Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Civil War and Myanmar’s Economy: The Lives of People Struggling in Hardship

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 6 Overview December 7, 2025 Civil War and Myanmar’s Economy: The Lives of People Struggling in Hardship Issues such as Myanmar’s economic collapse, rising cost of living, worsening poverty, and widespread hunger receive far less…

Two Scandinavian embassies in Myanmar announce closures; Silent Strike call for December 10

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 5 Snapshot(MoeMaKa) December 6, 2025 Two Scandinavian embassies in Myanmar announce closures; Silent Strike call for December 10 A few weeks ago, the Embassy of Finland in Yangon, which handles affairs related to Myanmar, announced…

Myanmar Still the World’s Top Opium Producer

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 4 Snapshot (MoeMaKa) December 5, 2025 Myanmar Still the World’s Top Opium Producer War and political crisis continue to ravage Myanmar, and at the same time the country remains the world’s largest cultivator of opium…

Threats from the Military-backed USDP and Military Leaders

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 3 Panorama(MoeMaKa) December 4, 2025 Threats from the Military-backed USDP and Military Leaders In recent days, the military, which seized power and is responsible for holding the upcoming election in late this month and early…

Indonesia invites JCB and the junta’s NSPNC for talks

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View of December 2(MoeMaKa) December 3, 2025 Indonesia invites JCB and the junta’s NSPNC for talks Ethnic armed organizations and political groups that are part of the JCB – Joint Coordination Body – and, on the…

NUG’s administration and justice system now under questioning

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View of December 1(MoeMaKa) December 2, 2025 NUG’s administration and justice system now under questioning After a video spread on social media showing the arrest of CDM doctor Dr. Khin Thu Thu Lwin by the Min…

What is the NUG, where is the NUG, and what is the outlook for the Spring Revolution?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Viewpoint of November 30(MoeMaKa) 1 December 2025 What is the NUG, where is the NUG, and what is the outlook for the Spring Revolution? As the National Unity Government (NUG), formed two and a half months…

With TNLA as escort, junta troops re-enter and take positions inside Mogok

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Viewpoint of 29 November(MoeMaKa) 30 November 2025 With TNLA as escort, junta troops re-enter and take positions inside Mogok One year and four months after the town was first captured, junta troops have now re-entered Mogok…

The Growing Difficulty of Tackling the “Tiger Scam” Problem

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from November 28 (MoeMaKa) November 29, 2025 The Growing Difficulty of Tackling the “Tiger Scam” Problem The crisis surrounding the so-called “tiger compounds” — large-scale online fraud syndicates — has many root causes and…

PDF Forces Withdraw from Mogok and Moe Meik – Strategy Beyond Operation 1027

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – View from November 27(MoeMaKa) November 28, 2025 PDF Forces Withdraw from Mogok and Moe Meik – Strategy Beyond Operation 1027 News outlets that focus on Mandalay Region and northern Shan affairs are reporting that PDF units…

Amnesty for those arrested under Political Section 505-A and related warrants

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 26 Dispatch(MoeMaKa) November 27, 2025 Amnesty for those arrested under Political Section 505-A and related warrants The military council announced in its 8 p.m. news broadcast on November 26 that: 5,580 people who had been…

The fight against scam compounds: increasingly entangled with war and politics

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 25 Dispatch(MoeMaKa), November 26, 2025 The fight against scam compounds: increasingly entangled with war and politics The “tiger-release” scam networks (online scam compounds) along the Thai–Myanmar border can broadly be seen as a cross-border criminal…

U.S. Suspension of TPS for Burmese Nationals and Its Myanmar Policy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 24 Snapshot(MoeMaKa) November 25, 2025 U.S. Suspension of TPS for Burmese Nationals and Its Myanmar Policy Just a few days ago, a committee of the U.S. Congress held a hearing on Myanmar under the title:…

Fighting Between DKBA and KNLA South of Myawaddy; Airstrikes on Gold-Dredging Barges in Min Kin

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 24 Outlook(MoeMaKa, November 24, 2025) Fighting Between DKBA and KNLA South of Myawaddy; Airstrikes on Gold-Dredging Barges in Min Kin On November 21, clashes broke out between the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and allied…

Crackdown on “Kyar Phyant” Operations along the Thai–Myanmar Border and its Geopolitical Implications

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – November 22 View(MoeMaKa, November 23, 2025) Crackdown on “Kyar Phyant” Operations along the Thai–Myanmar Border and its Geopolitical Implications The crackdown on online scam syndicates (known locally as Kyar Phyant) in Myawaddy Township, along the Thai–Myanmar…