News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 9 OverviewMoeMaKa, March 10, 2025 The Killing of a Shan Monk and the Informant Allegation Issue On the evening of March 4, an armed group killed a Shan monk, U Dhammasara, and his lay attendant,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 8 Scene MoeMaKa, March 9, 2025 Northern Shan Region’s Territorial Dispute to be Resolved Through Public Consultation KIA Deputy Chairman General Gun Maw has commented on social media that the ongoing conflict between KIA and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 7 Overview MoeMaKa, March 8, 2025 TNLA Seizes KIA Liaison Office in Kutkai Amid Clashes On March 7, TNLA (Ta’ang National Liberation Army) forces seized the KIA (Kachin Independence Army) liaison office in Kutkai town…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 5 Overview MoeMaKa, March 6, 2025 6 Killed as MNDAA Troops Open Fire on KIA Members and Villagers Opposing Gold Mining in Mongsi Village, Kutkai On March 5, an incident occurred in Mongsi village, Kutkai…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 4 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, March 5, 2025 Is Extremist Media Dominating Myanmar and the World? From the very beginning, Myanmar’s media landscape and journalists have largely been viewed as independent and unaffiliated entities. The public tends to…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 3 Overview MoeMaKa, March 4, 2025 Following the Powerful – Myanmar Military Council’s Trip to Russia and Its Strategic Shift According to reports dated March 3 (Yangon time, March 4), Myanmar’s military junta leader, Min…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 2: A PerspectiveMoeMaKa, March 3, 2025 63 Years After Myanmar’s First Military Coup If we were to officially define Myanmar’s first military coup, it would be the March 2, 1962, takeover by the military under…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 1 ViewMoeMaKa, March 2, 2025 The Interconnection Between Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts History has shown that when a country is rich in natural resources but politically unstable, foreign powers seeking profit often intervene and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 28 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, March 1, 2025 Myanmar: One of the Worst Countries for Human Rights According to the United Nations, which monitors and reports on global human rights conditions, social and economic developments, and humanitarian crises,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 27 UpdateMoemaka, February 28, 2025 NLD Working Committee Calls for Review of Arrest Warrants Against U Htin Kyaw and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Issued by Argentine Court The NLD Working Committee in exile has…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 26 ViewpointMoeMaKa, February 27, 2025 Lessons from Global Affairs for Myanmar’s Situation On February 22, 2022, Russian troops launched their invasion of Ukraine, marking the beginning of the Ukraine-Russia war. As the conflict reaches…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 25 Scene MoeMaKa, February 26, 2025 Wedding Bombing by Military Junta & Controversy Over “Upper Burma Dubai” Article On February 22, Irrawaddy News Agency published an article titled “Behind Upper Burma’s Dubai,” detailing corruption, exploitation,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 24 SceneMoeMaKa, February 25, 2025 Young People Being Illegally Drafted into the Military under the Conscription Law As the implementation of the conscription law reaches its first anniversary, military recruitment has increased to as many…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 23 Overview MoeMaKa, February 24, 2025 Territorial Battles and the Nationwide Situation Following the military coup on February 1, 2021, the armed resistance movement was initiated a few weeks later by protest groups and some…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 22 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, February 23, 2025 Revolution and Corruption: The Breakdown of Chain of Command Recent news reports and articles have brought to light instances of corruption and lack of adherence to the chain of command…
