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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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