Contemporary Experience of current situation in Burma and Burmese
Maung Lu Hmwe — A Family Story from the Revolution MoeMaKa, January 19, 2026 Maung Lu Hmwe once made his way to a displacement camp in a remote area where transportation was extremely difficult. Although people close to him had…
A Little Happiness, A Lot of Suffering Maung Lu Hmwe I want to begin this piece by expressing my gratitude. First of all, I would like to thank Saya Maung Yit, Saya Khin Lun and everyone at MoeMaKa for creating…
Maung Lu Hmwe – The Lonely Valley(MoeMaKa) March 6, 2026 Mountains rise on all four sides. Maung Lu Hmwe sleeps in a small hut beside a rice field. There is no phone signal here. Even internet access is difficult in…
Uncle Tu Mee – Diary in the Darkness (81)(MoeMaKa) April 21 2024 20/4/24 – Diary in the Darkness This morning’s news is that Thailand-Myanmar Bridge No. 2 has been captured by PDF and KNU. It is news that the soldiers…
Diary in the Abyss (36) By Uncle Tu-me Sunset in Troubled Times Dear Diary, Yesterday, a glimmer of hope arrived in the form of my friend’s family, who managed to escape the horrors of war in Lashio. They safely reached…
Diary In the Abyss (35) By Uncle Tu-me By Uncle Tu-me Dear Diary, This morning began with a phone call from my friend in Lashio, jolting me awake at 7 am. He regretfully informed me that his plan to fly…
Diary in the Abyss (34) By Uncle Tu-me Dear Diary, Last night, Yangon experienced an intense downpour, causing widespread flooding across the city. The steps of Shwedagon Pagoda turned into a makeshift waterfall, and many office workers who attempted to…
(MoeMaKa) April, 24th, 2021In MoeMaKa’s first online forum on April 22, editor Khin Lun urged the audience to present photos and voices of generation-Z on Myanmar Spring Revolution. It is hoped that seeing and hearing the supportive voices of expatriate…
Today was the full moon day of Kason (May), and it was the day the Buddha was born, and He attained the Enlightenment at the foot of the Bodhi Tree, and the passing of the Buddha into the Nibbana. So,…
(Seven-day-born flowers and leaves or A-Tar-Pot) Seven-day-born flowers or leaves, and the pot are used as Thingyan Pot (A-Tar-Pot) welcoming Burmese New Year. When the Thingyan Festival (Water Festival) is over; on the Burmese New Year Day, the same ritual…
Days passed so slowly. Passing days are the longest days for me. Longest second, longest minute, longest hour, longest day, and longest night I could never suffered more. Suffering is a very long moment. For me, time itself does not…
(The silver super moon we saw last night on the full moon day of Tahsaungtaing.) Families in Burma gathered in front of their door, all together looked at the full moon in the dark sky, waiting the time as the…
(Grandma titled, ‘Will you ever know what you have lost?’ at the Working People’s Daily newspaper in the July of 1975 about the earthquake that destroyed the old pagodas of Pagan.) My grandma, Khin Myo Chit – writer of Colourful…
Burmese New Year Passing with No Padauk (Junior Win) (Padauk buds were hoping to meet the shower of the rain.) This year 2016, 13th April was the welcoming day of the water festival, and after 4 days of watering,…
(Kan Kaw Story by Junior Win) I fell in love with Kankaw (Mesua Ferra) flowers when I saw them at the Sunlun Meditation monastery. They bloomed beautifully. There were three Thai Kankaw trees planted near Sunlun Sayadaw U Vinaya’s residence.…
