News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 4 (MoeMaKa), April 3, 2026 Airstrike by junta forces following clashes in oil field area between Myaing and Pauk townships Reports emerged this week that the National Unity Government (NUG) and the Magway Federal…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 3 (MoeMaKa), April 4, 2026 From February 1, 2021 to April 3, 2026 Just a few days before the end of last year—on December 28—and again in early January and early February this year,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 2 (MoeMaKa), April 3, 2026 Global Oil and Natural Gas Shortages and Myanmar From a geographical perspective, Iran—one of the Gulf countries in what Western Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas refer to as…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from April 1 (MoeMaKa), April 2, 2026 Problems Emerging as the Revolution Drags On As the Spring Revolution reaches its fifth year, a range of challenges has begun to surface. From a positive perspective, the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 31 (MoeMaKa), April 1, 2026 Myawaddy–Kawkareik Asia Highway to Reopen; Military Regains Control of Areas Near Htee Khee According to reports citing official directives, the military junta is planning to reopen the Myawaddy–Kawkareik…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 30 (MoeMaKa), March 30, 2026 The military that seized power selects a Vice President; the NUG and ethnic armed groups form a leadership committee; some domestic political figures announce the formation of a negotiation…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 29 (MoeMaKa), March 30, 2026 Global Fuel Crisis and Myanmar’s Predicament Amid an already dire situation caused by civil war—where efforts to gain military advantage include restricting the transport of goods from territories under…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 28 (MoeMaKa), March 29, 2026 One year after the Sagaing earthquake, the public still has not recovered At around 12:50 p.m. on March 28 last year, a major earthquake centered near Sagaing struck for…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 27 (MoeMaKa), March 28, 2026 Myanmar’s History: From the Anti-Fascist Revolution to a Military Dictatorship March 27, 1945—when resistance against Japanese fascist rule began—was commemorated for decades as Revolution Day. However, during the BSPP…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 26 (MoeMaKa), March 27, 2026 Myanmar Elections: From 20 Years After ’88 to Just 5 Years After the Spring Revolution In 1988, a nationwide popular uprising erupted—widely known as the ’88 Uprising. As a…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 21 (MoeMaKa), March 22, 2026 MDY-PDF-controlled areas along the Ayeyarwady River basin in central Myanmar When people refer to central Myanmar, they are generally talking about Mandalay, the city that lies midway between the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 23 (MoeMaKa), March 24, 2026 Myanmar: Caught Between Global Turmoil and Civil War As wars in the Middle East continue, global shortages of oil and natural gas are intensifying. With conflicts involving Iran, Israel,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 22 (MoeMaKa), March 23, 2026 TNLA and MNDAA Reach Ceasefire Agreement On the morning of March 14, the Kokang armed group MNDAA launched simultaneous attacks on positions held by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 21 (MoeMaKa), March 22, 2026 The Middle East War and the Dilemma Facing Supporters of Myanmar’s Democracy When wars break out between countries, the way they are named often reveals underlying positions and perspectives.…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from March 19 (MoeMaKa), March 20, 2026 Countries That Will Be Hit by the Fallout of the Middle East War A war launched without sufficient justification—one in which Israel, aiming to expand its vision of a…
