News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 13 (MoeMaKa), August 14, 2026 Myanmar’s Nearly 80-Year Civil War and the Meaning of “Peace” Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of Japan’s Nippon Foundation, visited Naypyidaw on August 10 and met with military leader…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 12 (MoeMaKa), August 13, 2026 Flood Situation in Lemyethna, Ayeyarwady Region, and the Mu River Basin in Sagaing Region Nearly two weeks—about 13 to 14 days—have passed since an embankment along the Ngawun…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 11 (MoeMaKa), August 12, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Pulls Back Hard on ASEAN’s Leash: The Impact of Thailand’s “Calibrated Re-engagement” Myanmar Military Government Pulls Back Hard on ASEAN’s Leash: The Impact of Thailand’s…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 10 (MoeMaKa), August 11, 2026 Will the Floods Slow Down the War? Nearly five days have passed since widespread flooding began affecting many parts of Sagaing Region, which has 37 townships and is…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 9 (MoeMaKa), August 10, 2026 How Should the Flood Disasters in Ayeyarwady and Sagaing Regions Be Addressed? On the night of July 30, an embankment holding back the Ngawun River west of Laymyethna…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 8 (MoeMaKa), August 9, 2026 Armed Conflict and Natural Disasters — or the Politics of Disaster Meteorologists had forecast that from around the middle of this year through the beginning of next year,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 7 (MoeMaKa), August 8, 2026 The 38th Anniversary of the 8888 Uprising and a Historical Perspective Whether written numerically as “8888” or in words as the “Four Eights,” the term refers to August…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 6 (MoeMaKa), August 7, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing’s Official Visit to Thailand and a Shift in a Neighboring Country’s Policy While Myanmar news media have focused on reports of protests outside the United…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 5 (MoeMaKa), August 6, 2026 Flood Disaster Expands After Ngawun River Embankment Breach The flooding caused by the breach of the embankment holding back the Ngawun River west of Laymyethna Township, which first…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 4 (MoeMaKa), August 5, 2026 The Visit of UWSP/UWSA Leaders to Naypyidaw and Its Possible Implications A delegation led by Vice Chairman U Kyauk Kaw An of the United Wa State…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 3 (MoeMaKa), August 4, 2026 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Granted Meeting with Head of the ICRC Myanmar Office Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chair of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 2 (MoeMaKa), August 3, 2026 The Laymyethna Flood Disaster and the Military Government’s Response Capacity More than three days have passed since floodwaters began pouring into Laymyethna Township and nearby villages after a…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 1 (MoeMaKa), August 2, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing says the junta’s peace committee has held talks with 13 armed groups In his state address on July 31, Min Aung Hlaing said that within…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 31 (MoeMaKa), August 1, 2026 Thousands Affected After River Embankment Breaches Near Laymyethna A section of the embankment protecting Laymyethna town in Hinthada District, Ayeyarwady Region, from the Ngawun River reportedly collapsed, allowing…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 30 (MoeMaKa), July 31, 2026 Common Political Agreement (CPA) First Draft Unveiled in Mae Sot A public event was held in Mae Sot to announce the first draft of the Common Political Agreement…
