By Hlaing / MPA In the final week of March, the early tremors of Myanmar’s summer are already being felt. While the heat has yet to reach the blistering peaks expected in April, the sun is already proving fatal...
MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Members of Myanmar’s security forces and government officials are being accused of exploiting a national energy crisis to run lucrative black-market fuel operations, despite official directives from the military leadership to crack down on illegal sales....
By Ko Myo / MPA YANGON, Myanmar — Intercity bus fares in Myanmar have more than doubled in recent weeks, leading to a sharp decline in travel as a worsening fuel crisis grips the nation. At Yangon’s Aung Mingala...
The first day of Myanmar’s new fuel-saving measures has been marked by widespread reports of extortion in Yangon, with traffic police allegedly targeting drivers whose vehicles were on the road out of sequence. The junta’s rationing scheme, which officially...
A severe fuel crisis has gripped Myanmar, forcing residents across major cities and border regions into long queues reminiscent of the country’s socialist "co-operative" era. The shortages, fueled by Middle East tensions and new border restrictions, have sparked widespread...
The Myanmar military junta has announced a drastic rationing scheme for private vehicles, mandating that cars may only be driven on alternate days based on their license plate numbers, in a desperate bid to conserve dwindling fuel supplies. The...
Panic buying has erupted in several Myanmar border towns as residents scramble to secure fuel, driven by fears that escalating conflict in the Middle East will lead to a nationwide shortage. In the border trading hub of Myawaddy, most...
Gold prices in Myanmar have surged to record levels for the second time, with the domestic price of high-grade Academy gold climbing past 11 million kyats per tical (approximately 16.3 grams). The price hike, which began on 1 March,...
Military forces based in Loikaw have intensified a blockade on essential supply routes into eastern Demoso Township, with local drivers reporting widespread extortion and the arbitrary seizure of cash. Beginning on 27 February, junta troops stationed at the So...
The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), the country’s most influential business organization, is facing a growing internal crisis following reports that its President, U Aye Win, is attempting to forcibly amend the federation’s...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
