Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Myanmar’s Social Media Abuzz with Election Controversy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 25 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 26, 2025) Myanmar’s Social Media Abuzz with Election Controversy This morning, BBC Burmese reported on Facebook that Dr. Thet Thet Khine, chairperson of the People’s Pioneer Party (PPP), had been disqualified from…

ASEAN Chair Malaysia Says It Cannot Block Myanmar Junta’s Planned Election

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 24 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 25, 2025) ASEAN Chair Malaysia Says It Cannot Block Myanmar Junta’s Planned Election Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, whose country currently holds the rotating ASEAN chairmanship, said that the regional bloc cannot prevent Myanmar’s…

Online “Kyar Pyan” Scams vs. the Junta’s Political “Kyar Pyan”

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 23 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 24, 2025) Online “Kyar Pyan” Scams vs. the Junta’s Political “Kyar Pyan” News about KK Park—a site south of Myawaddy in Karen State known as a base for online financial fraud syndicates…

The Junta’s Manipulation Behind the KK Park Crackdown

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 22 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 23, 2025) The Junta’s Manipulation Behind the KK Park Crackdown A few days after Myanmar’s junta announced that it had entered KK Park—a compound in southern Myawaddy notorious for large-scale online scam…

The Impact of the Social Media Era

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 21 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 22, 2025) The Impact of the Social Media Era A few days ago, a video went viral on social media showing an incident in Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township. In the video, a…

Who bears the burden of war?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 20 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 21, 2025) Who bears the burden of war? When wars erupt, the essential requirements include manpower to fight, weapons and ammunition, supplies and rations, and the motivation to take part — whether…

Over a hundred Myanmar nationals arrested in Thailand and Bangkok — Junta troops enter KK Park, a scam hub on the Thai-Myanmar border

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 19 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 20, 2025) Over a hundred Myanmar nationals arrested in Thailand and Bangkok — Junta troops enter KK Park, a scam hub on the Thai-Myanmar border Thai authorities customarily open migrant worker registration…

Is public trust in the revolutionary armed forces starting to fade?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 18 Perspective(MoeMaKa, October 19, 2025) Is public trust in the revolutionary armed forces starting to fade? According to a DVB report, in Moteit Village, Inn Taung Township, Sagaing Region, a civilian was arrested by the…

Myanmar Still Far from Peace

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 17: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 18, 2025) Myanmar Still Far from Peace The 10th Anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) — first signed on October 15, 2015 between the government and eight ethnic armed organizations —…

The Third Town Lost by the TNLA in Northern Shan State Within Four Months

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 16: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 17, 2025) The Third Town Lost by the TNLA in Northern Shan State Within Four Months Counting from mid-July 2025, over the past four months the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has…

The 10th Anniversary of the NCA and Myanmar’s Future

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 15: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 16, 2025) The 10th Anniversary of the NCA and Myanmar’s Future From October 15 to 17, Myanmar’s military regime held grand ceremonies and discussions in Naypyitaw to commemorate the 10th anniversary of…

The End of the Gaza War and the Prospects for a Ceasefire and Peace in Myanmar

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 14: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 15, 2025) The End of the Gaza War and the Prospects for a Ceasefire and Peace in Myanmar After two years and three days of relentless warfare, Israel’s military campaign to eradicate…

A Decade of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA): Commemorating Peace in a Time of War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 13: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 14, 2025) A Decade of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA): Commemorating Peace in a Time of War Ten years ago, on October 15, 2015, the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) was signed between…

MDY-PDF’s Local Administration and Air-Strike Risk Precautions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 12: Scene(MoeMaKa) October 13, 2025 MDY-PDF’s Local Administration and Air-Strike Risk Precautions On October 12, a video spread rapidly on social media showing public security personnel and MDY-PDF members entering a house in Lepan Hla…

Interwoven Issues of Democracy, Ethnicity, and Human Rights

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 11: Scene(MoeMaKa, October 12, 2025) Interwoven Issues of Democracy, Ethnicity, and Human Rights Across Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, fierce battles continue over territory, towns, and military bases. Yet among all these conflicts, Rakhine State stands…