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Fuel shortages reported across several countries in the Mekong region over the past week have disrupted transportation, aviation, public services and daily life, raising concerns about energy security and the region’s heavy dependence on imported fos... [1]

More than 10,000 people have been displaced by ongoing clashes around Penwegon town along the old Yangon–Mandalay Road in eastern Bago Region, witnesses estimate. [2]

Mizzima Fierce fighting broke out early Sunday morning, 11 January, between Military Commission troops and allied resistance forces across two townships along the old Yangon-Mandalay highway. [3]

Mizzima The Myanmar junta has announced the arrest of 27 individuals allegedly involved in online gambling operations, according to junta-controlled newspapers published on 24 October. The detainees include 17 men and 10 women. [4]

Banglamung, Chonburi – March 9th, 2026 – Anuwat Phiriyomorn, District Chief of Bang Lamung, presided over the monthly meeting of district government heads, sub-district chiefs (kamnan), and village heads (phu yai ban) at the People’s Hall in Banglamu... [5]

MANDALAY — Police in Mandalay and Yangon have sued the organizers of weekend protests calling on authorities to immediately rescue villagers in Kachin State who have been trapped for weeks by fighting between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Indep... [6]

YANGON -- Myanma Railways announced Friday that bidding has opened for train cars for upgrades to the railway linking the nation's two largest cities of Yangon and Mandalay. [7]

YANGON — Upgrades to the railway line running from Yangon to Mandalay will begin in July, according to a Myanma Railways official. [8]

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[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2026-03-23 · 65% match

Fuel shortages across the Mekong: What is happening across the region

Fuel shortages reported across several countries in the Mekong region over the past week have disrupted transportation, aviation, public services and daily life, raising concerns about energy security and the region’s heavy dependence on imported fos

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-01-28 · 75% match

Thousands Flee Intense Fighting on Old Yangon–Mandalay Road in Bago

More than 10,000 people have been displaced by ongoing clashes around Penwegon town along the old Yangon–Mandalay Road in eastern Bago Region, witnesses estimate.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-12 · 75% match

Heavy clashes erupt along old Yangon-Mandalay highway as ‘Operation Aung Myin’ targets election zones

Mizzima Fierce fighting broke out early Sunday morning, 11 January, between Military Commission troops and allied resistance forces across two townships along the old Yangon-Mandalay highway.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-26 · 75% match

27 arrested over online gambling operations in Yangon and Mandalay

Mizzima The Myanmar junta has announced the arrest of 27 individuals allegedly involved in online gambling operations, according to junta-controlled newspapers published on 24 October. The detainees include 17 men and 10 women.

[5] TH thepattayanews.com · 2026-03-09 · 39% match

Banglamung District Holds Monthly Meeting With District Chiefs and Heads

Banglamung, Chonburi – March 9th, 2026 – Anuwat Phiriyomorn, District Chief of Bang Lamung, presided over the monthly meeting of district government heads, sub-district chiefs (kamnan), and village heads (phu yai ban) at the People’s Hall in Banglamu

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-08 · 75% match

Police Sue Protest Organizers in Mandalay, Yangon

MANDALAY — Police in Mandalay and Yangon have sued the organizers of weekend protests calling on authorities to immediately rescue villagers in Kachin State who have been trapped for weeks by fighting between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Indep

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-10 · 75% match

Myanmar opens bidding for new Yangon-Mandalay rail cars

YANGON -- Myanma Railways announced Friday that bidding has opened for train cars for upgrades to the railway linking the nation's two largest cities of Yangon and Mandalay.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-04 · 75% match

Upgrades to Yangon-Mandalay Rail Line to Start in July, Operator Says

YANGON — Upgrades to the railway line running from Yangon to Mandalay will begin in July, according to a Myanma Railways official.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-12-12 · 75% match

Anti-Corruption Commission to Open Branches in Yangon, Mandalay Next Year

YANGON—The Anti-Corruption Commission will open its first branch offices—in Yangon and Mandalay—next year, according to its secretary.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-12-16 · 75% match

Yangon, Mandalay Deserted After Dark as Myanmar Junta Hunts for Conscripts

Myanmar’s junta has intensified forcible conscription to replenish its ranks amid a series of battlefield defeats.

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