Military Chief instructs to manage online usage of military families fearing knowledge of defeat losses

Fearing that military losses due to intensified resistance would be known, the Military Chief of the coup government, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has instructed to manage the online usage of military families. The Military Chief of the coup government made these remarks yesterday, September 2nd, in the capital Naypyidaw, while presenting awards to the children of subordinate military personnel who achieved outstanding results in the 2025-2026 academic year's university entrance examinations. "There are young people who have gone astray and ruined their lives due to wrong ideas, by reading fake and false news through various social media platforms and acting on their emotions," said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Furthermore, the coup government stated that it sees future dangers where interest and compliance in the worldly development of youth and the enhancement of their capabilities are gradually decreasing. Therefore, the Military Chief of the coup government instructed to systematically manage the social media usage of their children, and on the same day, military vessels traveling from Shwegu to Bhamo were attacked, resulting in the sinking and damage of five vessels. This attack was carried out by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied forces near Zinbon village, in the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwaddy River, and the burning, sinking, and capsizing of the coup government's military vessels have become a topic of discussion online. Similar news footage is also spreading, and analysts say that as the resistance movement intensifies again, this is a measure to prohibit and mobilize against soldiers and their families from knowing and understanding the military's losses, thereby preventing further demoralization and defection or escape. Photo – MOI