Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 17 (MoeMaKa), August 18, 2026 Another Round of Flooding Hits Laymyethna Township Before Breached Embankment Can Be Repaired The embankment west of Laymyethna town, built to hold back the Ngawun River—a tributary of…
Four civilians killed in Pinlebu airstrikes; another civilian shot dead in Ye-U* Four civilians, including a child, were reportedly killed when junta aircraft bombed Kan Pan village in southern Pinlebu Township, Sagaing Region. At around 3 p.m. on August 16,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 16 (MoeMaKa), August 17, 2026 The Fifth International Conference on Myanmar Studies in Chiang Mai and Myanmar’s Civil War The International Conference on Myanmar Studies was held over three days, from August 14…
Two detained BNRA battalion commanders escape; hospital later hit by airstrike* Two battalion commanders from the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), also known as Bo Nagar’s force, reportedly escaped from PDF custody before the military carried out an airstrike on…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 15 (MoeMaKa), August 16, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Issues Statement on Rohingya Refugee Crisis Nearly Nine Years On More than five years after the military coup, Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the…
More than 30 clashes reported in Magway, with at least 50 junta troops reportedly killed* More than 30 clashes have taken place between resistance forces and Myanmar military troops operating in Magway Region, leaving at least 50 junta soldiers dead,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 14 (MoeMaKa), August 15, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Responds to U.S. Embassy Statement Following a recent visit by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the…
Hello and welcome. Here is today’s m.CDM domestic news roundup. Today’s main stories include severe flooding across 21 townships in Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway and Ayeyarwady regions, affecting more than 450,000 people and leaving at least 25 dead; an overnight military…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 13 (MoeMaKa), August 14, 2026 Myanmar’s Nearly 80-Year Civil War and the Meaning of “Peace” Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of Japan’s Nippon Foundation, visited Naypyidaw on August 10 and met with military leader…
Three killed in assassination in Gangaw** Three people, including the chairman of Battalion 6 of the Chin Defense Force–KKG (Kalay, Kabaw, Gangaw), were reportedly shot dead in Gangaw Township, Magway Region, late on August 12. The victims included Battalion Chairman…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 12 (MoeMaKa), August 13, 2026 Flood Situation in Lemyethna, Ayeyarwady Region, and the Mu River Basin in Sagaing Region Nearly two weeks—about 13 to 14 days—have passed since an embankment along the Ngawun…
2. Airstrikes reportedly kill civilians in Rakhine, Chin, Shan and Magway The Humanitarian and Development Coordination Office (HDCO) said military airstrikes in Thandwe, Ann and Mrauk-U townships in Rakhine State and Paletwa Township in Chin State killed 19 civilians and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 11 (MoeMaKa), August 12, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Pulls Back Hard on ASEAN’s Leash: The Impact of Thailand’s “Calibrated Re-engagement” Myanmar Military Government Pulls Back Hard on ASEAN’s Leash: The Impact of Thailand’s…
1. KIO and KNU leaders appointed co-chairs of SCEF military committee Leaders from the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Karen National Union (KNU) have been appointed co-chairs of the Strategic Military Coordination and Command Committee under the Steering Council for…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 10 (MoeMaKa), August 11, 2026 Will the Floods Slow Down the War? Nearly five days have passed since widespread flooding began affecting many parts of Sagaing Region, which has 37 townships and is…
