News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 13 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, August 14, 2025 Commodity Prices Under the Shadow of Black Market Days, Blockades, Taxes, and Extortion Many middle-aged people will remember the black market era that lasted from the 1970s up until around…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 12 OverviewBy MoeMaKa, August 13, 2025 The Cycle of Hate, War, War Crimes & Genocide Myanmar has experienced internal conflict for nearly eight decades. During this time, some regions have never seen a ceasefire, while…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 11 SceneMoeMaKa, August 12, 2025 News of KIA–Military Dialogue Offer Sparks Debate On August 11, BBC Burmese published a report titled “If the military genuinely wants peace talks, it should come to Myitkyina.” The core…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 10 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, August 11, 2025): Daily Airstrikes Continue Claiming Lives; Junta Reaches Out to UWSA for Improved Relations On the night of August 10, Myanmar military forces launched airstrikes on two locations within KNU/KNLA-controlled Brigade…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 9 Perspective(Published by MoeMaKa, August 10, 2025) Myanmar Junta Attempts to Regain Military Momentum The military junta led by Min Aung Hlaing had suffered serious political and military setbacks by mid-2024 — losing control of…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 8 Perspective (Published August 9, 2025): The 8888 Uprising and Myanmar’s Democratic Goal As we look back at the historic 8888 Uprising that began on August 8, 1988, it has now been 37 years. Yet,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 7 Perspective (MoeMaKa August 8, 2025): The Death of Former Acting President Myint Swe and Reflections on the Military Dictatorship Myint Swe, former Acting President and retired Lieutenant General, passed away on Friday morning at…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 2 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, August 3, 2025) How Accurately and Fairly Can the Media Present the Truth? A commentator identifying as Kachin, writing under the name Jan Khone (aka Naw Hkung), recently posted an article on his…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 1 Perspective(MoeMaKa, August 2, 2025) 63 Townships Placed Under Martial Law; Suspension of Three Sections of the “Safeguarding Personal Freedoms” Law Under the directive of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 31 Perspective(MoeMaKa, August 1, 2025) The Beginning of the 2025 Election Landscape — Not the Same as 2010 Four and a half years after the military coup, the junta—formally named the State Administration Council—announced on…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 30 Perspective(MoeMaKa, July 31, 2025) Increase in Airstrikes, Public Perception, and Neighboring Countries’ Views on Aerial Attacks For the past nearly five years, civilians living in territories controlled by ethnic armed groups and PDFs have…
