Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

đŸš« Armed Groups Oppose Channeling Earthquake Aid Through Military Junta

“Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 16 Overview” published by MoeMaKa on April 17, 2025: đŸš« Armed Groups Oppose Channeling Earthquake Aid Through Military Junta Ahead of the expected meeting on April 17 in Bangkok between Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim…

A Thingyan, Unlike the Traditional One

“Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 15 Overview” published by MoeMaKa on April 16, 2025: 🌊 A Thingyan, Unlike the Traditional One This year’s Myanmar New Year Water Festival (Thingyan), traditionally held from April 12 or 13 for four days of…

Airstrikes Intensify Two Weeks After the Earthquake

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 14 Overview published by MoeMaKa on April 15, 2025: 🛑 Airstrikes Intensify Two Weeks After the Earthquake In the two weeks following the powerful March 28 earthquake, the Myanmar military junta has intensified airstrikes across…

Earthquakes Continue in Mandalay & Sagaing as ASEAN Plans to Meet Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 13 Overview published by MoeMaKa on April 14, 2025: Earthquakes Continue in Mandalay & Sagaing as ASEAN Plans to Meet Min Aung Hlaing More than two weeks after the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March…

Hope of a Path to Peace from the Earthquake Disaster Fades in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 12 Snapshot MoeMaKa, April 13, 2025 Hope of a Path to Peace from the Earthquake Disaster Fades The devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar’s central Dry Zone—particularly the key cities of Mandalay, Sagaing, and the junta-controlled…

Relief, Aid, and a Crisis of Trust

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 11 UpdateMoeMaKa, April 12, 2025 Relief, Aid, and a Crisis of Trust In Myanmar, decades of politicized disaster response have made it unsurprising that many people now distrust government-led relief efforts. Whether facing floods,…

How Will Myanmar Recover from the Earthquake?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 10 UpdateMoeMaKa, April 11, 2025 How Will Myanmar Recover from the Earthquake? Thirteen days after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, the military regime still lacks the capacity to compile a…

While Civil War Rages in Myanmar, Trade Wars Reignite Across the Globe

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 9: A Broader ViewMoeMaKa, April 10, 2025 While Civil War Rages in Myanmar, Trade Wars Reignite Across the Globe Since the military coup in 2021, Myanmar’s internal conflict—once sporadic—has escalated into a full-scale civil war…

Resistance Forces Capture Inndaw and Falam in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 8 OverviewMoemaka, April 9, 2025 Resistance Forces Capture Inndaw and Falam On April 7, resistance joint forces announced that they had successfully captured Inndaw in northern Sagaing Region and Falam in Chin State. Inndaw was…

Earthquake and Relief Efforts in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 7 OverviewMoemaka, April 8, 2025 Earthquake and Relief Efforts As of now, the death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar’s Sagaing region on March 28 has risen to 3,600, with over 5,000 injured…

Earthquake and Politics

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 6 OverviewMoemaka, April 7, 2025 Earthquake and Politics The devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar’s Sagaing region on March 28—an event that could be called a national catastrophe—has sparked broad questions about how different actors responded…

What Impact Could MNDAA’s Withdrawal from Lashio Have on Operation 1027?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 5 OverviewMoemaka, April 6, 2025 What Impact Could MNDAA’s Withdrawal from Lashio Have on Operation 1027? In early January this year, under pressure from China, the Kokang armed group MNDAA and the Military Council’s Peace…

Myanmar suffers its most devastating earthquake in a century during the ongoing civil war

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 4 OverviewMoemaka, April 5, 2025 Myanmar suffers its most devastating earthquake in a century during the ongoing civil war Myanmar, already engulfed in civil war, has now been struck by one of the most devastating…

Is the Military Leader’s Thailand Trip an Attempt to Gain Diplomatic Recognition?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 3 Scene MoeMaKha, April 4, 2025 Is the Military Leader’s Thailand Trip an Attempt to Gain Diplomatic Recognition? While rescue operations remain unfinished in cities like Mandalay—the second largest city in Myanmar—and even the capital…

Armed groups declare unilateral ceasefires and suspensions of offensives

“Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 2 Scene”MoeMaKha, April 3, 2025 Armed groups declare unilateral ceasefires and suspensions of offensives Following the March 28 earthquake that struck Sagaing Region and caused massive devastation—killing thousands, injuring many more, and displacing millions—Myanmar’s National…