Myanmar’s junta makes one-month ceasefire offer, but not to protesters

Myanmar’s junta on Thursday says it is implementing a unilateral one-month ceasefire but is making an exception for actions that disrupt the government’s security and administrative operations — an apparent reference to the mass movement that has held daily protests against its seizure of power in February. The ceasefire appeared to refer to actions taken against ethnic armed groups, where fighting has increased since the junta’s seizure of power in a coup on February 1.

The statement called on ethnic armed groups to “keep the peace” and said the military would “suspend its operations unilaterally from April 1 to April 30.” Excluded from the peace, however, are those who “disrupt” government security.

Suu Kyi faces new charge under secrets act; wireless net down Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaking the official secrets law, the most serious charge till date, her lawyer said. Meanwhile, the junta ordered internet providers to shut down wireless broadband services until further notice UK fines Myanmar conglomerate Britain sanctioned a Myanmar conglomerate on Thursday for its close links to the military leadership which Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said was wantonly killing innocent people including children. Ousted House plans national front Myanmar’s parliament, ousted by the military plans to set up a national unity government in the first week of April, according to a statement by a parallel administration of key allies of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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