Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

All Domestic Artists Pressured to Join the Junta’s Election Propaganda Campaign

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 10 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 11, 2025) All Domestic Artists Pressured to Join the Junta’s Election Propaganda Campaign For Myanmar artists living abroad — those who have left the country and not yet returned — there is…

Buildings in KK Park, One of the Cybercrime Hubs in the “Kyar Phyant” Region, Destroyed by the Junta and BGF

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 9 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 10, 2025) Buildings in KK Park, One of the Cybercrime Hubs in the “Kyar Phyant” Region, Destroyed by the Junta and BGF The KK Park compound, one of several sites in Myanmar’s…

After TNLA’s Ceasefire, MDY PDF Loses Territory in Mandalay Region

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 8 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 9, 2025) After TNLA’s Ceasefire, MDY PDF Loses Territory in Mandalay Region Following the October 27–28 talks in Kunming, Yunnan Province, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) — one of the three…

Rakhine State under Blockade and Airstrikes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 7 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 8, 2025) Rakhine State under Blockade and Airstrikes For years now, the military junta has restricted shipments of food, medicine, and consumer goods into Rakhine State, while also blocking the export of…

The Junta’s Pressure on Artists and the Fate of Mogok

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 6: The Scene (MoeMaKa – November 7, 2025) The Junta’s Pressure on Artists and the Fate of Mogok As Myanmar’s military junta moves closer to staging its so-called “elections,” it has intensified pressure on…

Tax Abuse, Crimes by Some Fighters, and the Spring Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 5 View(MoeMaKa) November 6, 2025 Tax Abuse, Crimes by Some Fighters, and the Spring Revolution In areas called “liberated zones”—towns and territories seized from the military and held by armed resistance groups—there have been a…

The Strategies of the Revolutionary Forces and the Military Junta

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 4 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 5, 2025) The Strategies of the Revolutionary Forces and the Military Junta The term “revolutionary forces” generally refers to the diverse coalition opposing Myanmar’s military dictatorship — including ethnic armed organizations (EAOs),…

TNLA to Withdraw from Mogok on November 20 — the Situation in Mogok

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 3 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 4, 2025) TNLA to Withdraw from Mogok on November 20 — the Situation in Mogok Reports have emerged that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) plans to withdraw from Mogok on November…

The 2025–2026 Election — or the Continuation of the Coup

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 2 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 3, 2025) The 2025–2026 Election — or the Continuation of the Coup Most of the recent events in Myanmar are directly linked to the election planned for the end of this year.…

The Value of Information

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 1 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 2, 2025) The Value of Information Every day, the Burmese-language internet is flooded with an overwhelming amount of news — reports of battles, political updates, human rights abuses committed by armed groups,…

The Junta’s Intolerant Election

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 31 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 1, 2025) The Junta’s Intolerant Election The recent arrests of six well-known film directors and actors within just a few days have shocked the public. The junta detained acclaimed director Mite Tee,…

Second Agreement Reached to Hand Back Territory Controlled by the Brotherhood Alliance in Northern Shan State

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 28 Overview(MoeMaKa) October 30, 2025 Second Agreement Reached to Hand Back Territory Controlled by the Brotherhood Alliance in Northern Shan State It was announced this afternoon (October 30) that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)…

As the fifth anniversary of the military coup approaches and two months remain before the sham election

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 28 Overview(MoeMaKa) October 29, 2025 As the fifth anniversary of the military coup approaches and two months remain before the sham election Nearly five years after the military coup that nullified the results of the…

Two Years After Operation 1027: A Look Back and Ahead

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 27 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 28, 2025) Two Years After Operation 1027: A Look Back and Ahead On the morning of October 27, 2023, multiple towns and outposts across northern Shan State came under simultaneous attack by…

ASEAN Summit Statement on Myanmar — and Its Impact

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 26 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 27, 2025) ASEAN Summit Statement on Myanmar — and Its Impact The annual ASEAN leaders’ summit is now underway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the bloc’s 2025 chair. A distinctive feature this year…