News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 9 (MoeMaKa), September 10, 2026 Prospects for the Myanmar Military’s Offensive in Rakhine State Beginning in late 2023 and early 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) captured one town after another across Rakhine State.…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September (MoeMaKa), September 8, 2026 Multiple Fronts and the Myanmar Military’s Manpower Crisis Looking at the current state of Myanmar’s civil war, one of the most serious challenges facing the military is becoming increasingly…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 6 (MoeMaKa), September 7, 2026 Rakhine-Language Curriculum in Paletwa, Chin State, and More Vessels Heading Up the Ayeyarwady Toward Kachin State After fighting resumed between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA)…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 5 (MoeMaKa), September 6, 2026 Climate Change and Countries Suffering from Climate-Related Disasters On August 26, a massive collapse of ice and glaciers triggered torrents of mud and water along the Tibet–Nepal border,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 5 (MoeMaKa), September 2, 2026 The Burden on the Shoulders of Myanmar’s People Reading the news over the past few days has been deeply troubling. Among the reports are the announcement that Teng…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 2 (MoeMaKa), September 3, 2026 Global Political Trends and the Myanmar Crisis Tensions between the world’s major powers and their allies, ambitions for territorial expansion, competition for control over natural resources, and efforts…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from September 2 (MoeMaKa), September 3, 2026 Military Flotilla Attacked Again on the Irrawaddy Between Shwegu and Bhamo; More Than 100 Reportedly Surrender As it did in 2025, Myanmar’s military has once again used the…
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…
