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

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