Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

A Country in the Horn of Africa Facing Circumstances Similar to Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 11 (MoeMaKa), October 12, 2026 A Country in the Horn of Africa Facing Circumstances Similar to Myanmar In November 2020, just a few months before the military coup in Myanmar, intense fighting resumed…

Online Meetings Between ULA/AA and SCEF, and Relations Between the United States and Myanmar’s Military Government

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 10 (MoeMaKa), October 11, 2026 Online Meetings Between ULA/AA and SCEF, and Relations Between the United States and Myanmar’s Military Government Recent news reports indicate that the Steering Council for the Emergence of…

Garment Factories Are Closing as Job Opportunities Become Increasingly Scarce in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 9 (MoeMaKa), October 10, 2026 Garment Factories Are Closing as Job Opportunities Become Increasingly Scarce in Myanmar In Myanmar, where civil war is raging across the country, job opportunities and livelihoods have been…

Myanmar Military Leader’s Visit to Malaysia and Diplomatic Shifts: Clues to a Changing U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 8 (MoeMaKa), October 9, 2026 Myanmar Military Leader’s Visit to Malaysia and Diplomatic Shifts: Clues to a Changing U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar Among the news reports on October 8, two major developments concerning…

Two Killed in Drone Attacks in Hpakant; Revolutionary Fighters Kill Fellow Resistance Members and Seize Money and Weapons in Depayin Township

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 7 (MoeMaKa), October 8, 2026 Two Killed in Drone Attacks in Hpakant; Revolutionary Fighters Kill Fellow Resistance Members and Seize Money and Weapons in Depayin Township News reports indicate that two people were…

Myanmar Refugees in Malaysia and Relations with Myanmar’s Military Government

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 6 (MoeMaKa), October 6, 2026 Myanmar Refugees in Malaysia and Relations with Myanmar’s Military Government A few days ago, 1,476 Myanmar nationals were transported from Malaysia to Myanmar aboard naval vessels and have…

Myanmar on the Brink of Becoming a Failed State and Its Future

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 5 (MoeMaKa), October 6, 2026 Myanmar on the Brink of Becoming a Failed State and Its Future When we read and listen to the news about what is happening in Myanmar day after…

Are Asian Values and Asian Powers Moving to the Forefront of the World?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 2 (MoeMaKa), October 3 , 2026 The Growing Scale of Flood and Landslide Damage in the Dawei Region In today’s world, Western powers are proclaiming the arrival of a new technological age centered…

The Growing Scale of Flood and Landslide Damage in the Dawei Region

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from October 1 (MoeMaKa), October , 2026 The Growing Scale of Flood and Landslide Damage in the Dawei Region The extent of the damage caused by the floods and landslides that struck Launglon and Thayetchaung…

Airstrike on the Special Regional Military Command, Information Leaks, and Relocation of the Eastern Central Command

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 30 (MoeMaKa), October 1, 2026 Airstrike on the Special Regional Military Command, Information Leaks, and Relocation of the Eastern Central Command On the afternoon of September 24, the military junta carried out an…

Malaysia Sends Back Nearly 1,500 Asylum Seekers in First Batch by Ship

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 29 (MoeMaKa), September 30, 2026 Malaysia Sends Back Nearly 1,500 Asylum Seekers in First Batch by Ship Following discussions and an agreement between the governments of Malaysia and Myanmar on a plan to…

As Southern Myanmar Suffers Floods and Landslides, Airstrikes Hit Kyauktaw in Rakhine State

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 28 (MoeMaKa), September 29, 2026 As Southern Myanmar Suffers Floods and Landslides, Airstrikes Hit Kyauktaw in Rakhine State Since September 26 and 27, consecutive days of heavy rain associated with a low-pressure system—which…

The Right to Speak About Our Union in Ethnic Languages (2) — Conclusion

The Right to Speak About Our Union in Ethnic Languages (2) — Conclusion Maung Yit (MoeMaKa) September 16, 2026 And so, just as Radio NUG had its sunrise, eventually its sunset came as well. Public servants—or CDM civil servants—who remained…

Flood Disaster Strikes Launglon and Thayetchaung in Tanintharyi Region Following Bangkok Flooding

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 27 (MoeMaKa), September 28, 2026 Flood Disaster Strikes Launglon and Thayetchaung in Tanintharyi Region Following Bangkok Flooding After nearly two days of nonstop heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, reports began emerging throughout September…

Bangkok Flooding, Capitalism, and the Global Consequences of Climate Change

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 26 (MoeMaKa), September 27, 2026 Bangkok Flooding, Capitalism, and the Global Consequences of Climate Change Over the past two days, Bangkok has experienced continuous heavy rainfall, flooding roads and sending water into homes…