News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
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…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 29 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, July 30, 2025) Election Laws Issued in Relation to the Military Council’s Planned Polls The military council, which seized power in a coup, has issued amendments to the election law—known as the Sixth…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 28 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, July 29, 2025) Who Benefits from the Thailand–Cambodia Border Conflict? After decades of unresolved border disputes between Thailand and Cambodia, military clashes finally erupted in recent days—though on a limited scale. Beginning on…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 27 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa – July 28, 2025) The Life of Myanmar People Enduring One Wave of Flooding After Another Every year during the monsoon season, certain regions of Myanmar suffer from flooding. This is partly due…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 26 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, July 27, 2025) Junta Airstrikes in Mogok and Katha, Shelling of Naung Pain Village in Kyaukme A few days after the junta recaptured Naung Cho, its military escalated offensives with airstrikes targeting the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 25 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, July 26, 2025) Widespread Hunger, Crimes, and Extrajudicial Killings across Myanmar A recent report from rural villages in Ngazun Township, Mandalay Region, states that over 10,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are now surviving…
