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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2026 · 9 MIN

From power shift to fuel crisis

from What's Happening in Myanmar · host Frontier Myanmar

This fortnight on episode 67 of What's Happening in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing takes the presidency, a fuel crisis hits the petrol pumps in reaction to the widening war in the Middle East, forced conscription, a new council for federal democracy is launched and we look at the plight of the Rohingya.  Please click the link to join us, in the podcast show notes https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes— (00:00) Opening (1:42) Election of MAH as president  (2:53) The fuel crisis (6:19) Six groups launch council for federal democracy push (7:09)Forced conscription into resistance forces (7:37)Plight of Rohingya refugees (8:53) Close Referenced this episode: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/rakhine-relapse-yaba-returns-to-wartorn-communities-in-western-myanmar/ https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/war-is-turning-rakhine-state-into-a-mine-field/ https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/down-and-out-in-sagaing-idps-struggle-to-survive-in-central-myanmar/  

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