The Chin National Front / Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) has announced the implementation of a mandatory military service law aimed at strengthening territorial control in Chin State.

While Myanmar’s military continues to carry out airstrikes across the country that have resulted in civilian casualties, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has urged the armed forces to “enhance the prestige” of the military.

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) reportedly launched an offensive on the morning of March 14 against Kutkai, a strategic town on the China-Myanmar trade route currently controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

The administrative department of the United League of Arakan (ULA) has issued a local order urging residents in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) to remain highly vigilant against the increasing threat of airstrikes, according to local sources.

Pro-junta lobbyists are spreading disinformation claiming that the Arakan Army (AA) was responsible for the mass deaths of prisoners at a prisoner of war (POW) detention camp in the Darlatchaung area of Ann Township, Arakan State.

The Myanmar military regime says 1,692 students are sitting for the 2025–2026 matriculation examinations in three townships under its control in Arakan State: Sittwe, Manaung and Kyaukphyu.

Merchants in Arakan State are reporting significant difficulties and delays in transporting fuel following new restrictions imposed by the National Unity Government (NUG).

Nearly 500 residents from three villages have fled their homes after the Myanmar military carried out an airstrike on a detention center holding prisoners of war (POWs) in the Darlatchaung area of Ann Township, Arakan State.

Fuel prices have doubled in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State, triggering panic buying and stockpiling among residents and merchants.

Fuel shortages could have significant impacts on Myanmar’s economic and social sectors, according to a report released on March 11 by the Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar).

A coalition of 46 civil society organizations (CSOs) issued a joint statement on March 10, urging revolutionary forces fighting to overthrow the military dictatorship to resolve internal disputes through dialogue and alliance-based negotiation rather than armed force.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has reportedly resumed activities in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, carrying out abductions and ambush attacks that have raised concerns among local residents.

As fighting intensifies between Myanmar’s military regime and the Arakan Army (AA), the junta has increasingly targeted civilian areas in Arakan State, including villages, schools, hospitals and other public buildings.

Civilian casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) are increasing in Arakan State, where ongoing armed conflict has left dangerous remnants in areas people rely on for their livelihoods, including forests, farmlands, former battlefields and areas near military junta outposts.

ICFAI University in Aizawl, Mizoram State, India, has announced it will accept students from Myanmar who have passed either the old Grade 10 or the new Grade 12 systems for the 2026 academic year.

A report released by the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU) on March 10 states that 63 women were killed and 66 others injured in February 2026 due to junta airstrikes and other attacks.

Heavy fighting has intensified along the Arakan-Magway border as a junta column of approximately 200 troops, split into two units, advanced toward the Nat Yay Kan tactical hilltop base, according to military sources.

Fuel prices have risen sharply in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State, driven by panic buying and stockpiling, local sources report.

Two local residents were killed and another remains missing after the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) carried out a remote-mine ambush on a trawlargy (hand-tractor) near Wailartaung Village in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.