The Kachin Independence Army targeted a military base and army convoy as clashes between the military and KIA intensify.
Leaders of the member states have reportedly agreed to meet in Jakarta; they will be briefed by Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and then discuss the situation.
Actor Zin Wyne, singer Po Po, protest leader Ko Wai Moe Naing among those arrested in sweep across four states and regions Thursday.
Ko Wai Moe Naing, 26, who has been at the forefront of anti-regime protests in Monywa, was rammed while riding a scooter, beaten and dragged away, witnesses said.
The man was fatally shot in the chest and four were wounded when police opened fire near Sule Mosque in a Muslim neighborhood in Maha Aung Myay Township.
Clashes between the military and the Kachin Independence Army have intensified in recent days.
More movement curbs planned for red-zone areas as the country sees a record number of new cases.
Myitnge had staged daily anti-regime protests but had been spared a military crackdown until this week; national death toll climbs to at least 718.
The junta claims an army officer was beaten and his friend was stabbed to death by a mob in Yangon on March 27.
Nearly 100 of the regime’s soldiers killed in battle with Kachin Independence Army over base near the Chinese border.
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