Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Two Years After the Conscription Law Was Activated

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 15 (MoeMaKa), May 16, 2026 Two Years After the Conscription Law Was Activated More than three months after Operation 1027 began in October 2023, the military regime unexpectedly announced in February 2024 that the…

Junta Pressures Residents to Rebuild Damaged Homes in Kawkareik

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 14 (MoeMaKa), May 15, 2026 Junta Pressures Residents to Rebuild Damaged Homes in Kawkareik Reports say that Myanmar’s military junta is pressuring residents of Kawkareik to demolish and rebuild homes damaged during years of…

Policies and implementation the NUG should review after five years

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 13 (MoeMaKa), May 14, 2026 Policies and implementation the NUG should review after five years It has now been a few weeks since the Spring Revolution that emerged after the military coup on February…

Consequences of the junta regaining control of the Mandalay–Myitkyina road

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 12 (MoeMaKa), May 13, 2026 Consequences of the junta regaining control of the Mandalay–Myitkyina road   In recent days, a convoy estimated to include over 300 to nearly 400 vehicles—carrying junta troops, civil servants,…

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – May 11 Overview

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 11 (MoeMaKa), May 12, 2026 Myanmar Spring Chronicle – May 11 Overview Those Continuing to Row Against the Current of the Spring Revolution If one looks at news circulating on social media, it may…

The junta’s misguided economic policies that the public is suffering under

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 10 (MoeMaKa), May 11, 2026 The junta’s misguided economic policies that the public is suffering under On February 28, the United States—which exerts global dominance—and the Israeli government led by Netanyahu, which has…

What did we learn from the interview between the ULA/AA leader and an Indian journalist?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 9 (MoeMaKa), May 10, 2026 What did we learn from the interview between the ULA/AA leader and an Indian journalist? In recent months, Indian journalist Rajiv Bhattacharyya traveled to an area inside Myanmar controlled…

ASEAN Leaders’ Summit and the Myanmar Issue

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 8 (MoeMaKa), May 9, 2026 ASEAN Leaders’ Summit and the Myanmar Issue The ASEAN Leaders’ Summit, attended by presidents and prime ministers from the 11 member states, has begun in Cebu, Philippines, which is…

Daily casualties amid ongoing airstrikes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 7 (MoeMaKa), May 8, 2026 Daily casualties amid ongoing airstrikes Airstrikes by the military junta are continuing on a near-daily basis, and in recent days have occurred in regions such as Sagaing, Chin State,…

Junta regains control of Mandalay–Myitkyina road up to the Kachin State border

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 6 (MoeMaKa), May 5, 2026 Junta regains control of Mandalay–Myitkyina road up to the Kachin State border A military column of the junta that advanced from Katha captured Mawlu—located north of Indaw near…

Indian Military and Myanmar Junta Meet

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 5 (MoeMaKa), May 6, 2026 Indian Military and Myanmar Junta Meet India’s Navy Chief, General Dinesh K. Tripathi, from a major regional power bordering western Myanmar, met with Myanmar military chief General Ye Win…

The Military and Political Situation After Five Years of Armed Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 4 (MoeMaKa), May 5, 2026 The Military and Political Situation After Five Years of Armed Revolution Recent reports say that the Acting President of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, has urged…

World Press Freedom Day and Press Freedom in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 3 (MoeMaKa), May 4, 2026 World Press Freedom Day and Press Freedom in Myanmar Every year, May 3 is observed as World Press Freedom Day (some translate it into Burmese as World Journalism Freedom…

Myanmar’s Political and Military Situation and Strategy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 2 (MoeMaKa), May 3, 2026 Myanmar’s Political and Military Situation and Strategy The period from June 2024 to the end of 2024—marking the second phase of Operation 1027—can be regarded as the time…

The underlying causes of clashes and arrests among revolutionary forces

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 1 (MoeMaKa), May 2, 2026 The underlying causes of clashes and arrests among revolutionary forces On April 24, a news report emerged stating that in the Moebye area of Karenni State, a vehicle carrying…