Maung Lu Hmwe – Racing Against the CicadasMoeMaKa, April 4, 2026 “Teacher, have you abandoned our little village?”A message like that came from a teacher in charge of a school for displaced children. Maung Lu Hmwe replied that he was…
Maung Lu Hmwe – When the Heat Brings a Burning LongingMoeMaKa, April 1, 2026 When summer arrives and the midday heat bears down, one can do little but sit still. Even sleep doesn’t come easily. Just as sleep is about…
Maung Lu Hmwe – The Health of the VillagesMoeMaKa, March 27, 2026 Who is looking after the health of the villages in revolutionary areas? Well, to answer honestly: it is CDM nurses, young people who have attended medical training through…
Maung Lu Hmwe – If the Educated Become DiscouragedMoeMaKa, March 25, 2026 In recent days, Maung Lu Hmwe has had to attend quite a lot of meetings. At one of them, he noticed that the people who were actually supposed…
Maung Lu Hmwe – Those Who Mock Righteousness (Essay)MoeMaKa, March 22, 2026 Last year, a young comrade who was close to Maung Lu Hmwe had to return from the frontlines after suffering partial paralysis. While deployed, he had to sleep…
Maung Lu Hmwe – The Frontline House of a Small Village (Essay) (Moemaka, March 19, 2026) You have to ride a motorbike across a shaky bamboo bridge to cross the river. Once you get off the bridge and reach the…
Maung Lu Hmwe – The Sound of the People’s Breath (Essay) (Moemaka – March 17, 2026) “My younger brother… we are also getting exhausted from constantly having to contribute money for bullets. And it’s not just us. The comrades who…
Maung Lu Hmwe – When the War Reaches the Dinner Table(MoeMaKa) March 12, 2026 “The petrol price is unbearable, teacher. Once fuel prices go up, everything else follows,” a parent complained in front of Maung Lu Hmwe yesterday. Petrol, which…
Maung Lu Hmwe – The Lonely Valley(MoeMaKa) March 6, 2026 Mountains rise on all four sides. Maung Lu Hmwe sleeps in a small hut beside a rice field. There is no phone signal here. Even internet access is difficult in…
