School Meals & Care: China-donated “Smiling Children Program” meals are helping Yangon primary students attend more regularly, with teachers and parents linking the support to better physical and mental development. Suu Kyi’s Birthday Pressure: Lawmakers across countries urged ASEAN to demand the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, saying dialogue can’t move while detainees remain behind bars. UK Visa Shift: The UK Embassy in Yangon announced a temporary suspension of student visa applications for Myanmar nationals from March 26, citing rising asylum use through legal routes. Electricity in Yangon: A Yangon Region Hluttaw representative pushed for stable power supply and faster rollout of alternatives like solar and wind, warning outages are hitting education, healthcare, industry, and daily life. World Refugee Day, Rohingya Reality: UNHCR marked World Refugee Day as funding cuts and worsening camp conditions deepen hardship for Rohingya families in Bangladesh, where children’s futures remain tightly constrained. Myanmar–China Cultural/Peace Messaging: President Min Aung Hlaing pledged deeper cooperation with China’s “four global initiatives” and reiterated plans for long-term peace, framing differences as the key barrier.