Regime media reported the arrest of 21 individuals accused of transferring funds to an online platform supporting the opposition National Unity Government (NUG) on Tuesday.
Authorities uncovered details on more than 2,700 people alleged to have made donations to an NUG-established fundraising portal called the People’s Revolution Supply Family (PRF).
The arrests spanned multiple townships nationwide, including Yangon, Pyin Oo Lwin, Lashio, Mohnyin, Pyinmana, Shwe Nyaung, and regions across the Ayeyarwady delta.
Regime authorities confirmed that all 21 individuals will face legal prosecution, while linked mobile wallet accounts—including Wave Pay, NUG Pay, and Spring Development Bank (SDB)—are being frozen and confiscated.
The crackdowns reflect a broader push by the regime in Naypyidaw to sever financial lifelines connecting domestic populations and diaspora networks to the resistance movement.
Since the 2021 military coup, opposition forces and anti-regime administrative bodies have relied heavily on alternative digital payment systems, cryptocurrency, bond issuances, and international remittances to bypass the regime-controlled banking sector.
Having designated the NUG and its armed wing, the People’s Defence Force (PDF), as “terrorist organizations,” regime security forces have increasingly targeted informal payment channels to suppress civilian donations.
Meanwhile, the NUG and its allied ethnic armed groups continue to rely on widespread public support both within Myanmar and across diaspora communities to sustain operational capabilities across multiple active frontlines. REUTERS
