Spring Revolution Daily News for 24 October 2022 

24 October 2022
Spring Revolution Daily News for 24 October 2022 

The National Unity Government (NUG)

  • In Bupyeong of South Korea, there was a meeting between the NUG Union Minister of Federal Affairs and the Myanmar community.
  • According to the End of Dictatorship under the NUG Ministry of Planning, Finance and Investment, all the pieces of land (40x60) in Bahan Township sold out within 90 minutes for the revolutionary fund project of Royal Spring. 
  • In Magwe Region, Saw Township PDF Battalion (2) celebrated its one-year anniversary and completed a military strategic training on Sunday. Reportedly, the NUG Minister of Defence sent a statement there. 
  • At 10:00 am on Sunday, there was a meeting between the NUG Central Committee on the Interim Public Administration and public administration teams from special administrative regions. 

Revolutionary Activities 

  • In Myaing Township in Magwe Region, PDFs conducted an attack with mortars on the junta army in Kyaukkwet Oil Field. 
  • In Myaing Township, the junta army set fire to Linkataw Village. 
  • In Natmauk Township, Myo Thant, a junta soldier on leave to take the university exam, was stabbed to death on Saturday night. 
  • In Kalay in Sagaing Region, a combined rally of students and General Strike protested against the military dictatorship on Sunday. 
  • On their 591st day of protest, a combined rally of villages from Salingyi and Yinmabin marched for the end of the military dictatorship on Sunday morning. 
  • In Myaung Township, local PDFs fired 40mm grenades at the junta army in Kyaukyit Camp. There was also another attack on the supporting army troops. Reportedly, nine junta soldiers were injured. 
  • In Mahachai of Thailand, there was a collection on Sunday to financially support PDFs. 
  • In Israel, Myanmar people expressed their objection to Myanmar’s military dictatorship through a movement of Global Myanmar Students’ Strike on Sunday. 
  • In New York in the United States, there have been six screenings a day for the film- ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Director Ko Pauk. Reportedly, Myanmar’s Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun attended.
  • In Amarapura Township of Mandalay Region, two guns from the Sagaing Bridge Police Camp are missing. Consequently, the junta army arrested three policemen for investigation. 
  • In Longlone Township in Tanintharyi Region, youths and students conducted anti-junta public talks on Sunday. 
  • In Dawei and Longlone, the junta army arrested 13 local people within two days for no apparent reason. 
  • At their 210th Session, the Inter-Parliamentary Union-IPU Governing Council called on the governments to take legal action against Myanmar’s military junta for crimes against humanity. 

Ethnic Armed Organisations

  • In Myawaddy in Kayin State on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, Border Guard Force (BGF) and junta soldiers in BGF uniform have been on patrol around the town. Concerned, the military junta mobilized a large number of junta armed forces. 
  • In the battle at Kawkareik on Friday, the KNLA attacked and gained control of a small junta army camp. Reportedly, four guns and some military items were confiscated. 
  • In Falam Township in Chin State, a junta soldier was caught as a prisoner of war. Reportedly, he ran away and his dead body was found later. 
  • Via Facebook, the founder of the Kawthoolei Army said that it was necessary for revolutionary forces to defeat the military dictators with collective effort. 

The Military Council 

  • The junta Ministry of Health revoked the practitioner licenses of over 550 doctors. 
  • The junta leader Min Aung Hlaing called on business people to grow bamboo in Pyinmanar in Naypyidaw due to the depletion of bamboo forests in the area. 
  • In Mawlamyine in Mon State, the Patriotic Union protested against the attack at the bus station on the way to Kyaiktiyo Pagoda. 
  • The junta Central Bank announced that there was no need to worry about Myanmar being on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist. 
  • The junta leader repeated that they had to take responsibility for the country because it faces COVID-19 as well as political instability due to political divides. 
  • The board of trustees will take legal action for defaming the religion against those carrying out a ritual with two dolls near Shwedagon Pagoda. 
  • On Saturday, the junta Central Bank of Myanmar stated that the public was not to worry about the country being on the Financial Action Task Force blacklist and said that it would take action against those monopolizing the market. 

Summary on 24 October 

  • Giving the excuse of electoral fraud, the junta leader seized power by force. However, he lied to business people when he said that there was political instability in the country due to political divides. As a matter of fact, there is no need for the army to play such a role. Consequently, they have become an organisation that disgusts the public. 
  • In Sagaing Region, there have been many revolutionary activities in recent days. At the same time, PDFs have faced more losses than before. Mostly, revolutionary forces complain about a lack of weapons. To help them carry out more attacks the public needs to contribute more to the revolution.