanctions against Myanmar business tycoon Tay Za and his consortium.