News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 1 (MoeMaKa), September 2, 2026 The Market of Brokers and Profiteers Created by the Conscription Law September 1 — The Market of Brokers and Profiteers Created by the Conscription Law A recent case…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 31 (MoeMaKa), September 1, 2026 Fighting Between Shwegu and Bhamo, and the Transport of Monsoon Supplies and Military Equipment by River News reports, citing a spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), say…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 30 (MoeMaKa), August 31, 2026 The Collapse of Rule of Law and Social Trust During Myanmar’s Civil War Yesterday, I read a report about an incident at a checkpoint in Muse operated by…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 29 (MoeMaKa), August 30, 2026 Malaysia Moves Ahead with Plan to Repatriate Myanmar Refugees In recent months, Malaysian government leaders said they had reached an agreement with the Myanmar government to repatriate 5,000…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 28 (MoeMaKa), August 29, 2026 Thailand’s Deportation Order for Foreign Offenders Takes Effect; Nepal–Tibet Border Disaster and the Consequences of Global Warming A new regulation allowing Thailand to deport foreign nationals who commit…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 27 (MoeMaKa), August 28, 2026 Central Bank Instructs Banks to Prevent Myanmar Banking Apps from Being Used Abroad Reports have emerged that the Central Bank has instructed Myanmar banks and digital payment service…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 26 (MoeMaKa), August 27, 2026 Shwe Da Kyat Village Monastery Abbot Dies After Detention by Chaung-U Township People’s Security Force On August 18, the abbot of Shwe Da Kyat village monastery in Chaung-U…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 25 (MoeMaKa), August 26, 2026 The 2017 ARSA Attack, Genocide, and the Refugee Crisis In the early hours of August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked around 30 police outposts…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 24 (MoeMaKa), August 25, 2026 Some Political Prisoners Freed When Lashio Prison Opened Forced to Return to Military-Controlled Areas Around 200 political prisoners who escaped when Lashio Prison was opened in the final…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 23 (MoeMaKa), August 24, 2026 Civil War, Misguided Economic Policies, and the Hardships Facing the People Based on the accounts of people who lived through the 1970s up to the 1988 uprising, writings…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 22 (MoeMaKa), August 23, 2026 Ngapali Bombed as Myanmar Military Uses Airstrikes to Pressure AA Toward a Ceasefire and Territorial Concessions The Arakan Army (AA) said that at around 2 a.m. on August…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 21 (MoeMaKa), August 22, 2026 Political Coordination Body (PCB): A Non-Party, Above-Ground Political Bloc In recent days, the activities of the Political Coordination Body (PCB) have become increasingly visible to the public. The…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 20 (MoeMaKa), August 21, 2026 War-Torn Myanmar, Natural Disasters, and Human-Made Disasters When we hear the term “natural disaster,” we often assume that it refers to something beyond the control of governments and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 19 (MoeMaKa), August 20, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing Government Seeks Stronger Ties with Thailand, Russia and Cambodia It appears that coup leader Min Aung Hlaing’s ambition is to travel around the world as…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 18 (MoeMaKa), August 19, 2026 Hatred, Extrajudicial Killings, Accountability, and Justice In recent days, a video circulating on social media has drawn widespread condemnation from users shocked by the extreme brutality it depicts.…
