Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

At Least 50 Killed in Explosion in TNLA-Controlled Namkham

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 31 (MoeMaKa), June 1, 2026 At Least 50 Killed in Explosion in TNLA-Controlled Namkham An explosion at a storage site for explosives in Kaung Tat village near Namkham, a border town in northern…

Myanmar Military Leader’s Visit to India

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 30 (MoeMaKa), May 31, 2026 Myanmar Military Leader’s Visit to India After Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021, the country’s military leader was eventually invited to make an official visit to India…

Pearl Township People’s Defense Administration (Pa Ka Pha) Statement: Warning to Parents Enrolling Children in Junta Schools

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 29 (MoeMaKa), May 30, 2026 Pearl Township People’s Defense Administration (Pa Ka Pha) Statement: Warning to Parents Enrolling Children in Junta Schools Recently, the military regime’s Ministry of Education issued a notice stating…

SRF Student Revolutionary Force and NUG Reach an Agreement

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 27 (MoeMaKa), May 29, 2026 SRF Student Revolutionary Force and NUG Reach an Agreement SRF Student Revolutionary Force and NUG Reach an Agreement A few days after arrests and disputes occurred between the…

Civil War and Forced Recruitment

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 27 (MoeMaKa), May 28, 2026 Civil War and Forced Recruitment As Myanmar’s civil war drags on year after year, the problem of forced military recruitment is something faced not only by civilians living…

Conflicts Among Revolutionary Forces

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 26 (MoeMaKa), May 27, 2026 Conflicts Among Revolutionary Forces Reports have emerged of tensions between the Student Revolutionary Force (SRF), a student resistance group, and the National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Defense-affiliated…

A Revolutionary Song, “Blood Oath,” Distorted: Another Front in the Propaganda War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 25 (MoeMaKa), May 26, 2026 A Revolutionary Song, “Blood Oath,” Distorted: Another Front in the Propaganda War The revolutionary song Thway Thitsar (“Blood Oath”), written by singer-songwriter Htoo Eain Thin shortly after the…

Residents Return to Tedim and Falam; Signs of Emerging Self-Governance in Ethnic Regions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 24 (MoeMaKa), May 25, 2026 Residents Return to Tedim and Falam; Signs of Emerging Self-Governance in Ethnic Regions In recent days, some news media outlets have published photos and videos showing residents returning…

The Objectives Behind the Junta’s Chin State Offensive Involving Thousands of Troops

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 23 (MoeMaKa), May 24, 2026 The Objectives Behind the Junta’s Chin State Offensive Involving Thousands of Troops Both before and after the elections held at the end of last year, the offensives launched…

Myanmar’s Landscape: Parallel Realities?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 21 (MoeMaKa), May 22, 2026 Myanmar’s Landscape: Parallel Realities? At the beginning of 2026, Myanmar’s military junta managed to complete its elections through force and coercion. Immediately afterward, it convened parliament and had…

Malaysian Foreign Minister’s Visit to Naypyidaw

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 20 (MoeMaKa), May 21, 2026 Malaysian Foreign Minister’s Visit to Naypyidaw Following the recent ASEAN leaders’ summit held in Cebu, Philippines — a meeting that Myanmar Foreign Minister U Tin Maung Swe was not…

Junta Retakes Mawtaung and Tonzang; Defections and Surrenders Reported from Resistance Armed Groups

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 19 (MoeMaKa), May 20, 2026 Junta Retakes Mawtaung and Tonzang; Defections and Surrenders Reported from Resistance Armed Groups Myanmar’s military junta announced on May 19 that it had retaken Mawtaung, a Thai border trade…

How Serious Could the Earthquake Risk Be for Yangon?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 18 (MoeMaKa), May 19, 2026 How Serious Could the Earthquake Risk Be for Yangon? Around 8:30 a.m. on May 18, a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck near the Yangon River estuary…

A notice has been issued announcing the closure of the Chinese-owned Wuhan Kingsrich garment factory

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 17 (MoeMaKa), May 18, 2026 A notice has been issued announcing the closure of the Chinese-owned Wuhan Kingsrich garment factory A notice has been issued announcing the closure of the Chinese-owned Wuhan Kingsrich garment…

The Junta’s Strategy to Cut Off Chin and Rakhine States Is Gradually Becoming Clear

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 16 (MoeMaKa), May 17, 2026 The Junta’s Strategy to Cut Off Chin and Rakhine States Is Gradually Becoming Clear If we examine the military developments unfolding over recent weeks and months, it becomes evident…