Month: August 2026

How Should the Flood Disasters in Ayeyarwady and Sagaing Regions Be Addressed?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 9 (MoeMaKa), August 10, 2026 How Should the Flood Disasters in Ayeyarwady and Sagaing Regions Be Addressed? On the night of July 30, an embankment holding back the Ngawun River west of Laymyethna…

August 10, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to m.CDM Domestic News. Today’s major stories include: two civilians killed in an overnight airstrike in Ann Township; more than 200,000 people affected by flooding across Sagaing, Mandalay and Ayeyarwady regions; more than 20 junta personnel captured…

Armed Conflict and Natural Disasters — or the Politics of Disaster

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 8 (MoeMaKa), August 9, 2026 Armed Conflict and Natural Disasters — or the Politics of Disaster Meteorologists had forecast that from around the middle of this year through the beginning of next year,…

August 9, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to m.CDM Domestic News. Here are today’s leading headlines: Resistance marks the 38th anniversary of the 1988 Uprising Speaking at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy movement, Acting President Duwa Lashi La said the…

The 38th Anniversary of the 8888 Uprising and a Historical Perspective

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 7 (MoeMaKa), August 8, 2026 The 38th Anniversary of the 8888 Uprising and a Historical Perspective Whether written numerically as “8888” or in words as the “Four Eights,” the term refers to August…

August 8, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello. We now present today’s m.CDM domestic news. Today’s main stories include the PDF commanders’ meeting setting out steps to move from a “People’s Resistance War” toward a “Strategic Offensive”; criticism in Thailand over Min Aung Hlaing’s visit; airstrikes and…

Min Aung Hlaing’s Official Visit to Thailand and a Shift in a Neighboring Country’s Policy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 6 (MoeMaKa), August 7, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing’s Official Visit to Thailand and a Shift in a Neighboring Country’s Policy While Myanmar news media have focused on reports of protests outside the United…

August 7, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to m.CDM Domestic News. Here are today’s top stories: Thai lawmaker criticizes talks with Min Aung Hlaing Thai MP and Chairman of the House Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, Rangsiman Rome, criticized the Thai government’s…

Flood Disaster Expands After Ngawun River Embankment Breach

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 5 (MoeMaKa), August 6, 2026 Flood Disaster Expands After Ngawun River Embankment Breach The flooding caused by the breach of the embankment holding back the Ngawun River west of Laymyethna Township, which first…

August 6, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello, and welcome to m.CDM Domestic News. Here are today’s main stories. The Arakan Army (AA) announced on August 5 that it inflicted heavy casualties on junta forces and seized weapons and ammunition during recent clashes in Yekyi and Thabaung…

The Visit of UWSP/UWSA Leaders to Naypyidaw and Its Possible Implications

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 4   (MoeMaKa), August 5, 2026   The Visit of UWSP/UWSA Leaders to Naypyidaw and Its Possible Implications A delegation led by Vice Chairman U Kyauk Kaw An of the United Wa State…

August 5, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to today’s m.CDM domestic news. Today’s headlines include calls for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners, demands for Min Aung Hlaing’s arrest during his Thailand visit, airstrikes on Ngapali, and reports…

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Granted Meeting with Head of the ICRC Myanmar Office

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 3 (MoeMaKa), August 4, 2026 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Granted Meeting with Head of the ICRC Myanmar Office Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chair of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and…