Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

How Will the Rohingya Refugee Crisis Be Resolved?

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 17 Overview MoeMaKa, March 18, 2025 How Will the Rohingya Refugee Crisis Be Resolved? During his visit to Cox’s Bazar, where Rohingya refugees are currently residing in Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that…

A Village in Sintgu Township Bombed; WFP Plans to Cut Aid

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 14 SceneMoeMaKa, March 15, 2025 A Village in Sintgu Township Bombed; WFP Plans to Cut Aid On the afternoon of March 14, the military junta carried out an airstrike on Let Pan Hla village in…

Military Council Responds to Discussions on Chin State’s Integration with Mizoram and the Reclamation of Kabaw Valley

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 13 OverviewMoeMaKa, March 14, 2025 Military Council Responds to Discussions on Chin State’s Integration with Mizoram and the Reclamation of Kabaw Valley Last week, an Indian legislator from Mizoram publicly stated that Chin State, sharing…

Prolonged Trade Blockades Deepen Public Hardship

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 12 OverviewMoeMaKa, March 13, 2025 Prolonged Trade Blockades Deepen Public Hardship As domestic trade blockades persist for an extended period, the suffering of the people continues to intensify. The ongoing armed conflicts within the country…

Neighboring Countries’ Assessment of Myanmar’s Future

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 11 Perspective MoeMaKa, March 12, 2025 Neighboring Countries’ Assessment of Myanmar’s Future The prolonged armed conflict and gradual weakening of central control in Myanmar have raised concerns among some neighboring countries about the country’s future…

Statements from the Coup Leader Returning from Russia and Belarus

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 10 MoeMaKa, March 11, 2025 Statements from the Coup Leader Returning from Russia and Belarus Since the military coup in February 2021, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has repeatedly extended the state of emergency under…

The Killing of a Shan Monk and the Informant Allegation Issue

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,…

Northern Shan Region’s Territorial Dispute to be Resolved Through Public Consultation

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…

TNLA Seizes KIA Liaison Office in Kutkai Amid Clashes

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…

6 Killed as MNDAA Troops Open Fire on KIA Members and Villagers Opposing Gold Mining in Mongsi Village, Kutkai

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…

Is Extremist Media Dominating Myanmar and the World?

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…

Following the Powerful – Myanmar Military Council’s Trip to Russia and Its Strategic Shift

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…

63 Years After Myanmar’s First Military Coup

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…

The Interconnection Between Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts

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: One of the Worst Countries for Human Rights

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,…