News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 24 (MoeMaKa), April 25, 2026 The Impacts of Civil War and the Future That Must Be Rebuilt In the aftermath of the military coup, the ensuing civil war, the breakdown of governance and rule…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 23 (MoeMaKa), April 24, 2026 The coup military is using airstrikes as a way to gain the upper hand militarily In recent years, the greatest daily cause of casualties and destruction has increasingly become…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 22 (MoeMaKa), April 23, 2026 Western embassies issue welcome statements on the release of former President U Win Myint On April 17, the first day of the Myanmar New Year during Thingyan, U Win…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 21 (MoeMaKa), April 22, 2026 Diplomatic engagement intensifies after the military leader assumes the presidency Although most of the public disapproves and does not accept it, Min Aung Hlaing has now realized his long-held…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 20 (MoeMaKa), April 21, 2026 Information blackout on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; AA and Chinese representatives set for separate meeting Following the New Year Day amnesty announcement after Thingyan, in which NLD Vice…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 19 (MoeMaKa), April 20, 2026 Myanmar’s Political Landscape and the Capacity for Strategic Change On April 17, military leader Min Aung Hlaing—who seized power in a coup and later became president through an चुनाव—announced…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 18 (MoeMaKa), April 19, 2026 Perspective What are the fundamental positions for the people in a revolutionary era of change? When President U Win Myint was released, social media was filled with debate over…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 17 (MoeMaKa), April 18, 2026 President U Win Myint was released on Myanmar New Year’s Day Myanmar media outlets based abroad refer to him as President U Win Myint, while the coup military neither…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 16 (MoeMaKa), April 17, 2026 The Momentum of Thingyan 2026 and Political Dynamicst The Thingyan period marking the transition from Myanmar Year 1387 to 1388 is now nearing its end. Over the past five…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 15 (MoeMaKa), April 16, 2026 The Palaung State Liberation Front / Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) has welcomed the government formed by the military leader who assumed the presidency. On April 15, the PSLF/TNLA…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 14 (MoeMaKa), April 15, 2026 Civilian deaths continue from airstrikes as the conflict deepens During Myanmar’s traditional New Year Thingyan period, reports continue to emerge of civilians being injured and killed due to…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 13 (MoeMaKa), April 14, 2026 Myanmar: Sliding into Global Collapse and State Failure At a time when widespread civil war is engulfing almost the entire country of Myanmar—where crimes such as looting, killings, rape,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 12 (MoeMaKa), April 13, 2026 The lives of civilians displaced by war during the Thingyan festival During Thingyan, the longest public holiday of the year in Myanmar, people in towns and villages free from…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 11 (MoeMaKa), April 12, 2026 What can the SCEF actually achieve? An organization named the State Coordination for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF)—comprising ethnic armed organizations and interim state/federal units—was officially…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 10 (MoeMaKa), April 11, 2026 When a military leader’s ambition to become president is fulfilled—this is the nation’s fate After holding onto the position of Commander-in-Chief for 15 years, and after seizing political power…
