Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Is Mandalay Under Threat? The Junta’s Next Moves

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scene of September 4(MoeMaKa) September 5, 2024 Is Mandalay Under Threat? The Junta’s Next Moves In the second phase of Operation 1027, following the capture of Lashio, Naung Cho, and Kyaukme in northern Shan State and…

Mandalay city rocket attack, passenger vehicle attacked on Thaton-Bilin road

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scene from September 3(MoeMaKa) September 4, 2024 Mandalay city rocket attack, passenger vehicle attacked on Thaton-Bilin road On the night of September 1, around 8 p.m., a passenger vehicle traveling from Myawaddy to Bago on the…

Declaration of Three Ethnic Armed Groups as Terrorist Organizations and Historical Background

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 2 View(MoeMaKa) September 3, 2024 Declaration of Three Ethnic Armed Groups as Terrorist Organizations and Historical Background On September 2, the junta’s Central Committee for the Suppression of Terrorism announced that three ethnic armed groups…

Economic Turmoil Deepens in Myanmar: Rising Prices, Fuel Shortages, and Medicine Scarcity

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – September 1 View (Moemaka) September 2, 2024 With rising inflation and skyrocketing commodity prices, the people of Myanmar are constantly grappling with how to survive the financial turmoil From the moment they wake up to the…

Reflecting on China-Myanmar Relations and the Issue of the Authenticity of a Letter from the Ruili Security Committee

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 31 Scene (MoeMaKa), September 1, 2024 Reflecting on China-Myanmar Relations and the Issue of the Authenticity of a Letter from the Ruili Security Committee On August 31, 2024, reports continued to emerge regarding the authenticity…

Increasing Pressure from China Following a Warning Letter

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 30 (MoeMaKa, August 31, 2024) Increasing Pressure from China Following a Warning Letter On August 29, a letter addressed to the TNLA (Ta’ang National Liberation Army) from the Shuilei Security Committee was made public. The next…

The Struggle Against Military Dictatorship and the People’s Fight for Survival

The Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 28 (MoeMaKa) August 29, 2024 The Struggle Against Military Dictatorship and the People’s Fight for Survival Since the military coup on February 1, 2021, the movement to overthrow the military dictatorship has evolved into…

Global Issues Impacting Myanmar’s Situation

The Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 27th Scene (MoeMaKa) August 28, 2024 Global Issues Impacting Myanmar’s Situation Myanmar’s internal conflict, armed clashes, refugee crisis, and the struggle to restore democracy have become major concerns for the international community and neighboring…

China’s Strategy Regarding Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 26 Overview(MoeMaKa) August 27, 2024 China’s Strategy Regarding Myanmar In recent months, China has been noticeably more active and assertive in its approach to Myanmar. This increased engagement became particularly evident after the launch of…

The Military Council’s Proposal for National Security and Counterterrorism Structure

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 25 Scene (MoeMaKa) August 26, 2024 The Military Council’s Proposal for National Security and Counterterrorism Structure More than two years after the military coup reignited the flames of civil war, the military council has sought…

7th Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide and the Potential for Further Genocides

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 24th Scene (MoeMaKa) August 25, 2024 7th Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide and the Potential for Further Genocides Seven years ago, the Myanmar military carried out brutal massacres in Rohingya Muslim villages in the northern…

Criticism over the conclusion that the military council cannot be toppled; Some ethnic groups are facing travel restrictions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 23 (Moemaka) August 24, 2024 Criticism over the conclusion that the military council cannot be toppled; Some ethnic groups are facing travel restrictions The National Unity and Peace Coordination Committee, formed by the military council,…

Various Challenges and Opportunities Amidst the Civil War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 22 Scene (MoeMaKa) August 23, 2024 Various Challenges and Opportunities Amidst the Civil War In Myanmar, people are facing daily hardships such as the rapid increase in the prices of food, medicine, goods, and transportation…

Concern for a Fragmented Future Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 21 Scene (MoeMaKa) August 22, 2024 Concern for a Fragmented Future Myanmar There is growing concern about the possibility of Myanmar fragmenting into smaller, disjointed parts. Although international governments and powerful neighboring countries rarely voice…

Increasing Military Momentum in the Central Region: The People’s Army, Public Security, and Anti-Terrorism Force

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 20 Scene(MoeMaKa) August 21, 2024 Increasing Military Momentum in the Central Region: The People’s Army, Public Security, and Anti-Terrorism Force After a period of relative silence, major battles, widespread burning of hundreds of houses, and…