Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/20/2026

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Mar 20, 2026 08:29 pm Ex-General Behind Myanmar Junta's Decrees Now Set to Crown a President As Min Aung Hlaing's right-hand man, U Aung Lin Dwe signed over 350 orders on his boss's behalf to keep the regime running. Now he will oversee the selection of the next head of state. read on website

Mar 20, 2026 07:13 pm Speaker Touts First Foreign Visitor, but Junta Parliament Fails to Draw Int'l Attention U Khin Yi posted on Facebook about his meeting with a Thai Foreign Ministry advisor, but so far even China and Russia remain silent on the military's new legislature. read on website

Mar 20, 2026 05:37 pm FBI Points Finger at China for Backing Scam Industry, N. Shan Power Plays, and More As US pressure mounted on scam centers, China intervened in ethnic infighting, feted 10 years of the LMC and dispatched its envoy ahead of the first post-coup Parliament. read on website

Mar 20, 2026 05:10 pm Shattering the Myanmar Military's Fragmentation Myth The junta's most powerful PR weapon on the international stage is that it is the only thing holding Myanmar together. Nonsense, says Paul Greening: the future is federal. read on website

Mar 20, 2026 11:48 am Myanmar Junta Touts Surrender of Over 500 Rebel Fighters Regime media said over 500 resistance fighters surrendered, but Mandalay PDF disputed the claim, calling the ceremony a propaganda stunt. read on website

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