During a weekend of indiscriminate terror and carnage that was universally reviled worldwide, military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing held a grand dinner party Saturday as his forces allegedly shot to death more than 100 folks and forced thousands of people to migrate into neighbouring, Thailand.
On Saturday, pictures on social media depicted the coup leader walking a red carpet, welcoming guests, and sitting down to a meal to celebrate Armed Forces Day, clad in a bow tie and a white, medal-laden suit.
The dinner was held to celebrate Armed Forces Day, which marks the start of Myanmar's resistance to Japanese occupation during WWII.
On Saturday, the defence ministers of 12 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, and South Korea, issued a historic public declaration.
"It's completely outrageous," US President Joe Biden said Sunday, according to The Guardian, "and based on the reporting I've gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed utterly unnecessarily."
AAPP stated that "Amidst crackdowns in Kyauk Myaung, Tamwe Township, Yangon Region, people banged pots and pans in protest." "At that time, the junta forces told people they will arson neighbourhoods if people continue."
Besides that, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed that his government has made arrangements for a future influx of refugees from Myanmar. During a press conference, Prayut said, "We have prepared the areas if the influx happens (so we know) where to keep them."
Following armed struggles, human rights violations, and repression of ethnic minorities by the Myanmar military, Thailand has housed tens of thousands of refugees in nine major camps along its border with Myanmar for 30 years.
On Sunday, as people sought to mourn their loved ones, killings and acts of violence began. Security forces opened fire at the funeral service of 20-year-old student Thae Maung Maung in Bago, near Yangon's commercial capital, according to Reuters. Three residents of the town told the news agency that mourners were forced to evacuate.
In a statement, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said, "An 11-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl, two 13-year-old boys, a 13-year-old girl, three 16-year-old boys and two seventeen-year-old boys, all reportedly shot and killed"
Reuters reported "An 11-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl, two 13-year-old boys, a 13-year-old girl, three 16-year-old boys, and two seventeen-year-old boys, all allegedly shot and killed."
Millions of children and teenagers have been subjected to traumatic scenes of abuse, putting their mental health and physical well-being at risk.
