Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/18/2026

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Mar 18, 2026 05:22 pm China Warns Ethnic Alliance Not to Intervene in TNLA-MNDAA Conflict Beijing has reportedly moved to sideline the FPNCC, opting to handle the escalating conflict itself as fighting erupts in northern Shan State. read on website

Mar 18, 2026 05:14 pm Is Mandalay Really Lost to the Resistance? Former military insider Swe Taw analyses the losses and gains of the resistance in northern Shan State and Mandalay as the junta proclaims victory across the region. read on website

Mar 18, 2026 02:56 pm Myanmar's Resistance Must Not Fritter Away Its Strategic Advantage The birth of an armed heartland resistance ended 80 years of strategic disadvantage in ethnic groups' battle against the military. Don't let this opportunity slip away, says Khin Maung Win. read on website

Mar 18, 2026 01:41 pm From Myanmar Junta Chief's Henchman to Upper House Speaker As U Aung Lin Dwe becomes Upper House speaker, this 2022 profile shows how loyalty to Min Aung Hlaing—not merit—drove his rise in the junta. read on website

MORE ARTICLES MNDAA Turns on Kachin Army as Shan Alliances Break Under China Border Pressure 'Puppet Parliament': Myanmar's Democracy Movement Responds to New Military-Dominated Chamber India Arrests Seven Foreigners for Allegedly Training Myanmar Rebels TNLA Secretary: 'Big Political Ambitions' Behind Split With MNDAA Ethnic 'Brotherhood' Being Torn Apart in Northern Shan State

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/17/2026

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Mar 17, 2026 07:36 pm MNDAA Turns on Kachin Army as Shan Alliances Break Under China Border Pressure With the Brotherhood Alliance shattering in northern Shan State, the MNDAA is now demanding the KIA remove its checkpoints from the vital China-Myanmar trade route. read on website

Mar 17, 2026 07:24 pm 'Puppet Parliament': Myanmar's Democracy Movement Responds to New Military-Dominated Chamber The Irrawaddy spoke with leaders of ethnic armed groups, exiled political parties, activists, and analysts for their insights on the military-controlled parliament and its new speaker.  read on website

Mar 17, 2026 06:03 pm India Arrests Seven Foreigners for Allegedly Training Myanmar Rebels Six Ukrainians and an American are also accused of smuggling drones through the volatile Indian state of Mizoram to rebels on the Myanmar side. read on website

Mar 17, 2026 04:46 pm TNLA Secretary: 'Big Political Ambitions' Behind Split With MNDAA Maj-Gen Tar Bong Kyaw said failed talks and rival ambitions led to clashes with the MNDAA, and urged a return to negotiation to prevent further conflict. read on website

Mar 17, 2026 12:08 pm Ethnic 'Brotherhood' Being Torn Apart in Northern Shan State Clashes between the MNDAA and TNLA threaten to fracture the Brotherhood Alliance, exposing rival territorial ambitions and competing political visions in northern Shan State. read on website

MORE ARTICLES MNDAA Captures Kutkai From TNLA as Brotherhood Alliance Shatters in Northern Shan Rakhine POW Massacre Signals Myanmar Junta's Grim New Logic  Two Ex-Generals Elected Speakers of Myanmar's Martial Parliament Scam Cities, Smuggling and State Collapse: The Inevitable Toll of Military Rule Myanmar Fuel Prices Surge as Digital Rationing Triggers Chaos

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/16/2026

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Mar 16, 2026 06:53 pm MNDAA Captures Kutkai From TNLA as Brotherhood Alliance Shatters in Northern Shan Fighting on frontier breaks out one day after Chinese envoy visits Naypyitaw, prompting suspicion of coordinated effort to restore border trade. read on website

Mar 16, 2026 06:33 pm Rakhine POW Massacre Signals Myanmar Junta's Grim New Logic  The three-hour airstrike that killed 116 of its own soldiers suggests a chilling new doctrine on the western front: surrender equals death. read on website

Mar 16, 2026 02:23 pm Two Ex-Generals Elected Speakers of Myanmar's Martial Parliament Military enforcer and USDP chief Khin Yi is rewarded with the speaker post, while the deputy's role is taken by veteran apparatchik Maung Maung Aye. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Scam Cities, Smuggling and State Collapse: The Inevitable Toll of Military Rule 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

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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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