Francis Khoo Thwe

At least 8,000 people are set to cross the Salween River on the Thai border. Clashes between Myanmar’s military and armed Karen forces group are intensifying. For the UN Development Programme (UNDP), at least 25 million people in Myanmar will fall into dire poverty by next year. Swimmer Win Htet Oo is giving up on the Tokyo Olympics so as not to compete for the putschist regime.

Protests continue in Dawei, Namti, and Kalay. More and more people are being kidnapped or go missing in Dawei, Mogok, Sat Kalay, and Monywa. The junta accuses ordinary people of undermining the country’s stability and economy, but it is increasingly accused of crimes against humanity.

The government-in-exile is seeking recognition from ASEAN and the international community. It says it could pay the salaries of civil servants involved in the civil disobedience movement. Meanwhile, the crackdown continues in Mandalay while casualties mount from fighting with armed Karen, Chin and Kachin groups. Young people are fleeing towns and villages to enlist in ethnic armed groups. The junta has killed so far 755 people and sentenced 79 to death. Some 3,448 people have imprisoned.

Jakarta meeting recommendations ineffective. Clashes between the army and Karen on the border with Thailand. Yesterday a rice seller killed in Mandalay. So far the junta has killed 745 people and made 3,371 arrests. Barack Obama is "shocked by the heartbreaking violence" against civilians. Aung San Suu Kyi - under arrest for almost 3 months - asks to see her lawyer personally.

A new form of protests today: the population is invited not to pay for electricity, loans for agriculture, not to send their children to school. The consensus reached in Jakarta by ASEAN says nothing about the release of political prisoners. The junta continues to arrest and kill.

Pressure on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from members of the national unity government. Tomorrow in Jakarta the representatives of ASEAN will meet on the Burmese crisis. The Thai premier and the Philippine president are absent. To date, the junta has killed 739 people and made 3,370 arrests.

Soldiers detonated bombs, burned motorcycles, stole valuables and arrested the inhabitants of Khin Gyi. Same situation in Shan and Kayah villages. Today the "blue shirt" campaign and day of remembrance. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military junta, will travel to Jakarta for an ASEAN meeting. Human rights parliamentarians call for invitation to government of national unity, which the junta dubbed as "outlawed".

Several explosions in front of military bases. The Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (Aapp), branded as a "producer of fake news". Tomorrow campaign of the "blue shirts" and commemorations of those killed. The European Union has imposed some sanctions on 10 junta generals and on the two economic conglomerates linked to the army. Appeals to Total and Razel-Bec to break contracts with the junta.

Ethnic armed groups are increasingly involved in operations against the junta. Yesterday demonstrations in dozens of cities. The resistance of the Myingan population. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, junta head, will go to Jakarta for an ASEAN rally. A Japanese journalist arrested.

According to the Association for Aid to Political Prisoners, as of last night at least 726 people were killed by the junta; there are now 3151 prisoners. International Crisis Group: Myanmar is on the verge of bankruptcy. The CRPH announces an interim government made up of parliamentarians and representatives of ethnic groups.

A man killed in Maha Aungmyay mosque. The Muslim quarter, which protected doctors and nurses on strike for civil disobedience, burned down. Women religious and Buddhist monks rush to aid the Muslim community. A leader of demonstrations, Wai Moe Naing, was arrested in Monywa. In Yangon, trade unionist Myo Myo Aye arrested.

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls on influential states, like China and ASEAN members, to put “concerted pressure on the military in Myanmar”. For the World Bank, the country's economy will shrink by 10% this year. Fitch Solutions sees a failed state because of the military.