News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 19 (MoeMaKa), May 20, 2026 Junta Retakes Mawtaung and Tonzang; Defections and Surrenders Reported from Resistance Armed Groups Myanmar’s military junta announced on May 19 that it had retaken Mawtaung, a Thai border trade…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 18 (MoeMaKa), May 19, 2026 How Serious Could the Earthquake Risk Be for Yangon? Around 8:30 a.m. on May 18, a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck near the Yangon River estuary…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 17 (MoeMaKa), May 18, 2026 A notice has been issued announcing the closure of the Chinese-owned Wuhan Kingsrich garment factory A notice has been issued announcing the closure of the Chinese-owned Wuhan Kingsrich garment…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 16 (MoeMaKa), May 17, 2026 The Junta’s Strategy to Cut Off Chin and Rakhine States Is Gradually Becoming Clear If we examine the military developments unfolding over recent weeks and months, it becomes evident…
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…
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…
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…
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 – 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
