Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Clashes Among Northern Shan Alliance Groups

Photo: TNISO Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 17 (MoeMaKa), March 18, 2026 Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Clashes Among Northern Shan Alliance Groups In recent days, attacks by the Kokang armed group (MNDAA) on towns and positions controlled by the Ta’ang…

From the Military’s Sham Election to a Sham Parliament, and the Situation of Fighting in Northern Shan

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 1 (MoeMaKa), March 2, 2026 From the Military’s Sham Election to a Sham Parliament, and the Situation of Fighting in Northern Shan Dissatisfied with the results of the 2020 election, the military staged a…

Clashes and Interpretations Surrounding Fighting Between Northern Alliance Armed Groups

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 15 (MoeMaKa), March 16, 2026 Clashes and Interpretations Surrounding Fighting Between Northern Alliance Armed Groups In recent days, the armed conflict that has broken out between two members of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance—the Ta’ang…

Who benefits from the fighting between two members of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 14 (MoeMaKa), March 13, 2026 Who benefits from the fighting between two members of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance? On February 13, in the streets of Kutkai town, the Kokang armed group MNDAA installed CCTV…

Myanmar in Civil War Will Also Suffer the Impact of the Middle East War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 13 (MoeMaKa), March 14, 2026 Myanmar in Civil War Will Also Suffer the Impact of the Middle East War Following the attack on Iran on February 28, justified by claims that Iran and the…

Military tensions between two members of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State could deal a blow to the revolutionary forces

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 12 (MoeMaKa), March 13, 2026 Military tensions between two members of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State could deal a blow to the revolutionary forces Reports emerged on March 12 that recent…

Local residents who had been detained by a military column in Nyaunglebin Township were rescued, while more than 100 people were killed in an airstrike on a prisoner-of-war camp in Rakhine State.

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 11 (MoeMaKa), March 2, 2026 Local residents who had been detained by a military column in Nyaunglebin Township were rescued, while more than 100 people were killed in an airstrike on a prisoner-of-war camp…

Tagaung, a town in Mandalay Region that had been under PDF control, has been lost.

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 10 (MoeMaKa), March 11, 2026 Tagaung, a town in Mandalay Region that had been under PDF control, has been lost. According to some news outlets, on March 10 junta forces regained control of Tagaung,…

25 civilians killed by bombings during clashes in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region; conflict between two ethnic armed groups in northern Shan

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 9 (MoeMaKa), March 10, 2026 25 civilians killed by bombings during clashes in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region; conflict between two ethnic armed groups in northern Shan On March 5, in Kyaukkyi Township, Nyaunglebin District,…

International Women’s Day and Sexual Violence Against Women

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 8 (MoeMaKa), March 9, 2026 International Women’s Day and Sexual Violence Against Women March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day on which awareness-raising and advocacy events related to women’s rights are held. In…

The National Unity Government and Accountability to the People

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 7 (MoeMaKa), March 8, 2026 The National Unity Government and Accountability to the People In recent months, a series of reports have emerged concerning accountability and responsibility in relation to the National Unity Government…

How should we politically position ourselves in the Israel/U.S.–Iran war?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 6 (MoeMaKa), March 7, 2026 How should we politically position ourselves in the Israel/U.S.–Iran war? In recent months, the United States accused the President of Venezuela of involvement in drug trafficking into the U.S.,…

Junta Preparing to Launch IMEI Registration System Requiring Mobile Handset Registration

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 5 (MoeMaKa), March 6, 2026 Junta Preparing to Launch IMEI Registration System Requiring Mobile Handset Registration After tightening the registration system for mobile SIM cards used in Myanmar several years ago, the military junta…

The military regime has begun reshuffling key positions.

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 5 (MoeMaKa), March 4, 2026 The military regime has begun reshuffling key positions. Ahead of the convening of parliament in just over a week, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has started making changes within…