Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Interests and Honesty in the Political and Military Fields

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 27 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 28, 2024 Interests and Honesty in the Political and Military Fields There is a well-known saying about international relations and political events: there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent…

What Kind of Administration Will Emerge in Liberated Areas?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 26 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 27, 2024 What Kind of Administration Will Emerge in Liberated Areas? Over the past six months, the military council’s control has significantly diminished, leading to the emergence of ethnic armed groups and…

How Will the Friction Among Armed Forces in Northern Shan State Be Solved?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 25 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 26, 2024 How Will the Friction Among Armed Forces in Northern Shan State Be Solved? The offices and liaison offices of the KIA in areas captured during Operation 1027, specifically in the…

The Situation 6 Months After Operation 1027

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 24 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 25, 2024 The Situation 6 Months After Operation 1027 As we approach the six-month mark following Operation 1027, where the 3 Brotherhood Alliance (comprising three northern ethnic armed groups) launched an offensive…

War, the Current Crisis, Interests, and Positions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 23 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 24, 2024 War, the Current Crisis, Interests, and Positions A few days ago, joint KNU/KNLA and PDF forces captured the Military Council’s Infantry Battalion IB-275, stationed near Myawaddy. The military council troops…

Will Thailand Be Able to Intervene in the Myanmar Issue?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 22 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 23, 2024 Will Thailand Be Able to Intervene in the Myanmar Issue? Thailand’s Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, is prepared to intervene in Myanmar’s issues, according to his secretary, who revealed this to…

Fighting in Myawaddy & the Unclear Positions of Some Karen Armed Groups

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 21 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 22, 2024 Fighting in Myawaddy & the Unclear Positions of Some Karen Armed Groups In early April 2024, during the peak of the summer and the El Niño event, battles between the…

KNLA Forces Dislodge Military Council Troops from Friendship Bridge No. 3 After a Day-Long Battle

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 20 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 21, 2024 KNLA Forces Dislodge Military Council Troops from Friendship Bridge No. 3 After a Day-Long Battle The vicinity of Myawaddy Town is controlled by several armed groups, including the KNU/KNLA, DKBA,…

Aftermath of Destruction and Arson in Buthidaung; Prison Riot in Myitkyina Claims Four Lives

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 19 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 20, 2024 Aftermath of Destruction and Arson in Buthidaung; Prison Riot in Myitkyina Claims Four Lives In Buthidaung, northern Rakhine State, the burning of homes, arrest of civilians, and bulldozing of houses,…

ASEAN’s Call to Immediately Halt Attacks in Border Areas

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 18 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 19, 2024 ASEAN’s Call to Immediately Halt Attacks in Border Areas In recent weeks, Myawaddy Township has come under the control of Karen armed groups after the Military Council’s military bases and…

Amnesty on Myanmar New Year Day for Only a Few Political Prisoners; War Crimes in Rakhine State

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 17MoeMaKa, April 18, 2024 Amnesty on Myanmar New Year Day for Only a Few Political Prisoners; War Crimes in Rakhine State The military council usually arrests those with different political ideas and beliefs without…

News of Transferring Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint from Prison to House Arrest

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 16MoeMaKa, April 17, 2024 News of Transferring Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint from Prison to House Arrest On the day before the Thingyan New Year, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi…

“Media Portrayal vs. Reality”

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 15 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 16, 2024 “Media Portrayal vs. Reality” One of the comments I read on a news report on a social media platform was, “I long for news reports from decades ago, they used…

Thingyan Amid the Civil War: Pyin Oo Lwin Attacked from a Distance

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 14 Scenes**MoeMaKa, April 15, 2024** Thingyan Amid the Civil War: Pyin Oo Lwin Attacked from a Distance During the fourth Thingyan celebration since the military coup, towns and villages unaffected by the war continue to…

Myanmar Must Resolve Its Own Issues

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – April 13 ScenesMoeMaKa, April 14, 2024** Myanmar Must Resolve Its Own Issues Myanmar’s political crisis, expanding civil war, mass displacement, and the destruction of cities and livelihoods paint a grim picture of the country’s current situation.…