Author: Maung Yit

 Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 6 Perspective (MoeMaKa,  August 7, 2025): Lessons for the World from the Genocide in Gaza On October 7, 2023—just 20 days before Myanmar’s “1027 Operation”—armed Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip bulldozed through the border…

A Midpoint Review of the Spring Revolution at 4.5 Years

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 5 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, August 6, 2025) A Midpoint Review of the Spring Revolution at 4.5 Years When we mention the “Spring Revolution,” most people immediately associate it with the armed resistance. Understandably so, because three months…

Comparing 1988 and 2021: The Consequences of Misguided Narratives

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 4 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, August 5, 2025) Comparing 1988 and 2021: The Consequences of Misguided Narratives August 8, 1988—famously remembered as “8.8.88”—marked the day when Myanmar’s people rose in mass protests to demand an end to 26…

ASEAN’s Myanmar Meeting: NLD Sends Letter, Unable to Attend in Person

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 3 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa – August 4, 2025) ASEAN’s Myanmar Meeting: NLD Sends Letter, Unable to Attend in Person To address Myanmar’s political crisis, Malaysia—currently the rotating chair of ASEAN—is hosting a Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Myanmar…

Are the Junta’s Recent Offensives Connected to the Upcoming Election?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 4 Perspective(MoeMaKa, July 5, 2025) Are the Junta’s Recent Offensives Connected to the Upcoming Election? Since the campaign known as “Operation 1027” began in October 2023, the junta has received praise for its rapid territorial…

Junta Fighter Jet Crashes in Phar Saung Township

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 3 Perspective(MoeMaKa, July 4, 2025) Junta Fighter Jet Crashes in Phar Saung Township Amid intense fighting in recent weeks in Phar Saung Township of Karenni (Kayah) State, a junta fighter jet reportedly lost contact during…

Civil War, Shifting Conflict Dynamics, and the Sea of Suffering Felt by the People

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – May 8 SceneMoeMaKa, May 9, 2025 Civil War, Shifting Conflict Dynamics, and the Sea of Suffering Felt by the People For the people of Myanmar, the most common headlines in the news are about casualties and…

Military Leader to Attend Red Square Parade as Russia-backed Ceasefire Extends One More Month

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – May 6 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, May 7, 2025 Military Leader to Attend Red Square Parade as Russia-backed Ceasefire Extends One More Month On May 5, the military council declared a unilateral ceasefire extension of nearly one more month,…

Workers’ Rights in Myanmar Amid Civil War and Dark Times

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – May Day ViewpointMoeMaKa, May 2, 2025 Workers’ Rights in Myanmar Amid Civil War and Dark Times As the world marks International Workers’ Day on May 1st, known as May Day, the realities facing workers in Myanmar…

How Will Myanmar Recover from the Earthquake?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 10 UpdateMoeMaKa, April 11, 2025 How Will Myanmar Recover from the Earthquake? Thirteen days after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, the military regime still lacks the capacity to compile a…

While Civil War Rages in Myanmar, Trade Wars Reignite Across the Globe

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 9: A Broader ViewMoeMaKa, April 10, 2025 While Civil War Rages in Myanmar, Trade Wars Reignite Across the Globe Since the military coup in 2021, Myanmar’s internal conflict—once sporadic—has escalated into a full-scale civil war…

Resistance Forces Capture Inndaw and Falam in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 8 OverviewMoemaka, April 9, 2025 Resistance Forces Capture Inndaw and Falam On April 7, resistance joint forces announced that they had successfully captured Inndaw in northern Sagaing Region and Falam in Chin State. Inndaw was…

Armed Conflicts, Governance Breakdown, and the Rapid Depletion of Myanmar’s Natural Resources

    Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 19 ViewpointMoeMaKa, March 20, 2025 Armed Conflicts, Governance Breakdown, and the Rapid Depletion of Myanmar’s Natural Resources Following the military coup that overthrew the elected NLD-led government in 2020, armed resistance escalated as…

ARSA Founder and Nine Others Arrested in Bangladesh

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 18 Overview MoeMaKa, March 19, 2025 ARSA Founder and Nine Others Arrested in Bangladesh Ata Ullah Abu Ammar Jununi, the founder and leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), was arrested by Bangladesh’s elite…

How Will the Rohingya Refugee Crisis Be Resolved?

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 17 Overview MoeMaKa, March 18, 2025 How Will the Rohingya Refugee Crisis Be Resolved? During his visit to Cox’s Bazar, where Rohingya refugees are currently residing in Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that…