Former civil servants who joined Myanmar's Civil Disobedience Movement after the February 1, 2021 military coup rejected the junta's January 31 offer to return to work, according to Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing complained on Tuesday that Myanmar people are too partisan and committed to particular figures, as reported by The Irrawaddy. The civil servants told DVB they will not accept the regime's offer made in Naypyidaw on January 31. Separately, Min Aung Hlaing's Tuesday remarks addressed public loyalty despite his forces rigging the recent election for a landslide win, per The Irrawaddy. Critics state that a related move could entrench Min Aung Hlaing's power regardless of his presidential role in the incoming administration, according to the same source. In Palaw Township, junta troops torched approximately 40 homes in Shatpon Village on January 31 in retaliation for a People's Defense Force attack, as reported by BNIOline.
