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Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 19 (MoeMaKa), August 20, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing Government Seeks Stronger Ties with Thailand, Russia and Cambodia It appears that coup leader Min Aung Hlaing’s ambition is to travel around the world as…
Heavy rainfall and water releases from dams have caused widespread flooding across Upper Myanmar, affecting approximately 470,648 people, according to an August 18 statement by the National Unity Government’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. Flooding has affected 23…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 18 (MoeMaKa), August 19, 2026 Hatred, Extrajudicial Killings, Accountability, and Justice In recent days, a video circulating on social media has drawn widespread condemnation from users shocked by the extreme brutality it depicts.…
Hello. We will now present today’s m.CDM domestic news. Today’s headlines include: 1. Seven SNA troops killed in Mogaung fighting; six Military Commission troops killed in Hkamti m.CDM, August 18 Joint forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Kachin…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 17 (MoeMaKa), August 18, 2026 Another Round of Flooding Hits Laymyethna Township Before Breached Embankment Can Be Repaired The embankment west of Laymyethna town, built to hold back the Ngawun River—a tributary of…
Four civilians killed in Pinlebu airstrikes; another civilian shot dead in Ye-U* Four civilians, including a child, were reportedly killed when junta aircraft bombed Kan Pan village in southern Pinlebu Township, Sagaing Region. At around 3 p.m. on August 16,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 16 (MoeMaKa), August 17, 2026 The Fifth International Conference on Myanmar Studies in Chiang Mai and Myanmar’s Civil War The International Conference on Myanmar Studies was held over three days, from August 14…
Two detained BNRA battalion commanders escape; hospital later hit by airstrike* Two battalion commanders from the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), also known as Bo Nagar’s force, reportedly escaped from PDF custody before the military carried out an airstrike on…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 15 (MoeMaKa), August 16, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Issues Statement on Rohingya Refugee Crisis Nearly Nine Years On More than five years after the military coup, Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the…
More than 30 clashes reported in Magway, with at least 50 junta troops reportedly killed* More than 30 clashes have taken place between resistance forces and Myanmar military troops operating in Magway Region, leaving at least 50 junta soldiers dead,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 14 (MoeMaKa), August 15, 2026 Myanmar Military Government Responds to U.S. Embassy Statement Following a recent visit by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the…
Hello and welcome. Here is today’s m.CDM domestic news roundup. Today’s main stories include severe flooding across 21 townships in Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway and Ayeyarwady regions, affecting more than 450,000 people and leaving at least 25 dead; an overnight military…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 13 (MoeMaKa), August 14, 2026 Myanmar’s Nearly 80-Year Civil War and the Meaning of “Peace” Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of Japan’s Nippon Foundation, visited Naypyidaw on August 10 and met with military leader…
Three killed in assassination in Gangaw** Three people, including the chairman of Battalion 6 of the Chin Defense Force–KKG (Kalay, Kabaw, Gangaw), were reportedly shot dead in Gangaw Township, Magway Region, late on August 12. The victims included Battalion Chairman…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 12 (MoeMaKa), August 13, 2026 Flood Situation in Lemyethna, Ayeyarwady Region, and the Mu River Basin in Sagaing Region Nearly two weeks—about 13 to 14 days—have passed since an embankment along the Ngawun…
