The National Unity Government (NUG)

• At the time of People’s Defensive War in great momentum, U Naing Htoo Aung, Secretary of Ministry of Defence- NUG, said that there could be battles to take control of towns.
• Despite objections of the military junta to a discussion in Austria, U Aung Myo Min, Minister of Human Rights-NUG, joined it.
• According to the right to self-defence, the public have been taking part in a People’s Defensive War. The NUG announced that 47 members of the junta armed forces had died and 22 others had been injured on Friday.
• The NUG announced that the sale of the Spring Lottery would be suspended on 1st February, Nationwide Silent Strike Day, and it would resume the following days.

Revolution Activities

• According to Operation Spitfire, General Hla Nyunt, Chief Officer of the junta air force with nationwide airstrikes killing Myanmar people, has been running H & K purified drinking water business in Yangon. The team also called on the public not to drink it.
• In Yangon Region, a combined rally of students’ unions from Thingangyun Township, South Okkalapa Township and Mingaladone Township marched against the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• In Insein Township, Kyaw Zaw Hein, hundred-household leader in Pauktawwa, was killed on Friday.
• In Kamayut Township, the junta army raided Shwe Badauk Yeitmon Housing Compound at about 1:00 am Saturday. Reportedly, they shot dead a young man and arrested 4 others.
• On Saturday, anti-junta youth hung a banner at Parami traffic lights on Yangon Insein Road, calling on the public to join the Silent Strike.
• In Wetlet Township of Sagaing Region, the junta army arrived at Thitseikkyi village by motorboats at about 1:00 am Saturday. They then fired ammunition in the village for no apparent reason, leaving 3 local people injured.
• In Shwebo Township, a group of 20 junta soldiers and Pyusawti members was attacked by local PDF between Tanzin village and Seikkun village on Saturday. Reportedly, no less than 3 junta people were injured.
• On Saturday, a powerful rally of Yinmabin District marched against the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• In Khin-U Township, the junta army raided Yaukthwa-I village on Saturday morning and shot dead two villagers.
• In a village of Shwebo Township, there was a protest against the military dictatorship on Saturday morning.
• In Myinmu Township, anti-junta people’s force conducted a mine attack at KBZ Bank Branch, which has been in support of the military junta by closing off people’s bank accounts.
• In Mandalay, junta soldiers shot dead a USDP member from Ayemya Waddy Ward of Sagaing as the man refused to stop his motorbike.
• As a 356-day protest, Kalay people with strong determination marched against the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• At about 10:00 am Saturday, the junta army was attacked with mines by The Secret Warrior Kawlin. Reportedly, no less than 10 junta soldiers died.
• In Monywa Township, Chindwin Attack Force announced on Friday that they had shot a remote mortar at the junta army camp on Shwe Taung Oo Hill.
• In Myaing Township, Basic Education General Strike Committee, in cooperation with the public, marched for the end of the military dictatorship on Saturday.
• In Pakkoku of Magwe Region, junta soldiers on patrol were attacked with mines twice by PKU Ranger at about 10:00 pm Friday. Reportedly, two of them died.
• In Yebyu Township of Taninthayi Region, Kanbauk youth conducted a dawn strike, calling for public’s participation in the Silent Strike on 1st February.
• According to Palaw Regional Defence Force, they shot dead a clerk from Nantaung village on Friday.
• In Yebyu Township, 4 residents of Kanbauk Area were each sentenced to two years in prison at the junta court on Friday.
• In Hopin Township of Kachin State, a military convoy, including armoured vehicles, was attacked with mines on Friday. In addition, there was an attack at a tollbooth where junta soldiers had been stationing. According to local PDF, 14 members of the junta armed forces, including operation officers, died and 32 others were injured.
• In Phakant of Kachin State, there was a march in support of the KIA, PDF and the NUG on Saturday. They also expressed their disapproval of the military dictatorship.
• In Myitkyina, there was a mine explosion at the MPT telecommunication hill in front of Asia Energy petrol station on Saturday morning.
• In Shweku Township, the administrator of Myogone village, allegedly a junta informer, was shot on Saturday morning.
• In Pathein of Ayeyarwaddy Region, staff members of the junta electricity department sent letters to most houses, threatening that power would be cut out without payment of electricity bills.

Ethnic Armed Organizations

• At the emergency meeting, Pado Saw Shwe Maung, Chair of KNU Dupalya District, requested his resignation.
• According to the Constitution of the KNU, Chief Officer of Regiment (6) would serve for 2 years, the rest of the term in replace that of the Duplaya District Chair.
• In Phapun District, a fully-armed soldier named Yan Paing Soe from Lemuplaw army camp joined the KNU on 16th January.
• In Pekone Township on Shan-Karenni border, local PDF conducted an attack on the junta army camp near Konesone village at about 6:30 am Saturday. Reportedly, no less than 10 junta soldiers died.
• After the fighting between the junta army and Pekone PDF, the junta fighter jets dropped bombs in the area at about 9:00 am.

The Military Council

• According to the junta media, there were arrests of those who wrote on social media that they would do a silent strike all over the country and their businesses were sealed off.
• The junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said that natural resources for agriculture and livestock, in cooperation with production techniques, would inevitably lead to a nation with food security and high social status.
• The military junta announced that they had allowed foreign investment worth of 3.82 billion USD and local investment worth of 651 million USD in the first year after the coup.
• The junta newspaper falsely accused that the PDFs had conducted destructive acts at Thidagu Chindwin Buddhist University in Yinmabin Township of Sagaing Region.
• Police officer Pyae Phyo Naing, a security team member of Daw Aung San Su Kyi, was sentenced to 3 years in prison under the police disciplinary law.
• On Friday, the junta ministry of health announced that outbreak cases of Coronavirus Omicron variant infection had been found in Tamu and Kalay of Sagaing Region.
• In filming, music, arts performance, press and media sectors, there were 116 businesses, especially well-known ones, that had taken the junta loans.

Summary on 29 January

• The Silent Strike gained success even before it got started. The military junta threatened all people, including roadside shops, not to join it and arrested those who had written about participation on social media. Despite a year of the coup, they still could not make it. On the other hand, the public still protested against them in various ways. As for the military junta, they conducted a variety of oppression to show as if they could control the country. However, they were in fright of both the silence and the voices of the public.
• At the time of the junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, surrounded by a large number of security guards, going around the country and talking nonsense, his soldiers still conducted air strikes and killed civilians when they could not beat the PDFs. Such circumstances highlight that the junta armed forces had a great loss on the ground and their junta army has started to collapse.