An alleged leader of the brutal Thway Thout junta-aligned armed group, Chit Ko Ko, survived a second assassination attempt when he was shot at in Mandalay at around 9:00 a.m. on 19 October.
The Thwe Thout vigilante group, which has murdered at least eight people in less than a week, says it is targeting anyone linked to the National League for Democracy.
Despite the junta’s efforts for peaceful Thingyan New Year’s festivities that projected an air of normality, there were bombings at Thingyan celebrations across the country.
Despite the junta’s efforts for peaceful Thingyan New Year’s festivities that projected an air of normality, there were bombings at Thingyan celebrations across the country.