Farmers in the Ayeyarwady Delta say the price of diesel for irrigation and harvesting has doubled, threatening yields in a country already gripped by a severe food crisis.
Eager to be seen back in the saddle after emergency spinal surgery, Min Aung Hlaing makes sure that the first Water Festival of his putative presidency goes ahead despite severe fuel shortages.
This week our editors discuss the putsch leader's recent speeches, in which he portrayed himself as a brilliant modernizer of the military and champion of freedom and democracy.
Myanmar's neighbors are moving toward normalization, but engaging the incoming 'civilian' government will only consolidate military power and worsen the country's crisis.
The two northern Shan State armed groups are consolidating their positions after reaching a ceasefire agreement last week, but points of contention remain.
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