News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
As the Panglong Agreement—signed on February 12, 1947, nearly a year before independence from British colonial rule—reaches its 79th anniversary, around 70 percent of Myanmar’s territory is engulfed in civil war. One of the primary reasons the civil war that…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 11 MoeMaKa), February 10, 2026 The Story of Divisions in Myanmar Media Divisions within Myanmar’s news media landscape are not exactly unusual. They have existed, to varying degrees, since earlier eras. During the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 9 (MoeMaKa), February 10, 2026 Could talks between the NUG, ethnic armed organizations, and the military become possible? In recent days, at Kachin Revolution Day held in the U.S. state of Texas, the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicles February 8 Will the military situation really change in 2026 following the PDF commanders’ conference? A statement dated February 8 announced that the People’s Defense Force (PDF), which operates under the Ministry of Defense of the National…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 6 (MoeMaKa), February 7, 2026 The First Shan National Conference Convened by the RCSS The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), one of the two Shan armed organizations based in Shan State, held…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 6 (MoeMaKa), February 7, 2026 Former NCGUB Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win Passes Away; Generational Handovers in the Anti-Dictatorship Struggle and Myanmar Dr. Sein Win, who served as Prime Minister of the National…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 5 Scene(MoeMaKa) February 6, 2026 The Spring Revolution at a Midpoint: 2026 In the aftermath of the election organized by the junta that controls Myanmar’s military, domestic sentiments and perspectives have been widely reflected in…
Myanmar Spring Chronicles, February 5 Thailand offers to mediate between ASEAN and Myanmar, as ASEAN’s authority remains limited Thailand has said it is ready to act as an intermediary to help improve relations between ASEAN and Myanmar, which has just…
Myanmar Spring Chronicles February 3 The Coup Regime Promulgates the Union Advisory Council Law More than a week after the election organized by the coup-installed military, and ahead of the convening of a parliament in March that is expected to…
Myanmar Spring Chronicles, February 2 Banmauk Town — One of the Towns Being Repeatedly Captured and Recaptured Banmauk, a township in Sagaing Region bordering Kachin State, was captured in late September last year after a joint offensive by the KIA…
Myanmar Spring Chronicles, February 1 The Fate of Anti-Dictator Revolutions and Anti-Dictatorship-System Revolutions One may ask: what is the difference between opposing a dictator and opposing a dictatorship system? How do the terms anti-dictator revolution and anti-dictatorship-system revolution differ? Wanting…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 31 Scene(MoeMaKa) February 1, 2026 The Suffering of the Myanmar People Over the Past Five Years February 1, 2026 marks exactly five years since the military coup of February 1, 2021. Late on the night…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 30 Scene*(MoeMaKa) January 31, 2026 Thai Ultra-Nationalists and Myanmar Nationals Living in Thailand In recent days, some individuals who describe themselves as migrant worker rights activists in Thailand have urged Myanmar nationals living and working…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 29 Scene*(MoeMaKa) January 30, 2026 Myanmar’s Sham Election and ASEAN’s Stance In recent weeks, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro, whose country currently holds the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN—the Southeast Asian bloc made up of…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 28 Scene(MoeMaKa) January 29, 2026 NUG and resistance groups preparing to form a new body called the FSC Reports have emerged that the National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), and other…
