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“Water” As Precious and Rare as “Gold”
Source: Kantarawaddy Times | By Saw Eh Kanyaw
Across Karenni State, water scarcity has been a recurring challenge year after year.
AA and BPLA launch joint attack on junta weapons factory in Padaung
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
As the AA-led coalition advances, production at the factory has been forced to scale down, while defensive structures are being reinforced and additional guard outposts constructed, according to AA sources.
Revolutionary forces attack Magway air base with missiles, damage stored aircraft bombs
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga
Violent clashes between the military junta and the Arakan Army (AA) have escalated to the doorstep of the Rakhine State capital, with reports indicating a significant assault on the Shwe Min Gan naval base.
MNDAA Tightens Grip on Northern Shan Trade Routes
Source: The Irrawaddy
In the days after the takeover, two other ethnic armed groups—the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP)—withdrew their tax checkpoints along the Muse-Lashio trade route, leaving the MNDAA in full control of the corridor.
Myanmar military signals leadership change ahead of presidential vote
Source: Reuters | By Devjyot Ghosha
Myanmar’s military leadership is set for a reshuffle following an annual armed forces parade on Friday, state media reported, in a rare public signaling of transition by the secretive institution that has dominated the Southeast Asian nation.
Slovak detained along Mizoram-Myanmar border, likely to be deported
Source: The Hindu | By Vijaita Singh
The man, a resident of Thailand, was allegedly trying to cross into Myanmar to meet a friend; he did not have a protected area permit; detention comes after American, Ukrainians tried to cross border to train armed ethnic groups
Sunday Morning Shattered: A Child’s Story from Myanmar’s Frontlines
Source: UNCEF | By Saw Wai Moe
An artillery strike landed on ten-year-old A Shao’s1 home on a quiet Sunday morning in May 2025, instantly killing his grandmother and embedding shrapnel into his small body that doctors are still working to remove.
PDF forces exit Mogok after TNLA cedes town to junta
Source: Burma News International | By The Voice Shan Ni
Although the TNLA handed Mogok to the junta under a China-brokered ceasefire agreement, its former ally, the PDF, maintained a presence in Mogok Township and continued fighting the junta for over three months.
Natyaekan-bound junta convoy hit in ambush, officer casualties reported
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
The attack occurred on March 23, when forces from the Arakan Army (AA) and allied groups intercepted the convoy as it attempted to move reinforcements and ammunition toward the embattled base.
Wave of Chinese telecom scam busts reported in Shan State
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
Arrests of Chinese nationals operating telecom scam (locally known as Zhapian) businesses have become increasingly common in Shan State, locals reported.
CNO/CNDF denies any involvement in drug trafficking
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
An article by the Indian news outlet The Quint on March 21 alleged that the CNDF’s operations were financed through drug trafficking. The CNO/CNDF dismissed the claim as baseless and irresponsible.
Yangon circular railway to debut battery-powered electric trains
Source: Mizzima
This milestone comes as the military junta continues to prioritize the modernization of the rail network, having recently reached the 21st batch of its national recruitment drive to support various state infrastructure projects
Forced recruitment surges in Meiktila District as conscription in Myanmar reaches 21st batch
Source: Mizzima
Reports from Mandalay Region indicate a sharp escalation in forced recruitment, with approximately 120 individuals reportedly conscripted by military authorities across Meiktila, Thazi, and Pyawbwe townships between January and March 2026.
Visa ‘brake’ for Myanmar students applying to universities in UK begins today
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The so-called visa “brake” means that applications submitted from students in Myanmar, Sudan, Cameroon, and Afghanistan after March 26 will be automatically rejected.
Queensland man charged with foreign incursion offence over alleged plans to fight in Myanmar civil war
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | By Jessica Bahr
Police allege Attilio Ivor Filip Dallavalle travelled to Thailand in January with plans to travel onward to Myanmar to engage in “hostile activities” with an armed group fighting in the ongoing war.
Myanmar military airstrikes kill at least 27 as bishops pray for peace
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News
Military airstrikes have killed at least 27 civilians in Myanmar’s north-west Sagaing region and wounded many more as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) began a special day of prayer and fasting for peace in the war-torn country.
Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar
Widespread fuel shortages exacerbated by regime mismanagement are threatening to slash yields from Myanmar’s rice harvest next month, warn farmers in the Ayeyarwady Delta.
Fuel Crisis Deepens in Shan State, Threatening Farmers and Livelihood
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
In major agricultural hubs such as Taunggyi, Kalaw, and Aungban, shortages of petrol and diesel have slowed cultivation and disrupted the transport of crops to markets.
Repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar only viable solution: Shama Obaed
Source: United News of Bangladesh
“Bangladesh will continue to work with UNHCR and other partners to identify practical pathways while sustaining humanitarian assistance in both Bhasan Char and Coxs Bazar,” she said.
Social coexistence strengthens in AA-controlled areas
Source: Burma News International | Development Media Group
To encourage social harmony, the AA organizes ethnic national day celebrations and religious festivals, urging people in areas under its control to live together in peace.
Arakanese IDPs face worsening food insecurity and water shortages
Source: Development Media Group
In Ponnagyun Township, where more than 20,000 IDPs are sheltering, displaced families are struggling to meet basic needs, including access to food, water and shelter.
PPNM appeals for public participation in campaign to free political prisoners
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
The Political Prisoners Network – Myanmar (PPNM) has called on the public to join a campaign demanding the release of political prisoners unjustly detained by the junta in prisons across Myanmar.
Indigenous communities’ cooperation essential for forest welfare and conservation efforts
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
Padoh Man Ba Tun, head of the Karen National Union (KNU) Central Executive Committee’s Forestry Department, urged indigenous communities to work together to promote forest welfare and protection on the International Day of Forests, observed on March 21.
Systemic abuse and extortion reported at Daik-U Prison as political detainees face dehumanizing labour
Source: Mizzima
Sources close to the facility, including the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM), describe an environment where those unable to pay bribes to prison staff are singled out for the most severe forms of oppression.
The Salween in Crisis: A Lifeline Poisoned by Mining, Conflict, and Greed
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Sai Harn Lin
What was once a symbol of life has become a source of growing alarm