Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/14/2026

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Mar 14, 2026 08:58 am Scam Cities, Smuggling and State Collapse: The Inevitable Toll of Military Rule In the final installment of his four-part series, The Irrawaddy's Aung Zaw assesses the lasting damage inflicted on Myanmar's economy since the 2021 military takeover. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Myanmar Fuel Prices Surge as Digital Rationing Triggers Chaos Junta Air Force Commissions Russian, Chinese-Made Fighter Jets Is Myanmar Stuck in an In-Between Moment? Rare Earth Power Plays, Border Encroachment, Scam-Center Pressure and More Mideast War Risks Dramatically Deepening Myanmar Crisis: UN Expert

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/13/2026

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Mar 13, 2026 08:46 pm Myanmar Fuel Prices Surge as Digital Rationing Triggers Chaos New junta-imposed restrictions spark backlash from motorists facing technical glitches and long lines at filling stations. read on website

Mar 13, 2026 08:35 pm Junta Air Force Commissions Russian, Chinese-Made Fighter Jets The ceremony comes as the regime intensifies airstrikes and seeks to project military strength. read on website

Mar 13, 2026 07:55 pm Is Myanmar Stuck in an In-Between Moment? Both the military regime and the resistance elites are stuck in the old centralist thinking, but a new bottom-up federalist movement is emerging, says Zaw Tuseng. read on website

Mar 13, 2026 05:40 pm Rare Earth Power Plays, Border Encroachment, Scam-Center Pressure and More As fighting escalates in Kachin, China pressures armed groups, reshapes borderlines and coordinates regional action against scam syndicates. read on website

Mar 13, 2026 12:10 pm Mideast War Risks Dramatically Deepening Myanmar Crisis: UN Expert UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews warned that shrinking aid and global distraction could leave Myanmar's worsening crisis further neglected. read on website

Mar 12, 2026 09:05 pm Myanmar Junta Deliberately Killing Its Own Surrendered Soldiers, General Says Three-hour bombardment of Rakhine detention camp that killed 116 POWs was conducted after weeks of aerial reconnaissance, according to high-ranking survivor. read on website

Mar 12, 2026 07:05 pm Myanmar Junta Signals Constitutional Amendments but Analysts Skeptical Observers say the 2008 charter's entrenched military safeguards make meaningful reform unlikely despite Min Aung Hlaing's latest pledge. read on website

Mar 12, 2026 06:26 pm AA Tightens Noose in Battle for Rakhine Capital Sittwe The ethnic Arakan Army's pincer movement is closing in on junta positions on the outskirts of the city but faces heavy fortifications and thousands of civilians held as human shields. read on website

Mar 12, 2026 06:14 pm Myanmar Junta Forces Push Into Sagaing After Mandalay Victory  Regime forces push north with relentless barrage of air, drone, and artillery strikes following the reported fall of Tagaung—the last resistance-held town in Mandalay Region. read on website

Mar 12, 2026 10:28 am The Unprecedented Rise of Ye Win Oo Never before in the history of the Myanmar military has a Military Intelligence commander risen to commander-in-chief: in this week's talk, our editors try to make sense of the conundrum. read on website

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/03/2026

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Mar 03, 2026 06:28 pm No Amnesty for Myanmar's Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi not among the more than 9,000 detainees freed on Monday by a regime desperate for international legitimacy. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Dodgy Chinese Money Fuels Tensions Between Armed Groups in N.Shan State Myanmar Army Massing to Retake Mawchi Mines Funding Karenni Resistance Arakan Army Advances to Edge of Sittwe as Fighting Intensifies Myanmar Junta Turns to China to Prop Up Crisis-Hit Gemstone Sector Myanmar Junta Grants Amnesty to Over 7,000 Convicted Under Terrorism Law

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/02/2026

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Mar 02, 2026 06:11 pm Dodgy Chinese Money Fuels Tensions Between Armed Groups in N.Shan State Tensions between the TNLA and MNDAA may be partly territorial envy, but more blame attaches to Chinese brothels, illegal mining and other insalubrious business in the area, says Joe Kumbun. read on website

Mar 02, 2026 05:57 pm Myanmar Army Massing to Retake Mawchi Mines Funding Karenni Resistance A force of over 1,000 junta troops is preparing to advance on Karenni State's lucrative tin‑and‑tungsten mining hub, say frontline sources. read on website

Mar 02, 2026 04:52 pm Arakan Army Advances to Edge of Sittwe as Fighting Intensifies Ethnic forces push to within 2 kilometers of Rakhine State capital, reportedly defended by around 3,000 Myanmar junta troops.   read on website

Mar 02, 2026 04:17 pm Myanmar Junta Turns to China to Prop Up Crisis-Hit Gemstone Sector A new MoU to hold a Myanmar gems exhibition in China's Jiegao highlights the junta's deepening reliance on Beijing as sanctions and conflict batter the jade trade. read on website

Mar 02, 2026 03:04 pm Myanmar Junta Grants Amnesty to Over 7,000 Convicted Under Terrorism Law A raft of political prisoners were freed after being convicted under the scattergun law of "harboring or financing" terrorists, but senior democratic figures remain in jail. read on website

Mar 02, 2026 11:19 am Thailand Maps Out a Practical Strategy Toward Myanmar Bangkok has signaled a policy shift focused on security, trade and gradual engagement with Myanmar's junta following the latter's disputed election. read on website

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