News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 24 (MoeMaKa), May 25, 2026 Residents Return to Tedim and Falam; Signs of Emerging Self-Governance in Ethnic Regions In recent days, some news media outlets have published photos and videos showing residents returning…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 23 (MoeMaKa), May 24, 2026 The Objectives Behind the Junta’s Chin State Offensive Involving Thousands of Troops Both before and after the elections held at the end of last year, the offensives launched…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 21 (MoeMaKa), May 22, 2026 Myanmar’s Landscape: Parallel Realities? At the beginning of 2026, Myanmar’s military junta managed to complete its elections through force and coercion. Immediately afterward, it convened parliament and had…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from May 20 (MoeMaKa), May 21, 2026 Malaysian Foreign Minister’s Visit to Naypyidaw Following the recent ASEAN leaders’ summit held in Cebu, Philippines — a meeting that Myanmar Foreign Minister U Tin Maung Swe was not…
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…
