Spring Revolution Daily Chronicle (July 21, 2026)

The National Unity Government (NUG) sent an open letter to the ASEAN Chair's Special Envoy for the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings today (July 21), it announced. The Katha District's 5th Battalion has announced that all residents living in the area under the jurisdiction of the 5th Battalion in Katha District, who are engaged in economic activities including gold mining, must not have any connection with the terrorist group. It has been learned from the 7th Battalion of the Minbu District, Myanmar People's Defence Force (MPDF), that each battalion member was awarded 30,000 kyats as pocket money to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the establishment of the 7th Battalion of the Minbu District, MPDF. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration of the National Unity Government (NUG) announced today that drug traffickers were arrested in Myawaddy Township, Sagaing Region, and the seized drugs as evidence were incinerated. In Ye-u Township, Sagaing Region, an attack was launched at 4:50 PM today against the terrorist army, which was carrying out conscription activities for forced military service, according to the Ye-u Township People's Defence Force (PDF). It was announced yesterday by the People's Defence Force - Nay Pyi Taw that the statue of General Aung San at the entrance of Htetay Kone village, near Ah Htar Thukha Market in Pyinmana Township, Nay Pyi Taw, was destroyed by a group of the terrorist army's henchmen. Revolutionary Activities Burma Campaign UK, a UK-based Myanmar advocacy group, announced on July 20 that it had added 53 companies to its "Dirty List," which names international companies involved with the Myanmar military, human rights abuses, and environmental destruction. The "Proof of Life" campaign, demanding proof that State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and alive, has now been ongoing for three months. Amidst the renewed intensity of fighting in the Middle East and disagreements over reintegrating Myanmar into the regional diplomatic circle, ASEAN Foreign Ministers began their meeting today (July 21) in the Philippines. As Foreign Ministers arrived for the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) being held in Manila, Philippines, the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) sent a letter to the ASEAN Chair and the President of Timor-Leste demanding pressure on the coup government to prove that State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is alive, according to a statement released yesterday. It is reported that the military junta has ordered residents of the western wards of Moe Byu town to relocate by the end of this month, July, stating that they will conduct military operations. The National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee announced that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's participation is essential in resolving Myanmar's current political crisis, as she holds the people's mandate and legitimate transferred authority, and it is important to prevent the recognition of the administration that will emerge from the military junta's sham elections. It is reported that the Naga Students' Federation (NSO) staged a peaceful boycott by not attending the welcome ceremony for the visit of the Sagaing Region Chief Minister appointed by the military junta, U Ko Lay, to Lahe town, in protest against the forced conscription in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing Region. The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) has reported that one civilian was injured when the military launched further airstrikes on the town of Bokpyin in the Myeik-Tavoy district, under the control of Brigade 4 of the Karen National Union (KNU). Pyidaw Than reported that 37 soldiers defected from the terrorist group and surrendered in the second week of July, and 9 members of the terrorist forces were captured as prisoners of war during battles. The MAGGA Initiative announced that three members of The Ants Humanitarian Aids Team, who were assisting displaced persons, were killed by the terrorist army while they were displaced in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region. Ethnic Armed Organizations The Arakan Army (AA) announced that the terrorist army launched airstrikes on the towns of Myay, Thandwe, and Ponnagyun in Arakan State on Martyrs' Day. Military Council It was decided and approved at the sham parliamentary session held today to extend the state of emergency for another 90 days and impose martial law in 58 townships in eight states and regions not under the military's control. Following the United Nations' report stating that over 16 million people in Myanmar require assistance, a team led by H.E. Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Emergency Response of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), met with the so-called Deputy President of the coup military junta, U Nyo Saw, in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. It is understood from a statement released on July 17 that the third regular session of the third session of the sham Mon State Parliament will be reconvened on August 10. Corruption is a problem faced by many countries around the world and a terrible epidemic that can hinder the implementation of development projects, said U Myint Kyaing, the Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, which is said to be the most corrupt ministry in Myanmar. The post Spring Revolution Daily Chronicle (July 21, 2026) appeared first on BUR.MIZZIMA.COM.