{"id":7185,"date":"2025-08-08T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7185"},"modified":"2025-08-08T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:51:00","slug":"myanmar-domestic-news-updates-aug-08-2025-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/08\/myanmar-domestic-news-updates-aug-08-2025-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar Domestic News Updates \u2013 Aug 08, 2025 Evening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Myanmar Domestic News Updates \u2013 Aug 08, 2025 Evening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 1. NUG and CRPH Send Messages for the 37th Anniversary of the 8.8.88 People\u2019s Democracy Uprising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 People\u2019s Democracy Uprising, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) and the National Unity Government (NUG) sent commemorative messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its message, the CRPH stated that throughout successive generations of democratic struggles, the collective belief and strength of the people have remained steadfast and enduring. It urged all\u2014including the entire public and allied ethnic nationalities\u2014to continue working hand in hand for democracy, national equality, and the successful establishment of a new federal democratic union. The CRPH emphasized the need to persist until achieving the people\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, the NUG\u2019s message noted that today marks the 37th anniversary of the historic 8.8.88 People\u2019s Uprising, in which the public decisively rejected the one-party dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) and rallied under the call, \u201cOur Cause for Democracy.\u201d Monks, religious leaders, students, youth, intellectuals, workers, farmers, and ethnic people from across the country united\u2014whether on foot, by boat, or on horseback\u2014in a nationwide movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 8.8.88 Uprising, the message recalled, claimed countless lives among monks, nuns, civilians, and students. The military dictatorship responded with brutal shootings, arrests, torture, and imprisonment. Nevertheless, the entire nation stood united in courageous resistance against tyranny and fought together for democracy. This marked a historic opening chapter in Myanmar\u2019s democratic movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NUG highlighted that the 8.8.88 Uprising firmly anchored the people\u2019s unyielding commitment to their desired goal of democracy, becoming a pivotal event that strengthened the nation\u2019s foundation on the road toward that aspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It further stressed that today\u2019s Spring Revolution is a time when all allied ethnic revolutionary forces must stand together, united in purpose, focusing solely on the people\u2019s cause\u2014to bring about the final and complete removal of the military dictatorship and all evolving forms of authoritarianism. This is a decisive period in which all must work collectively, shoulder to shoulder, for the liberation of each region and, ultimately, the entire Union, while embodying the spirit of the 8.8.88 Uprising of 37 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 2. NUG: This Is a Historic Period for the Liberation of the Entire Union<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Unity Government (NUG) stated that the present moment is a historic period in which the military dictatorship and all its changing forms must be completely removed and eradicated, and in which the liberation of the entire Union must be achieved through united efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This message was conveyed in the NUG\u2019s commemorative statement for the 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 People\u2019s Democracy Uprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the statement noted, marks the 37th anniversary of the nationwide uprising in which the people decisively rejected the one-party dictatorship of the BSPP. Under the rallying cry \u201cOur Cause for Democracy,\u201d monks, nuns, and civilians from across Myanmar rose up in unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NUG recalled that during the 8.8.88 Uprising, monks, nuns, civilians, and students bravely resisted the military dictatorship\u2019s brutal shootings, arrests, torture, and imprisonments. Together, they demanded democracy and fought in solidarity\u2014an act that opened a significant chapter in Myanmar\u2019s democratic history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The message emphasized that the 8.8.88 Uprising laid down a firm and unshakable foundation for the people\u2019s desired goal of democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back, the NUG linked today\u2019s struggle to a long history of movements resisting both one-party and military dictatorships\u2014such as the July 7, 1962 student protest; the 1974 U Thant incident; the 1975 workers\u2019 strike anniversary protest; the 1976 Hmine Yar Pyei incident; the 1988 8.8.88 Uprising; the December 1996 student protests; and the 2007 Saffron Revolution. These events collectively sought to overthrow all forms of tyranny, leading to today\u2019s Spring Revolution, which strives for democracy and the emergence of a genuine federal union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NUG criticized successive one-party and military dictatorships for continuing to oppress the Myanmar people from all sides and for causing Myanmar to become one of the poorest nations in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also recalled that in 2015, a civilian government was formed, and efforts were made to place the country on a genuine democratic path and to promote national reconciliation. However, in February 2021, the military and its allies\u2014without legitimacy\u2014attempted another coup. The Spring Revolution has since carried on for more than four years in resistance to this coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NUG described the Spring Revolution as a period in which, alongside the leadership of the people, it is waging a multifaceted struggle\u2014political, military, financial, diplomatic, mass mobilization, and psychological\u2014to decisively end the military dictatorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it called upon all allied ethnic revolutionary forces to unite, focus solely on the people\u2019s cause, and jointly work for the final eradication of the military dictatorship and all its changing forms, as well as for the liberation of each region and the entire Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 3. Umbrella Sit-in Demonstrations Across Yangon to Mark the 37th Anniversary of 8.8.88<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yangon People\u2019s Strike Committee stated that, despite the violent military\u2019s tight security in the city, umbrella sit-in demonstrations were carried out across Yangon to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 uprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 People\u2019s Uprising, demonstrators staged umbrella protests at prominent locations throughout Yangon \u2014 all under layers of military checkpoints and security. The umbrellas were marked with the symbol \u201c8.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was jointly organized by local residents together with the Yangon People\u2019s Strike and the Yangon Revolutionary \u201cFour Brothers\u201d group, as part of the ongoing anti-dictatorship movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yangon People\u2019s Strike noted that from the four eights of the historic democracy uprising to the present Spring Revolution against the military dictatorship \u2014 now reaching its 37th year \u2014 countless innocent civilians have lost their lives and homes under the military\u2019s violent repression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the military dictators, in order to secure their grip on power, continue to slaughter and eliminate the people as if they were enemies, the Yangon People\u2019s Strike and the Yangon Revolutionary \u201cFour Brothers\u201d group called on everyone to rise up and completely uproot the fascist military dictatorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 4. People\u2019s Commemorative Movement in Mandalay for the 37th Anniversary of the 8.8.88 Uprising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Mandalay, people carried out commemorative activities for the 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 People\u2019s Uprising. On August 8, even in a city under the heavy presence and domination of the junta\u2019s military forces, citizens marked the anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mandalay Committee for Coordination of People\u2019s Anti-Dictatorship Forces stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the people\u2019s revolution, the people themselves are the central force. As long as the public continues to support and participate, this revolution will keep moving forward. Every citizen must respond to the power-crazed junta by all possible means, without submission. Let us continue to resist the cruel and vile dictatorship, while helping one another from person to person, and advance together along this difficult revolutionary journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 5. Commemorations and Protests in Australia and Singapore for the 37th Anniversary of 8.8.88<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commemorations and protests marking the 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 uprising were also held in Australia and Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Canberra, Australia, demonstrators marked the anniversary and protested against the military dictatorship in front of the junta\u2019s tax office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the CRPH\/NUG Support Group (Australia), Myanmar community groups took part in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, in Singapore, Myanmar people held an umbrella protest in commemoration of the 37th anniversary of 8.8.88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yangon People\u2019s Strike expressed deep respect and pride for the participation of Myanmar nationals in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 6. UK and US Say Spirit of 8.8.88 Uprising Remains Alive in Myanmar Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Kingdom and the United States have stated that the spirit and determination of the 8.8.88 uprising \u2014 one of the largest and most significant movements in Myanmar\u2019s history against military dictatorship and for democracy \u2014 remain alive to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 8, marking the 37th anniversary of the uprising, both the British Embassy and the US Embassy in Yangon issued statements affirming this view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British Embassy said the people of Myanmar are remembering the 1988 nationwide uprising, when citizens from all walks of life came together with courage to demand democracy and respect for human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It noted that the spirit of the 8.8.88 uprising still endures among the Myanmar people, and that the UK government\u2019s support for the people of Myanmar also remains steadfast and unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 8.8.88 democracy uprising began on August 8, 1988, when people across Myanmar courageously demanded economic reforms, leading to a mass nationwide movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US Embassy stated that the bravery shown by the millions who took part in that uprising continues to serve as a guiding light, even 37 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It added that the United States honors the sacrifices and resilience of the people of Myanmar, and stands with them in their pursuit of peace and their right to self-determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 7. Hpakant Residents Protest Military Commission on 37th Anniversary of 8.8.88 Uprising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Anti-Military Dictatorship People\u2019s Network \u2013 Hpakant, residents in a village under the control of revolutionary forces in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, held a protest on August 8 to mark the 37th anniversary of the 8.8.88 uprising and to oppose the military\u2019s so-called election commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the morning, members of the Hpakant Township \u201cSilent Strike\u201d movement staged the protest, declaring total opposition to the junta\u2019s \u201cmilitary commission,\u201d which they described as a violent mechanism staging sham elections to entrench its rule while oppressing the public through daily abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protesters also condemned the commission for openly violating the basic rights of all people, and for weaponizing access to food and humanitarian aid as tools of oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They carried placards with messages calling to \u201cPrevent Humanitarian Aid from Being Weaponized.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccc\ud83d\udccc 8. Military Removes General Aung San Equestrian Statue from Center of Bago<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The junta has dismantled and removed the equestrian statue of General Aung San located in the center of Bago city, Bago Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to local residents, the removal took place quietly on the night of August 7 without public knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statue of General Aung San on horseback had stood in central Bago for many years, and residents said they did not know the reason for its removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, on July 28, the military regime also removed another statue of General Aung San in Naypyidaw\u2019s Pubbathiri Township.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This report was sent in by Radio NUG correspondents Thaki and Khun Zaw @ Ko Pyae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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