News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 22 Overview MoeMaKa, March 23, 2125 The Role of News Media and Social Media in the Spring Revolution The “Spring Revolution” is a broad term referring to the resistance movement against the military coup that…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 21 SceneMoeMaKa, March 22, 2125 The Shift in Military Power Balance in Northern Shan Due to Chinese Pressure On October 27, 2023, Operation 1027 began, and nearly a year later, in October 2024, the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 20 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, March 20, 2024 Severe Crisis for Internally Displaced People and Those in Need of Aid Before the military coup in Myanmar, there were around 670,000 internally displaced people (IDPs). However, four years after…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 19 ViewpointMoeMaKa, March 20, 2025 Armed Conflicts, Governance Breakdown, and the Rapid Depletion of Myanmar’s Natural Resources Following the military coup that overthrew the elected NLD-led government in 2020, armed resistance escalated as…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – March 18 Overview MoeMaKa, March 19, 2025 ARSA Founder and Nine Others Arrested in Bangladesh Ata Ullah Abu Ammar Jununi, the founder and leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), was arrested by Bangladesh’s elite…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
