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Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Accession Bid and Its Relations with Myanmar’s Military Regime

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 18 (MoeMaKa, September 19, 2025) Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Accession Bid and Its Relations with Myanmar’s Military Regime Since Myanmar’s 2021 coup, Timor-Leste—whose president and prime minister formally received members of the National Unity Government…

Could geopolitical tremors emerge in Myanmar’s western region?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 17 (MoeMaKa) September 18, 2025 Could geopolitical tremors emerge in Myanmar’s western region? Looking at several recent reports from Bangladesh’s frontier areas adjoining Myanmar’s Rakhine State, a few developments stand out. A Bangladeshi…

More people are giving up their lives amid unbearable hardship

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 15 View (MoeMaKa, September 16, 2025) More people are giving up their lives amid unbearable hardship Amid conditions so harsh that it is difficult just to earn enough each day to feed one’s family, reports…

The battle for Bhamo: still no clear winner—and what it may portend

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 15 View (MoeMaKa) September 16, 2025) The battle for Bhamo: still no clear winner—and what it may portend Since December 2024, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied PDFs have been attacking to capture Bhamo…

Generals taking off their uniforms to contest the election

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 14 View (MoeMaKa) September 15, 2025) Generals taking off their uniforms to contest the election In recent days, reports have emerged that the military has retired more than a dozen generals so they can shed…

Myanmar’s fate must be solved by Myanmar people; in hard times we must help each other

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 13 View (MoeMaKa) September 14, 2025 Myanmar’s fate must be solved by Myanmar people; in hard times we must help each other Sweden, which has been supporting Myanmar’s civil society groups, human-rights monitors, and media,…

Hate speech and assassinations are things that must be stopped

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 12 (MoeMaKa), September 13, 2025 Hate speech and assassinations are things that must be stopped All over the world—and in Myanmar too—assassinations and killings happen almost everywhere and at all times. In Myanmar,…

An election staged to project the image the military wants; treason/“undermining state prestige” conviction against Dr. Aye Maung cleared

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 11 (MoeMaKa), September 12, 2025 An election staged to project the image the military wants; treason/“undermining state prestige” conviction against Dr. Aye Maung cleared After the junta set a date last month for…

The Karen State front: rapid penetration by Military Commission forces

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 10 (MoeMaKa), September 11, 2025 The Karen State front: rapid penetration by Military Commission forces After more than 500 days in which the Asia Highway linking Myawaddy and Kawkareik—crossing the Dawna Range—had been…

Are fractures showing in the “military commission” election even before it starts?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 9(MoeMaKa), September 10, 2025 Are fractures showing in the “military commission” election even before it starts? After the 2021 coup, the junta rebranded itself as a “Military Commission” in 2025 and has been…

Daily kidnappings/forced conscription and rising crime in junta-controlled cities

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 8 (Moemaka), September 9, 2025 Daily kidnappings/forced conscription and rising crime in junta-controlled cities Reading the news each day, the items that dominate are: young men disappearing; workers detained while commuting and told…

Four years since the declaration of the People’s Defensive War: the military, political, and economic situation

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 7 (Moemaka), September 8, 2025 Four years since the declaration of the People’s Defensive War: the military, political, and economic situation On September 7, 2021, the National Unity Government’s Acting President Duwa Lashi…

It’s time to organize the public with accurate facts and reality—not wishful thinking

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 6 (Moemaka), September 7, 2025 It’s time to organize the public with accurate facts and reality—not wishful thinking When armed groups issue battlefield updates—or when the media asks them about ongoing fighting—it’s normal…

BGF in Karen State to assist the election; junta retakes the strategic Thingan Nyi Naung area near Myawaddy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from September 5 (Moemaka), September 6, 2025 BGF in Karen State to assist the election; junta retakes the strategic Thingan Nyi Naung area near Myawaddy Reports emerged that at a September 3 meeting, the Border…

The coup military, re-energized with backing from major powers, and the hardship people are facing

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 4 View(MoeMaKa), September 5, 2025 The coup military, re-energized with backing from major powers, and the hardship people are facing In recent days, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has been in China. Amid SCO member…