Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Prospects for a Nationwide Offensive by Myanmar’s Revolutionary Armed Forces

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 12 (MoeMaKa), September 13, 2026 Prospects for a Nationwide Offensive by Myanmar’s Revolutionary Armed Forces In a discussion aired on Public Voice TV, a YouTube channel that serves as one of the NUG…

Myanmar Military Leader Min Aung Hlaing Visits Cambodia

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 11 (MoeMaKa), September 11, 2026 Myanmar Military Leader Min Aung Hlaing Visits Cambodia Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who assumed the presidency a few days before the Thingyan holiday in early April,…

Drone Attack Targets Military Aircraft Area at Tada-U Airport

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 10 (MoeMaKa), September 11, 2026 Drone Attack Targets Military Aircraft Area at Tada-U Airport On the afternoon of September 10, PDF forces reportedly launched six FPV drones at an area where military aircraft…

Prospects for the Myanmar Military’s Offensive in Rakhine State

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 9 (MoeMaKa), September 10, 2026 Prospects for the Myanmar Military’s Offensive in Rakhine State Beginning in late 2023 and early 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) captured one town after another across Rakhine State.…

Multiple Fronts and the Myanmar Military’s Manpower Crisis

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September (MoeMaKa), September 8, 2026 Multiple Fronts and the Myanmar Military’s Manpower Crisis Looking at the current state of Myanmar’s civil war, one of the most serious challenges facing the military is becoming increasingly…

Rakhine-Language Curriculum in Paletwa, Chin State, and More Vessels Heading Up the Ayeyarwady Toward Kachin State

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 6 (MoeMaKa), September 7, 2026 Rakhine-Language Curriculum in Paletwa, Chin State, and More Vessels Heading Up the Ayeyarwady Toward Kachin State After fighting resumed between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA)…

Climate Change and Countries Suffering from Climate-Related Disasters

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 5 (MoeMaKa), September 6, 2026 Climate Change and Countries Suffering from Climate-Related Disasters On August 26, a massive collapse of ice and glaciers triggered torrents of mud and water along the Tibet–Nepal border,…

The Burden on the Shoulders of Myanmar’s People

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 5 (MoeMaKa), September 2, 2026 The Burden on the Shoulders of Myanmar’s People Reading the news over the past few days has been deeply troubling. Among the reports are the announcement that Teng…

Global Political Trends and the Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 2 (MoeMaKa), September 3, 2026 Global Political Trends and the Myanmar Crisis Tensions between the world’s major powers and their allies, ambitions for territorial expansion, competition for control over natural resources, and efforts…

Military Flotilla Attacked Again on the Irrawaddy Between Shwegu and Bhamo; More Than 100 Reportedly Surrender

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 2 (MoeMaKa), September 3, 2026 Military Flotilla Attacked Again on the Irrawaddy Between Shwegu and Bhamo; More Than 100 Reportedly Surrender As it did in 2025, Myanmar’s military has once again used the…

The Market of Brokers and Profiteers Created by the Conscription Law

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 1 (MoeMaKa), September 2, 2026 The Market of Brokers and Profiteers Created by the Conscription Law September 1 — The Market of Brokers and Profiteers Created by the Conscription Law A recent case…

Fighting Between Shwegu and Bhamo, and the Transport of Monsoon Supplies and Military Equipment by River

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 31 (MoeMaKa), September 1, 2026 Fighting Between Shwegu and Bhamo, and the Transport of Monsoon Supplies and Military Equipment by River News reports, citing a spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), say…

The Collapse of Rule of Law and Social Trust During Myanmar’s Civil War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 30 (MoeMaKa), August 31, 2026 The Collapse of Rule of Law and Social Trust During Myanmar’s Civil War Yesterday, I read a report about an incident at a checkpoint in Muse operated by…

Malaysia Moves Ahead with Plan to Repatriate Myanmar Refugees

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 29 (MoeMaKa), August 30, 2026 Malaysia Moves Ahead with Plan to Repatriate Myanmar Refugees In recent months, Malaysian government leaders said they had reached an agreement with the Myanmar government to repatriate 5,000…

Thailand’s Deportation Order for Foreign Offenders Takes Effect; Nepal–Tibet Border Disaster and the Consequences of Global Warming

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 28 (MoeMaKa), August 29, 2026 Thailand’s Deportation Order for Foreign Offenders Takes Effect; Nepal–Tibet Border Disaster and the Consequences of Global Warming A new regulation allowing Thailand to deport foreign nationals who commit…