The Asian Spring
New Dawn Of Revolution Chapter
(Part -2)
Author : Sankar Pal
On February 2, 2021, the movement turned into a mass movement in the entire country, the non-cooperation movement against the military coup was started across the country, and the workers and employees of the country participated in this movement.
Ming Naing led the movement and the movement was named 8888. About 10 lakh workers and employees quit their jobs and participated in the movement. The next day, February 3, almost all health service workers participated in a nationwide strike.
On February 9, the entire country came to a virtual standstill after the Covid vaccine was stopped. As health services collapsed across Myanmar, teachers also came to support the strike.
About 1 lakh members of the teachers union participated in this strike. On February 8, state-run newspapers Kaimon and Global New Light of Myanmar stopped publication in protest of the coup. On 8 February, all railway workers in the country went on strike and rail transport was completely stopped.
About 1 lakh members of the teachers union participated in this strike. On February 8, state-run newspapers Kaimon and Global New Light of Myanmar stopped publication in protest of the coup. On 8 February, all railway workers in the country went on strike and rail transport was completely stopped.
On 8 February, Kanbaoza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staff shortages as a result of KBZ workers participating in a nationwide strike. Other banks are also affected as an all-out movement takes shape across the country. . On February 9, workers at the Central Bank of Myanmar joined the strike. On February 25, all truck drivers' organizations in the country participated in the strike. The movement to restore democracy became a popular movement. The scale of the movement is so widespread that they call for a boycott of military products. The boycott movement, called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign, called for the boycott of goods and services associated with Myanmar's military.
The Burmese military's notable business portfolio of products and services includes Mytel, a national telecom carrier, Myanmar Beer, Mandalay Beer, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing.
In response to the boycott, 71 workers working for Mytel in the Sagaing region resigned in protest. Some retail outlets stopped selling Myanmar beer. The Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces various brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. On February 8, Razor Inc. co-founder Lim Kaling announced that he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco maker that is majority-owned. MEHL [66] Virginia Tobacco produces two popular local cigarette brands, Red Ruby and Premium Gold.
This movement of Myanmar united the whole country and the magnitude of the movement caught the attention of the whole world. Today, the people of Myanmar are fighting in the heart of Myanmar, their anger is not being supported by international organizations. However, the movement is going on despite the severe adverse conditions and the list of martyrs is also increasing.
This movement of Myanmar united the whole country and the magnitude of the movement caught the attention of the whole world. Today, the people of Myanmar are fighting in the heart of Myanmar, their anger is not being supported by international organizations. However, the movement is going on despite the severe adverse conditions and the list of martyrs is also increasing.
