Spring Revolution Daily Notes (16 July 2026)

Government of National Unity - On July 15, SCEF officially released a statement that the meeting between ASEAN representatives and the Leading Council for the Development of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) was not the start of formal political talks or negotiations with the ruling group. - Unrestricted attacks on civilians and inviting a political dialogue cannot be a meaningful dialogue. The Federal Democratic Union Emergence Steering Council (SCEF) announced yesterday that the ruling group has no evidence of genuine commitment to political negotiations. - Every Sunday The People's Defense Forces announced that the Steel Butterfly Force, a local defense force based in Dawei District, has officially taken command of the People's Defense Forces (PDF) under the Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government (NUG). - National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister Daw Zin Ma Aung had a meeting with Philippine Foreign Minister Lazaro, ASEAN's special representative for Myanmar, on July 13, NUG reported. -The National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Defense announced that 644 members of the Military Council, including officers of the coup army, were killed and 209 wounded during the June clashes. - Division, Pyay District According to a follow-up report issued today by the Public Defense Organization of Pyongyang, 5 people, including an officer from the side of the Military Council, were killed and more than 10 were injured when the Army Council Army's Chinru Gate camp in Pukok Township was attacked with shock missiles. - After the military coup, the poverty rate in Myanmar has risen to 50 percent, according to New York City. Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, spoke at a high-level political forum on sustainable long-term development held at the United Nations headquarters on July 14. Revolutionary movements - Southern Shan State Village Township, In Nyaung Ping Kho village, a group of armed men arrested a total of two men, the vice president of the DNDP Party and a businessman. According to the locals, they were shot and killed. - 32 percent of children in households facing severe food insecurity are forced to work and 24 percent drop out of school, according to a statement by UNDP Myanmar. -Hong Kong's Financial Regulatory Authority has warned that international financial sanctions may tighten in October 2026 if Myanmar does not make further progress in anti-money laundering and terrorism financing reforms. -Thailand-Myanmar border, where the fighting between the joint forces of the military group and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) is intense. Family members of seven civilians have lost contact with their families in the southern part of Myawati Township, according to a family member. - The 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is well cared for in a designated home and given medical treatment, but the international community needs to personally see and confirm this situation, said Thai Foreign Minister Sihaset Phong Khong. - Every time I bend, The military group that is currently conducting a military operation in Myain Township has killed four people, and at least 13,000 residents from about 25 villages in the southern part of Myain have also fled the war, according to the Civil Society Organization - Myain. - The 96 Soldiers PDF unit based in Aya Region has donated Kyat 10,000 to the people affected by the flood in Rakhine State, it was announced yesterday through the social network page of the writer Wai Heen Aung. - In the Kachin region, 29 civilians, including 13 women, died due to the actions of the military group in 2026, according to the lists of the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP). Ethnic armed forces - The RCSS reported that the military service fee collected by the military council in Money Township, southern Shan State, is not related to the Shan State Rehabilitation Council-RCSS group. - According to the July 15 statement of "W" Force-UWSA, a Chinese fugitive related to the case wanted by China was arrested and returned. Council of War - Southern Chin Army, It is reported that the army is preparing to attack the cities of Kanpalet again, and the entrance areas such as Kyauktu and Longlong are being reinforced by thousands of forces. - It is reported that a proposal has been submitted through the fake parliament to extend the state of emergency in order to continue attacks in the areas that the military has surrendered throughout the country. - The Department of Internal Revenue announced that the tax verification and payment of charges for vehicle owner name change can be done through the online system through digital payment. - This academic year has been designated as a preparation time for some private schools that do not meet the school characteristics standards, said Dr. Choo Choo Sein, Union Minister of Education under the ruling group. - 41 members of the Karen Peacekeeping Force (KPMF) and the Karen National Liberation Army KNLA, weapons, They entered the legal framework again on July 15 with ammunition, according to the propaganda of the military group and their controlled media. - It is stated in the propaganda media of the military group that additional supplies have been given to those who left their homes and returned to Phalang, Chin State. - Karen State According to the Department of Hotels and Tourism, the first domestic tourism survey has been conducted since July 13 at the Thai-Myanmar Friendship No. 1 Bridge in Myawati Township. -Sagaing Region, Hormpyin City and Bago Region The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced at 8:00 a.m. on July 16 that the river water level in Madok City has reached above the critical water level. - It is reported that the Myanmar delegation led by Vice President Daw Nan Nini Aye left for the People's Republic of China on the afternoon of July 15th from Yangon. 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