Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

What Has America Built in 250 Years, and What Has Happened to Myanmar?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 6 (MoeMaKa), July 7, 2026 What Has America Built in 250 Years, and What Has Happened to Myanmar? July 4, 2026 marked the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the American Declaration of…

The Shifting Frontlines Across Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 5 (MoeMaKa), July 6, 2026 The Shifting Frontlines Across Myanmar Looking at the areas where fighting is currently taking place between Myanmar’s military junta and resistance forces, several major fronts stand out. In…

Min Aung Hlaing’s Third Overseas Trip Since Assuming the Presidency

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 4 (MoeMaKa), July 5, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing’s Third Overseas Trip Since Assuming the Presidency After assuming the presidency—the highest office in the government—following an election that was widely criticized both domestically and…

A New Administrative Step Emerging in Ethnic Armed Group-Controlled Territories

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 3 (MoeMaKa), July 4, 2026 A New Administrative Step Emerging in Ethnic Armed Group-Controlled Territories According to several media reports, in March 2026, a recruitment announcement was published for employees to staff a…

Death Toll in Myanmar’s Civil War Surpasses 100,000 After More Than Five Years

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 2 (MoeMaKa), July 3, 2026 Death Toll in Myanmar’s Civil War Surpasses 100,000 After More Than Five Years The number of people killed during Myanmar’s armed conflict since the 2021 military coup has…

How Can We Reduce the War’s Consequences: Sexual Violence, Looting, and Killings?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from July 1 (MoeMaKa), July 2, 2026 How Can We Reduce the War’s Consequences: Sexual Violence, Looting, and Killings? More than five years after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has suffered not only physical destruction…

How Should the Problems in the Sagaing, Magway, and Mandalay Federal Units Be Resolved?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 30 (MoeMaKa), July 1, 2026 How Should the Problems in the Sagaing, Magway, and Mandalay Federal Units Be Resolved? Earlier this year, an incident occurred in Pale Township, Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region, in…

Conflicts Among Revolutionary Armed Groups Are Increasing

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 29 (MoeMaKa), June 30, 2026 Conflicts Among Revolutionary Armed Groups Are Increasing In recent months, clashes among revolutionary armed organizations have become more frequent. These incidents have ranged from armed confrontations and direct…

Matriculation Exam Results Announced: Education and the Spring Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 28 (MoeMaKa), June 29, 2026 Matriculation Exam Results Announced: Education and the Spring Revolution On June 28, the military junta announced the results of the 2025–2026 matriculation examination, which was held in March in…

Looking back on more than five years of the Spring Revolution:

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 27 (MoeMaKa), June 28, 2026 Looking back on more than five years of the Spring Revolution: Broadly speaking, the term “Spring Revolution” refers to the entire movement that emerged after the military coup of…

Incidents That Could Damage the Image of the Spring Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 26 (MoeMaKa), June 27, 2026 Incidents That Could Damage the Image of the Spring Revolution News emerged on June 26 that Pu Lei Maung, commander of Battalion No. 6 under the Yinmabin District, which…

What Could Min Aung Hlaing’s Wartime Economic Policy Lead To?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 25 (MoeMaKa), June 26, 2026 What Could Min Aung Hlaing’s Wartime Economic Policy Lead To? If we examine the backbone of the economic policies adopted by the civilian-style government led by Min Aung Hlaing,…

The Struggle to Survive Under the Oppression of the Conscription Law

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 24 (MoeMaKa), June 25, 2026 The Struggle to Survive Under the Oppression of the Conscription Law The Military Service Law—and the requirement of compulsory military service—has become one of the many realities confronting people…

Conflict Among Revolutionary Armed Groups While the Military Junta Continues Offensive Operations

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 23 (MoeMaKa), June 24, 2026 Conflict Among Revolutionary Armed Groups While the Military Junta Continues Offensive Operations As the military junta launched offensives to regain control of the transportation route linking Tamu, on the…

After BNRA, Is PLA Next? Or Is This About the NUG, the CoCs, and Ownership of the Revolution?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from June 22 (MoeMaKa), June 23, 2026 After BNRA, Is PLA Next? Or Is This About the NUG, the CoCs, and Ownership of the Revolution? One of the most talked-about recent developments is the conflict between…