Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Central Bank Instructs Banks to Prevent Myanmar Banking Apps from Being Used Abroad

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 27 (MoeMaKa), August 28, 2026 Central Bank Instructs Banks to Prevent Myanmar Banking Apps from Being Used Abroad Reports have emerged that the Central Bank has instructed Myanmar banks and digital payment service…

Shwe Da Kyat Village Monastery Abbot Dies After Detention by Chaung-U Township People’s Security Force

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 26 (MoeMaKa), August 27, 2026 Shwe Da Kyat Village Monastery Abbot Dies After Detention by Chaung-U Township People’s Security Force On August 18, the abbot of Shwe Da Kyat village monastery in Chaung-U…

The 2017 ARSA Attack, Genocide, and the Refugee Crisis

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 25 (MoeMaKa), August 26, 2026 The 2017 ARSA Attack, Genocide, and the Refugee Crisis In the early hours of August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked around 30 police outposts…

Some Political Prisoners Freed When Lashio Prison Opened Forced to Return to Military-Controlled Areas

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 24 (MoeMaKa), August 25, 2026 Some Political Prisoners Freed When Lashio Prison Opened Forced to Return to Military-Controlled Areas Around 200 political prisoners who escaped when Lashio Prison was opened in the final…

Civil War, Misguided Economic Policies, and the Hardships Facing the People

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 23 (MoeMaKa), August 24, 2026 Civil War, Misguided Economic Policies, and the Hardships Facing the People Based on the accounts of people who lived through the 1970s up to the 1988 uprising, writings…

Ngapali Bombed as Myanmar Military Uses Airstrikes to Pressure AA Toward a Ceasefire and Territorial Concessions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 22 (MoeMaKa), August 23, 2026 Ngapali Bombed as Myanmar Military Uses Airstrikes to Pressure AA Toward a Ceasefire and Territorial Concessions The Arakan Army (AA) said that at around 2 a.m. on August…

Political Coordination Body (PCB): A Non-Party, Above-Ground Political Bloc

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 21 (MoeMaKa), August 22, 2026 Political Coordination Body (PCB): A Non-Party, Above-Ground Political Bloc In recent days, the activities of the Political Coordination Body (PCB) have become increasingly visible to the public. The…

War-Torn Myanmar, Natural Disasters, and Human-Made Disasters

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 20 (MoeMaKa), August 21, 2026 War-Torn Myanmar, Natural Disasters, and Human-Made Disasters When we hear the term “natural disaster,” we often assume that it refers to something beyond the control of governments and…

Min Aung Hlaing Government Seeks Stronger Ties with Thailand, Russia and Cambodia

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 19 (MoeMaKa), August 20, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing Government Seeks Stronger Ties with Thailand, Russia and Cambodia It appears that coup leader Min Aung Hlaing’s ambition is to travel around the world as…

Hatred, Extrajudicial Killings, Accountability, and Justice

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 18 (MoeMaKa), August 19, 2026 Hatred, Extrajudicial Killings, Accountability, and Justice In recent days, a video circulating on social media has drawn widespread condemnation from users shocked by the extreme brutality it depicts.…

Another Round of Flooding Hits Laymyethna Township Before Breached Embankment Can Be Repaired

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 17 (MoeMaKa), August 18, 2026 Another Round of Flooding Hits Laymyethna Township Before Breached Embankment Can Be Repaired The embankment west of Laymyethna town, built to hold back the Ngawun River—a tributary of…

The Fifth International Conference on Myanmar Studies in Chiang Mai and Myanmar’s Civil War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 16 (MoeMaKa), August 17, 2026 The Fifth International Conference on Myanmar Studies in Chiang Mai and Myanmar’s Civil War The International Conference on Myanmar Studies was held over three days, from August 14…

Myanmar Military Government Issues Statement on Rohingya Refugee Crisis Nearly Nine Years On

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 15 (MoeMaKa), August 16, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Issues Statement on Rohingya Refugee Crisis Nearly Nine Years On More than five years after the military coup, Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the…

August 16, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

More than 30 clashes reported in Magway, with at least 50 junta troops reportedly killed* More than 30 clashes have taken place between resistance forces and Myanmar military troops operating in Magway Region, leaving at least 50 junta soldiers dead,…

Myanmar Military Government Responds to U.S. Embassy Statement

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 14 (MoeMaKa), August 15, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Responds to U.S. Embassy Statement Following a recent visit by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the…