Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Over a hundred Myanmar nationals arrested in Thailand and Bangkok — Junta troops enter KK Park, a scam hub on the Thai-Myanmar border

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 19 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 20, 2025) Over a hundred Myanmar nationals arrested in Thailand and Bangkok — Junta troops enter KK Park, a scam hub on the Thai-Myanmar border Thai authorities customarily open migrant worker registration…

Is public trust in the revolutionary armed forces starting to fade?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 18 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 19, 2025) Is public trust in the revolutionary armed forces starting to fade? According to a DVB report, in Moteit Village, Inn Taung Township, Sagaing Region, a civilian was arrested by the…

Myanmar Still Far from Peace

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 17: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 18, 2025) Myanmar Still Far from Peace The 10th Anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) — first signed on October 15, 2015 between the government and eight ethnic armed organizations —…

The Third Town Lost by the TNLA in Northern Shan State Within Four Months

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 16: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 17, 2025) The Third Town Lost by the TNLA in Northern Shan State Within Four Months Counting from mid-July 2025, over the past four months the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has…

The 10th Anniversary of the NCA and Myanmar’s Future

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 15: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 16, 2025) The 10th Anniversary of the NCA and Myanmar’s Future From October 15 to 17, Myanmar’s military regime held grand ceremonies and discussions in Naypyitaw to commemorate the 10th anniversary of…

The End of the Gaza War and the Prospects for a Ceasefire and Peace in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 14: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 15, 2025) The End of the Gaza War and the Prospects for a Ceasefire and Peace in Myanmar After two years and three days of relentless warfare, Israel’s military campaign to eradicate…

A Decade of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA): Commemorating Peace in a Time of War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 13: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 14, 2025) A Decade of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA): Commemorating Peace in a Time of War Ten years ago, on October 15, 2015, the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) was signed between…

MDY-PDF’s Local Administration and Air-Strike Risk Precautions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 12: Scene(MoeMaKa) October 13, 2025 MDY-PDF’s Local Administration and Air-Strike Risk Precautions On October 12, a video spread rapidly on social media showing public security personnel and MDY-PDF members entering a house in Lepan Hla…

Interwoven Issues of Democracy, Ethnicity, and Human Rights

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 11: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 12, 2025) Interwoven Issues of Democracy, Ethnicity, and Human Rights Across Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, fierce battles continue over territory, towns, and military bases. Yet among all these conflicts, Rakhine State stands…

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Chosen for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 10: Scene(MoeMaKa) October 11, 2025 Venezuelan Opposition Leader Chosen for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize If there is a political award that draws the world’s keenest attention, it is likely the Nobel Peace Prize selected…

Malaysian Foreign Minister’s Naypyitaw Trip; Night Curfews Imposed in Hpakant and Myitkyina

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 9: Scene(MoeMaKa) October 10, 2025 Malaysian Foreign Minister’s Naypyitaw Trip; Night Curfews Imposed in Hpakant and Myitkyina Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, serving as ASEAN’s rotating chair, visited Naypyitaw with his delegation, met coup leader…

Junta Claims Seizure of 195 Billion Kyat Worth of Narcotics

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 8: Scene(MoeMaKa) October 9, 2025 Junta Claims Seizure of 195 Billion Kyat Worth of Narcotics The military junta has announced that narcotics worth 195 billion kyat—allegedly bound for Rakhine State and Malaysia—were uncovered and seized…

Kyat Appreciation Amid Soaring Prices: The Public’s Struggle to Survive

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 7: SceneMoeMaKa, October 8, 2025 Kyat Appreciation Amid Soaring Prices: The Public’s Struggle to Survive In the past two to three weeks, the Myanmar kyat has appreciated noticeably. For several months, the exchange rate had…

A blood-stained full moon of Thadingyut

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Viewpoint for October 6 (MoeMaKa) October 7, 2025 A blood-stained full moon of Thadingyut On the full-moon day of Thadingyut, some places in Myanmar were bustling—pagodas and monasteries filled with people, a public holiday at the…

Is the revolutionary tide ebbing?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Viewpoint for October 5 (MoeMaKa) October 6, 2025 Is the revolutionary tide ebbing? Nearly four and a half years—almost five—have passed since the coup. After the 2020 election victory, the NLD’s MPs formed the National Unity…