Data Matters

Significant Rise of Armed Clashes in EAO-controlled Regions 

  • March 27, 2022
  • ISP Admin
The State Administration Council’s (SAC’s) forces and various Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) clashed at least 2,193 times in the eight months between July 1, 2021, to March 20, 2022 The clashes took place in the EAO-controlled areas of Karen, Kachin, Kayah, and Chin States Among these, at least 1,775 clashes took place in the Karen National Union (KNU) territory On March 19, the SAC’s air force dropped four bombs on Kwi-Lar and Ta-Kat-Pu villages in the KNU Brigade 3-controlled area, Read more...

One Year On Since the Coup: Armed Clashes, Arrests and Deaths

  • February 4, 2022
  • ISP Admin
A year on from the Myanmar military coup, civilian security challenges continue to rise While anti-dictatorship movements continue in various forms, many instances of post-arrest violence and clashes with the military have led to humanitarian crises necessitating emergency assistance, increasing numbers of IDPs and record high numbers of civilian Read more...

Civilian Deaths Due to Conflicts Reach a Record High in More Than Thirty Years

  • January 30, 2022
  • ISP Admin
In 2021, there were at least 3,598 deaths caused by the political and military conflict in Myanmar following the military coup, the highest on record in over 30 years since 1989 According to data compiled by ISP-Myanmar based on publications by media and independent organizations, at least 24,040 civilians have died from 1989 to 2021, with 15 percent of this death toll occurring in 2021 Read more...

Sagaing Records Three-Month High in Refugees 

  • March 25, 2022
  • ISP Admin
Since the military staged a coup d’état on February 1, 2021, various forms of mass protest against injustice have occurred across Myanmar Protests are still ongoing in a variety of different forms, including armed conflicts between the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and SAC’s forces in ethnic regions where those EAOs are based Simultaneously, fighting between the People’s Defense Forces (PDF/LDF/CDF/CNDF/KNDF) and SAC’s forces has also erupted in some areas This has created a Read more...

Over 500 Homes and Buildings Confiscated Nationwide

  • March 20, 2022
  • ISP Admin
As of March 7, 2022, the State Administration Council (SAC) has confiscated at least 531 homes and buildings (in connection with anti-military activities) in the aftermath of the military coup, according to data compiled by ISP-Myanmar, as well as a separate dataset compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) Most of the seizures took place in the Sagaing Region, with at least 135 units being seized Meanwhile, 116 units in the Yangon Region, 85 units in the Mandalay Read more...

Daily COVID-19 Transmission has Increased to Over 3,000 Cases

  • February 24, 2022
  • ISP Admin
Within 5 days, between February 18, 2022 and February 22, 2022, daily average COVID-19 transmission has increased to 3,000 cases According to official figures from MoH, COVID-19 transmission has peaked again in five months and the possibility of another wave is now increasingly likely The Yangon Region is currently the most seriously affected area, with over 12,400 people infected as of February 22, 2022 Nationwide, 38 percent of all COVID-19 cases reported in February 2022 were from the Read more...

Over 9,000 People Detained

  • February 20, 2022
  • ISP Admin
At least 12,000 people have been arrested across the country between February 1, 2021, and February 16, 2022, including members of the National League for Democracy, the Union Election Commission, political activists, and anti-coup protesters Only about 3,000 have been released so far, while at least 9,000 remain in detention A statement from the State Administration Council said that more than 11,000 people have been arrested and accused of committing acts of Read more...

COVID-19 Transmission Peaks to Record High in Five Months

  • February 17, 2022
  • ISP Admin
On December 28, 2021, the State Administration Council (SAC) announced the detection of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, Omicron, in Myanmar The SAC-controlled Ministry of Health (MoH) has since made 15 announcements regarding the presence of the Omicron variant, with 348 cases latest reported as of February 3, 2022 However, many people have been reported to have shown Omicron symptoms during the first two weeks of February, meaning Omicron is likely to be spreading more rapidly than Read more...

China Accounts for more than 73 Percent of Foreign Investment

  • February 10, 2022
  • ISP Admin
In the aftermath of the coup, more than 73 percent of the foreign investment in Myanmar comes from from China The remaining 27 percent is split between Japan, Singapore, Thailand and South Korea Less than a year after the coup, from February 2021 to the end of January 2022, there was over US$ 362 billion of foreign investment in Myanmar However, the total value of foreign investment projects that shut down in that time was approximately US$ 406 Read more...

Myanmar-China Border Trade Crisis Continues

  • January 27, 2022
  • ISP Admin
Of the six designated trade gates on the Myanmar-China border, four have reopened between November 2021 and January 2022 These gates were closed mainly due to COVID-19; this is the largest reopening since their closure  However, restrictions continue to prolong the trade Read more...