News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 15 (MoeMaKa), July 16, 2026 The Rise and Decline of Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Armed Resistance Since around the middle of 2025, the military and political momentum of the armed groups fighting Myanmar’s military regime…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 15 (MoeMaKa), July 14, 2026 A World Where Power Prevails Over Justice: What It Means for Myanmar For the people of Myanmar, it is natural to look to the international community when confronted…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 13 (MoeMaKa), July 14, 2026 ASEAN Envoys and Thailand’s Foreign Minister Hold Separate Meetings with Myanmar’s Rival Parties The ASEAN chair, the Philippines, and neighboring Thailand have both reiterated that Myanmar’s crisis must…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 12 (MoeMaKa), July 13, 2026 ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Myanmar’s Military-Appointed Foreign Minister in Bangkok Following Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, ASEAN convened a special summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where coup leader Min Aung…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 11 (MoeMaKa), July 12, 2026 Flooding and Rising River Levels Threaten Rakhine, Bago, Kayin, and Mon States More than a month into Myanmar’s 2026 monsoon season, persistent heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 10 (MoeMaKa), July 11, 2026 Around 20 Resistance Fighters Reportedly Killed After Capture in Chauk Township Reports emerged on July 10 that approximately 20 members of Magway District PDF Battalion 3 and local…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 9 (MoeMaKa), July 10, 2026 Flooding Hits Four Townships in Rakhine as Myanmar Junta Continues to Ignore ASEAN Severe flooding has affected four townships in Rakhine State—Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, and Ponnagyun—all currently under…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 8 (MoeMaKa), July 9, 2026 Floods and Landslides Add to the Suffering of War-Affected Communities As Myanmar’s civil war enters its sixth year, communities already displaced and affected by conflict are now facing…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 7 (MoeMaKa), July 8, 2026 The Changing Fortunes of Myanmar’s Battlefronts (Continued) The internal leadership split within the Mandalay People’s Defense Force (MDY-PDF) in northern Mandalay Region, combined with the ceasefire reached by…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 6 (MoeMaKa), July 7, 2026 What Has America Built in 250 Years, and What Has Happened to Myanmar? July 4, 2026 marked the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the American Declaration of…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 5 (MoeMaKa), July 6, 2026 The Shifting Frontlines Across Myanmar Looking at the areas where fighting is currently taking place between Myanmar’s military junta and resistance forces, several major fronts stand out. In…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 4 (MoeMaKa), July 5, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing’s Third Overseas Trip Since Assuming the Presidency After assuming the presidency—the highest office in the government—following an election that was widely criticized both domestically and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 3 (MoeMaKa), July 4, 2026 A New Administrative Step Emerging in Ethnic Armed Group-Controlled Territories According to several media reports, in March 2026, a recruitment announcement was published for employees to staff a…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 2 (MoeMaKa), July 3, 2026 Death Toll in Myanmar’s Civil War Surpasses 100,000 After More Than Five Years The number of people killed during Myanmar’s armed conflict since the 2021 military coup has…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 1 (MoeMaKa), July 2, 2026 How Can We Reduce the War’s Consequences: Sexual Violence, Looting, and Killings? More than five years after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has suffered not only physical destruction…
