News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 19 (MoeMaKa), April 20, 2026 Myanmar’s Political Landscape and the Capacity for Strategic Change On April 17, military leader Min Aung Hlaing—who seized power in a coup and later became president through an चुनाव—announced…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 18 (MoeMaKa), April 19, 2026 Perspective What are the fundamental positions for the people in a revolutionary era of change? When President U Win Myint was released, social media was filled with debate over…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 17 (MoeMaKa), April 18, 2026 President U Win Myint was released on Myanmar New Year’s Day Myanmar media outlets based abroad refer to him as President U Win Myint, while the coup military neither…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 16 (MoeMaKa), April 17, 2026 The Momentum of Thingyan 2026 and Political Dynamicst The Thingyan period marking the transition from Myanmar Year 1387 to 1388 is now nearing its end. Over the past five…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 15 (MoeMaKa), April 16, 2026 The Palaung State Liberation Front / Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) has welcomed the government formed by the military leader who assumed the presidency. On April 15, the PSLF/TNLA…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 14 (MoeMaKa), April 15, 2026 Civilian deaths continue from airstrikes as the conflict deepens During Myanmar’s traditional New Year Thingyan period, reports continue to emerge of civilians being injured and killed due to…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 13 (MoeMaKa), April 14, 2026 Myanmar: Sliding into Global Collapse and State Failure At a time when widespread civil war is engulfing almost the entire country of Myanmar—where crimes such as looting, killings, rape,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 12 (MoeMaKa), April 13, 2026 The lives of civilians displaced by war during the Thingyan festival During Thingyan, the longest public holiday of the year in Myanmar, people in towns and villages free from…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 11 (MoeMaKa), April 12, 2026 What can the SCEF actually achieve? An organization named the State Coordination for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF)—comprising ethnic armed organizations and interim state/federal units—was officially…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 10 (MoeMaKa), April 11, 2026 When a military leader’s ambition to become president is fulfilled—this is the nation’s fate After holding onto the position of Commander-in-Chief for 15 years, and after seizing political power…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 9 (MoeMaKa), April 10, 2026 KIA Deputy Commander-in-Chief Gun Maw’s Trip to Northern Shan State Lieutenant General Gun Maw, the military and political leader of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)—an ethnic armed organization active…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 8 (MoeMaKa), April 9, 2026 What Lessons Should Asia Take from America’s War on Iran? Yesterday, it was announced that the United States and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire through Pakistani mediation.…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 7 (MoeMaKa), April 8, 2026 Fuel Conservation and Myanmar’s Economy The attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States on February 28 made countries around the world—especially those importing oil and liquefied…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 6 (MoeMaKa), April 7, 2026 Some countries and organizations send congratulatory messages to Min Aung Hlaing after becoming president Min Aung Hlaing assumed the position of President on April 3 as a result of…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 5 (MoeMaKa), April 6, 2026 Myanmar’s Worsening Economic Hardship People living in major cities like Yangon and Mandalay are increasingly feeling the pressure of economic hardship. As the ability to sustain daily life weakens…
