Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

7th Extension of the Military Coup Council’s Rule

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 31 Scene MoeMaKa, February 1, 2025 7th Extension of the Military Coup Council’s Rule A day before February 1, marking exactly four years since the military coup, the military council convened a meeting of its…

Migrant Worker Issues and Children’s Education Crisis

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 30 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 31, 2025 Migrant Worker Issues and Children’s Education Crisis In recent days, Thai authorities, including immigration and police forces, raided a primary school in Koh Phangan, Surat Thani, southern Thailand. The school,…

China’s Influence and the Withdrawal of Kokang Armed Forces from Lashio

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 29 Overview MoeMaKa, January 30, 2025 China’s Influence and the Withdrawal of Kokang Armed Forces from Lashio During the Chinese New Year celebration held in Lashio on January 28, a representative from China mentioned in…

Conflicts in Kachin and Ta’ang (Palaung) Controlled Areas

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 28 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 29, 2025 Conflicts in Kachin and Ta’ang (Palaung) Controlled Areas In recent days, disputes and confrontations have been occurring between lower-level units of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Ta’ang National…

The Suffering of Refugees at the Thai-Myanmar Border Due to U.S. Presidential Orders

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 27 Overview MoeMaKa, January 28, 2025 The Suffering of Refugees at the Thai-Myanmar Border Due to U.S. Presidential Orders On the day newly elected President Trump assumed office, he swiftly signed 26 executive orders, captured…

Military Junta Threatens Uncontrolled Areas with Airstrikes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 26MoeMaKa, January 27, 2025Military Junta Threatens Uncontrolled Areas with Airstrikes For two consecutive years, reports of the Myanmar military junta’s air force conducting daily airstrikes using fighter jets, reconnaissance aircraft, and helicopters have been dominating…

The Military Conscription Law: Unlawful Recruitment and Enlistment Before Its Implementation

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 25 UpdateMoeMaKa, January 25, 2025 The Military Conscription Law: Unlawful Recruitment and Enlistment Before Its Implementation The military regime enacted the “Public Military Service Law” on March 10 last year. However, its implementing regulations were…

From Statements to Concrete Actions

Myanmar Spring Chronicles – January 24 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 25, 2025 From Statements to Concrete Actions As of now, the Chinese and Thai governments have issued announcements about cracking down on human trafficking gangs in the southern border regions of Myanmar.…

Hatred, Nationalism, and War Crimes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 23 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, January 24, 2025 Hatred, Nationalism, and War Crimes This week, a video surfaced on social media showing two detained members of the military junta’s forces being tortured and beheaded. The incident, believed to…

What Awaits Myanmar and the World in 2025

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 22 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 23, 2025 What Awaits Myanmar and the World in 2025 Although only three weeks have passed in 2025, events are unfolding rapidly, sparking debates, controversies, fears, and disappointments. Globally, wars, sanctions, prohibitive…

The Impact of Trump’s Four Years on Myanmar’s Armed Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicles – January 21 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, January 22, 2025 The Impact of Trump’s Four Years on Myanmar’s Armed Revolution On Donald Trump’s first day in office, following his inauguration as President of the United States, he signed a flurry…

China’s Mediation: MNDAA and Junta Ceasefire Agreement – Background and Implications

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 20 Scene MoeMaKa, January 21, 2025 China’s Mediation: MNDAA and Junta Ceasefire Agreement – Background and Implications On January 20, 2025, a spokesperson from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Myanmar National Democratic…

28 Junta Prisoners Killed in Airstrike in Mrauk U, Rakhine State

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 19 SceneMoeMaKa, January 20, 2025 28 Junta Prisoners Killed in Airstrike in Mrauk U, Rakhine State On the evening of January 18, junta airstrikes targeted a detention camp near Ramchaung in Mrauk U, Rakhine State,…

Myawaddy’s Online Scam Organizations and the Junta’s Responsibility

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 18 Scene MoeMaKa, January 19, 2025 Myawaddy’s Online Scam Organizations and the Junta’s Responsibility The human trafficking and forced labor associated with online scam organizations in Myawaddy Township have escalated from a local issue to…

A World Losing Integrity and the Suffering of the People of Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 17 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 18, 2025 A World Losing Integrity and the Suffering of the People of Myanmar While the villages, towns, and regions of Myanmar remain under the constant threat of armed conflict, airstrikes, and…