On May 24 in Myanmar’s Kachin State, 13-year-old Awng Di walked over to his aunt’s house about noontime to feed her chickens. Thirty minutes later, heavy artillery crashed through the chicken coop; Awng Di died before reaching the nearby clinic.
“Our family has never been involved in politics … We’re just trying to survive,” Awng Di’s mother told Al Jazeera. “Now, I want to curse [the military soldiers] every time I see them.”
Momauk township, where Awng Di was from, has been the site of clashes between the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military, and the Kachin Independence Army, the armed wing of an ethnic armed organisation, since April. The uptick in violence in Momauk and other parts of Kachin State has displaced more than 11,000 people, according to UN estimates.
On May 24 in the Kachin state of Myanmar, 13-year-old Awng Di went to her aunt’s house at noon to feed her chickens. Thirty minutes later, heavy artillery fell on the henhouse; Awng Di died before arriving at the nearby clinic.
“Our family has never been involved in politics … We are trying to survive,” Awng Di’s mother told Al Jazeera. “Now, I want to curse [the military soldiers] every time I see them “.
There have been clashes between Momauk municipality, which originated in Awng Di, since Tatmadaw, the Myanmar army and the Kachin Independence Army, the armed wing of an armed ethnic organization, since April. According to UN estimates, the rise in violence in Momau and other parts of Kachin State has displaced more than 11,000 people.
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Medical Officials Resign as Myanmar’s Military Regime Pressures Medics on Strike
Ayeyarwady Region Public Health Department. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 12 March 2021
Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region – Two of the top officials in Ayeyarwady Region’s Public Health Department resigned their positions on Thursday.
Deputy director-general Dr. Than Tun Aung submitted his resignation to the chairman of the Ayeyarwady Region’s military council, citing his and his family’s health as the reason. He said in his resignation letter that he had transferred his duties to assistant director Dr. Saw Mya Khaing while waiting for approval of his resignation.
Dr. Saw Mya Khaing also submitted his resignation on Thursday, however, saying that he has problems with continuing his duties.