Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State in northern #Myanmar, is not connected to the national grid and gets hydro electricity from Buga and Chibwe nge dams. Kachin Independence Army set up the Buga company to build the Buga Dam for the electricity in Myitkyina and nearby areas. https://twitter.com/ThuThuZaw13/status/1360642015936065537
People in #Myanmar now have to defend their neighborhood, to make sure crucial services to run, and to demand their neighbors to be released at night, while they protest during the day. #whereisruleoflaw #Myanmarcoup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
After last night’s stand off, today’s protest in Myitkyina seems even bigger than last Sunday’s. See the coverage here #Whatshappeninginmyanmar https://m.facebook.com/myitkyinanewsjournal.mm/videos/183794889743093/
The authority has tried to occupy three power stations (two in Myitkyina and one in Waingmaw), and people mobilized to stop the occupation. See: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=463276971523500&id=111407293712134 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Quite a scene considering Myitkyina is not far from civil war zones between the Kachin Independence organization and the military. People are confronting soldiers and police like this.
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