Category: Current

Current Issues & News on Burma & Burmese people with the sub sections – News, Feature, Interview, Photo-News, Op-Ed and so on

The Collapse of Rule of Law and Social Trust During Myanmar’s Civil War

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…

August 31, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome. We will now present today’s m.CDM domestic news. Today’s major stories include: These and other domestic developments are included in today’s program. m.CDM, August 30 The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Dawei National Liberation Army (DNLA)…

Malaysia Moves Ahead with Plan to Repatriate Myanmar Refugees

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…

August 30, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to m.CDM Domestic News. Here are today’s main stories. Myanmar’s military is accused of using cluster munitions in airstrikes on Shwegu in Kachin State. Ten civilians were reportedly detained and used as human shields in Yinmabin, while…

Thailand’s Deportation Order for Foreign Offenders Takes Effect; Nepal–Tibet Border Disaster and the Consequences of Global Warming

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…

August 29, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to m.CDM’s domestic news program. Today’s reports include: NUG Foreign Minister Daw Zin Mar Aung expressing condolences over deaths caused by severe flooding in Nepal; military vessels reaching near Shwegu amid airstrikes and artillery attacks that have…

Central Bank Instructs Banks to Prevent Myanmar Banking Apps from Being Used Abroad

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…

August 28, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello everyone. We now begin today’s m.CDM domestic news program. Today’s main stories include clashes in Kale and Paletwa, the killing of a Chin youth after being detained by the military authorities, reports of continued forced recruitment and arrests in…

Shwe Da Kyat Village Monastery Abbot Dies After Detention by Chaung-U Township People’s Security Force

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…

August 27, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello and welcome to m.CDM’s domestic news program. Today’s main stories include: These and other domestic stories follow. m.CDM, August 26 Four people were killed when military council forces carried out an airstrike on a training school belonging to the…

The 2017 ARSA Attack, Genocide, and the Refugee Crisis

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…

August 26, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Hello, and welcome to m.CDM’s domestic news roundup. Today’s reports include: 88 civilians killed in military airstrikes while communities were already suffering from floods; attacks on military vessels along the Ayeyarwady River near Shwegu, with more than 100 troops reportedly…

Some Political Prisoners Freed When Lashio Prison Opened Forced to Return to Military-Controlled Areas

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…

August 25, 2026 (m.CDM Domestic News)

Thousands of residents remain affected by flooding in Ngathaingchaung and surrounding areas of Ayeyarwady Region, as well as Kyar Inn Seik Gyi Township in Karen State, while concerns are growing over infectious diseases. Although water levels have begun to fall…

Civil War, Misguided Economic Policies, and the Hardships Facing the People

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…