Spring Revolution Daily Notes (July 12, 2026)

National Unity Government -The People's Defence Force (PDF) of Sintok Township announced that they paid tribute with gunfire and held a memorial service for the heroic soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the fighting near Taungtha village, Chaung Gyi Township, Magway Region. -The Ministry of Defence of the National Unity Government announced today that it pays tribute to the heroic People's Defence Force soldiers who died in the fighting in Chaung Gyi Township, Magway Region. -A person who fled from the group called the People's Security and Anti-Terrorism Force (PLCF) of the terrorist army, residing in Kottaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, has surrendered, the Kottaung Township People's Defence Force (PDF) announced. -The Ministry of Social Welfare, Labour and Human Resources announced today as a special weather alert that it is possible for continuous rainfall to occur in the central and southern regions of Rakhine State for the next 3 days. -The Kottaung Township People's Defence Force (PDF) announced that one collaborator of the military junta was arrested in Kama Gyi Township, Kottaung District, Tanintharyi Region, and died after being shot while attempting to escape midway. Revolutionary Movements -The Strategic Initiative Forum (SIF) urged ASEAN, the United States, the European Union, and the international community on July 10 to cease political, diplomatic, and economic relations that could lead to the recognition of the Myanmar military junta led by Min Aung Hlaing as a legitimate government. -International organizations have strongly criticized the informal meeting between ASEAN foreign ministers and the foreign minister of the coup government, U Tin Maung Swe, in Bangkok today. The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) also expressed great concern over the meeting and urged the rejection of any steps that would legitimize the Myanmar military junta yesterday. -The Myanmar Political Prisoners Network announced today that prison authorities led by senior officer Than Myat Soe, who transitioned from the terrorist army, at the Obo Central Prison in Mandalay are beating 15 political prisoners and confining 3 prisoners in solitary cells. Ethnic Armed Organizations -The Arakan People's Health Department issued an emergency notice on July 11, warning that continuous rainfall in Rakhine State has led to ongoing floods, and there is a risk of infectious diseases and other health hazards related to waterborne disasters. Military Council -Military leader Min Aung Hlaing said that the airport near Pin U Lwin in Mandalay Region, which was opened on July 11, is a gateway for technology experts and investors from home and abroad to travel quickly and smoothly to Yatanarpon Cyber City. -The military junta led by coup leader Min Aung Hlaing announced that a railway service of over 52 miles from Myitkyina to Mokok and Mohnyin in Kachin State will be operated regularly starting from July 21. -The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced that the Sittang River and the Shwegyin River in Madauk and Shwegyin townships, Bago Region, have exceeded their respective warning levels, and the water level may rise by about half a foot in the next day. -It has been announced that the military junta is supplying laboratory equipment and medicines to the temporary public hospital opened in Falam Township, Chin State. -The Myanmar Examinations Department announced that arrangements are being made to issue university entrance examination result slips for 2026 through a system of advance online applications, and advance appointments can be made and applied for on the Myanmar Examinations Department's DME Online Service Portal starting from July 14. -The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced that a minor earthquake of magnitude 4 occurred in the early morning of July 12 near Sintok town in the Thabeikkyin district of Mandalay Region. -Coup military leader Min Aung Hlaing stated that cotton yarn and cotton products should continue to be promoted to increase production, as they can not only meet domestic demand but also be exported to foreign markets. -Nyo So, who is said to be the deputy president of the group led by military leader Min Aung Hlaing, said that it is essential to consider and address the current population situation, future projections, and regional population differences when strategically implementing national development. -It has been learned that while intense fighting continues between the army and allied forces of the Karen National Union (KNU) in the Minlapan region on the Thai-Myanmar border, south of Myawaddy town, a DKBA activity area, the DKBA held an opening ceremony for its liaison office in the state capital, Hpa-an, which was attended by top DKBA leaders as well as senior officers from the Myanmar Army, BGF, and KNU/PC. -The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that an informal consultation on Myanmar affairs hosted by Thailand has begun this afternoon. It has been observed that U Tin Maung Swe, the so-called foreign minister of the coup military junta, and his delegation attended the consultation.