What’s going on? Not the first time this question has been asked of the military junta that rules Burma, but two months after the bombings that ripped through downtown Rangoon, two months with barely a peep from the generals, it’s certainly valid. With an official death toll of 23—and unofficial estimates are much, much higher—surely this is not something the generals can sweep under the carpet and pretend never happened.

Straight after the bombings the generals started pointing the finger, seemingly at whoever popped into their minds. The Karen National Union, the Shan State Army-South and Karenni National Progressive Party were among those subjected to the first wave of blame and when the generals finally got around to holding an official press conference—around a week after the event—they started adding various exiled Burmese groups to the mix. Now, either there has been a momentous coming together of the clans or the bigwigs simply do not have a clue who was responsible.

The upshot of all this is that the Rangoon public, nearly 200 of whom were injured in the blasts, don’t know what to do. Understandably they have been hesitant to spend too long out of doors and away from their families as security measures are stepped up around the city, but all the while the Minister of Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan has been telling them that the situation is under control and “people can go about their daily business without having any anxiety.”

Without having any anxiety? Bombs decimate three downtown locations killing dozens, nobody knows who did it and people are told to relax? Maybe if there were signs of an official investigation, some level of transparency instead of the weary, patronizing tones of a parent who doesn’t think his kids are capable of handling the truth. Maybe then people would be able to relax a little.

In recent weeks, the campaign against groups in exile has been taken up by the War Veterans Organization and the Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation who have been using meetings and rallies to back up the government position and join in the finger pointing. Do they know something we don’t? Have the generals been slipping inside information to the veterans and women’s groups?