Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Towns Captured by Resistance Forces and Regional Military Orders

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 17 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 18, 2024) Towns Captured by Resistance Forces and Regional Military Orders Reports indicate that resistance forces have taken control of 87 towns. According to People’s Spring, the Arakan Army (AA) announced on…

Reckless Acts of Throwing Donations During Tazaungdaing and Responsibility-Free Attitudes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 16 Scenes(MoeMaKa, November 17, 2024) Reckless Acts of Throwing Donations During Tazaungdaing and Responsibility-Free Attitudes Airstrikes in Mohnyin Township Result in 9 Deaths During the Tazaungdaing Festival season in Yangon, there is a recurring practice…

Joint Security Forces Proposed by China

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 15 Overview(MoeMaKa) November 16, 2024 Joint Security Forces Proposed by China After the recent visit of the junta’s leadership to China earlier this month, noticeable developments affecting the armed conflicts within Myanmar have emerged. In…

Battle for Palae Township in Sagaing Region: Armed Groups’ Unity and Political Consolidation

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 14 Scene(Moemaka) November 15, 2024 Battle for Palae Township in Sagaing Region: Armed Groups’ Unity and Political Consolidation Sagaing Region, one of the largest territories in Myanmar with 38 townships, has been the backdrop for…

Increasing War Crimes Committed Frequently

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 13 Scene(MoeMaKa) November 14, 2024 Increasing War Crimes Committed Frequently The war crimes, as known in English, are crimes against humanity committed during armed operations and clashes in Myanmar’s internal conflict, ongoing for over three…

A Severe Incident from the Airstrikes: Intensified Military Operations in Northern Shan State

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 12, Scene (MoeMaKa) November 13, 2024 A Severe Incident from the Airstrikes: Intensified Military Operations in Northern Shan State Airstrikes and bombings from aircraft have become a military strategy for the junta forces, which are…

China’s Increasing Border Blockades on Trade and Its Impact on Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Groups

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 11, 2024 (From Moemaka) November 12, 2024 China’s Increasing Border Blockades on Trade and Its Impact on Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Groups The Chinese government has been implementing tighter border restrictions over the past two months,…

Intense Fighting in Rakhine and Chin States: The Junta’s Military Strategy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 10 Update (MoeMaKa) November 11, 2024 Intense Fighting in Rakhine and Chin States: The Junta’s Military Strategy Political and military analysts have observed that armed conflicts in Myanmar often intensify during the dry season, from…

Civil War, Blockades, and Famine

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 9 Overview(MoeMaKa, November 10, 2024) Civil War, Blockades, and Famine Nearly three years have passed since the outbreak of the civil war, and in 2024, the intensity and scale of the conflict, as well as…

Recent Shifts and Reactions from the U.S., China, and Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 8 Overview(MoeMaKa) November 9, 2024 Recent Shifts and Reactions from the U.S., China, and Myanmar Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s trip to China occurred the same week as the U.S. elections. The election results…

What Benefits Will the Military Leader’s Trip to China Yield? India’s Approach to Resolving Myanmar’s Political Crisis

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 7: What Benefits Will the Military Leader’s Trip to China Yield? India’s Approach to Resolving Myanmar’s Political Crisis (November 8, 2024 – MoeMaKa) During a five-day visit to Yunnan Province in China, Myanmar’s military leader…

Why Did the Democrats Lose, and What Lies Ahead Under Trump?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 6 Perspective(MoeMaKa) November 7, 2024 Why Did the Democrats Lose, and What Lies Ahead Under Trump? On the night of November 5 in the United States (morning of November 6 in Asia), while votes were…

Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on Myanmar and the Beginning of the Military Council Leader’s Visit to China

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 5 Perspective(MoeMaKa) November 6, 2024 Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on Myanmar and the Beginning of the Military Council Leader’s Visit to China As the U.S. presidential election, held every four years, approaches, the…

What Will Be the Impact of Min Aung Hlaing’s Trip to China?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 4 Overview (MoeMaKa, November 5, 2024) What Will Be the Impact of Min Aung Hlaing’s Trip to China? As Myanmar approaches nearly four years under military rule, Min Aung Hlaing’s first official trip to China…

KIA Seizes Fimaw Region, Gains Control of Rare Earth-Producing Areas

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scene of November 3 (MoeMaKa) November 4, 2024 KIA Seizes Fimaw Region, Gains Control of Rare Earth-Producing Areas The names of three villages in Kachin State—Fimaw, Gaolan, and Kanpan—are familiar landmarks in the history of…