News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 10 (MoeMaKa), March 11, 2026 Tagaung, a town in Mandalay Region that had been under PDF control, has been lost. According to some news outlets, on March 10 junta forces regained control of Tagaung,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 9 (MoeMaKa), March 10, 2026 25 civilians killed by bombings during clashes in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region; conflict between two ethnic armed groups in northern Shan On March 5, in Kyaukkyi Township, Nyaunglebin District,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 8 (MoeMaKa), March 9, 2026 International Women’s Day and Sexual Violence Against Women March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day on which awareness-raising and advocacy events related to women’s rights are held. In…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 7 (MoeMaKa), March 8, 2026 The National Unity Government and Accountability to the People In recent months, a series of reports have emerged concerning accountability and responsibility in relation to the National Unity Government…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 6 (MoeMaKa), March 7, 2026 How should we politically position ourselves in the Israel/U.S.–Iran war? In recent months, the United States accused the President of Venezuela of involvement in drug trafficking into the U.S.,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 5 (MoeMaKa), March 6, 2026 Junta Preparing to Launch IMEI Registration System Requiring Mobile Handset Registration After tightening the registration system for mobile SIM cards used in Myanmar several years ago, the military junta…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 5 (MoeMaKa), March 4, 2026 The military regime has begun reshuffling key positions. Ahead of the convening of parliament in just over a week, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has started making changes within…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 3 (MoeMaKa), March 4, 2026 The Israel + United States–Iran War Shockwaves Have Reached Myanmar On February 28, Israel and the United States launched airstrikes against Iran. As a result, oil production facilities and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 2 (MoeMaKa), March 3, 2026 On March 2—when the full moon day of Tabaung, regarded by Buddhists as a sacred day, coincided with Peasants’ Day (marking the 1962 military coup) On March 2—when…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 1 (MoeMaKa), March 2, 2026 More than 20 people were killed in an airstrike on a village in Mindon Township; the Kokang armed group has released 200 prisoners of war. On the morning…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 27 (MoeMaKa), March 1, 2026 Israel and the United States Launch Massive Airstrikes on Iran; Potential Implications for Myanmar Eight months after last June’s war—during which the United States used powerful bunker-buster bombs…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 27 MoeMaKa), February 28, 2026 Follow-up Arrests by the NUG After Bo Nagar’s Surrender After Bo Nagar, the leader of the BNRA (a local defense force based in Pale Township, Sagaing Region), surrendered to…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 26 MoeMaKa), February 27, 2026 How Can the Disputes Between TNLA and MNDAA Be Resolved? The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) are both ethnic armed organizations…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 25 MoeMaKa), February 26, 2026 Myanmar will purchase soybean meal from the United States. Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation Limited (MAPCO) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Soybean Export Council, the organization responsible for…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from February 24 MoeMaKa), February 25, 2026 The Coup Military Seeking Advantage Through Relentless Airstrikes Since 2024 and 2025, the frequency of airstrikes has increased to roughly two to three times compared to the early coup…
