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News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

Events of 2025 – Politics and the Military (continued)

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from December 30*December 31, 2025 Events of 2025 – Politics and the Military (continued) After reaching a ceasefire understanding with the MNDAA*—one of the two armed groups that grew significantly stronger in northern Shan during…

An election that can be held in less than half the country: Myanmar’s election and the near-term outlook

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from December 28*December 29, 2025 An election that can be held in less than half the country: Myanmar’s election and the near-term outlook Because it is winter and the sun has not fully risen even…

Five Years On: The Myanmar Military’s Forced Election — and What Lies Beyond

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 27 Scene (Moemaka)December 28, 2025 Five Years On: The Myanmar Military’s Forced Election — and What Lies Beyond At the time of writing, it is the morning of December 28. This Spring Chronicle scene corresponds…

Two days before the coup regime’s election

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 26 Scene*December 27, 2025 Two days before the coup regime’s election After alleging that there were voting irregularities in the election held in early November 2020, the military seized power nearly three months later. Now,…

PDFs preparing to seize Sinphyukyune in Magway Region, and the strategic picture on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from December 25*(MoeMaKa) December 25, 2025 Reports say PDF forces are preparing to launch a town-seizure operation in Sinphyukyune, a town in Magway Region located on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, and have…

The coup leader attends a Christmas event held in Yangon

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from December 24(MoeMaKa) December 25, 2025 The coup leader attends a Christmas event held in Yangon News reports said the coup leader attended the annual Christmas thanksgiving and praise ceremony held at St. Mary’s Church…

The impact of politically linked killings on the revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from December 23(MoeMaKa) December 24, 2025 The impact of politically linked killings on the revolution In recent days, one news story that many people have read concerns the killing of a CDM teacher and her…

The ICJ to hold a third hearing in the genocide case

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scene on December 22(Mizzima) December 23, 2025 The ICJ to hold a third hearing in the genocide case After the Myanmar military’s operations in northern Rakhine State in August and September 2017—during which thousands of Rohingya…

The real likelihood of restarting the Myitsone project, and a new order allowing lawsuits against project opponents

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 21 Scene(MoeMaKa) December 22, 2025 The real likelihood of restarting the Myitsone project, and a new order allowing lawsuits against project opponents Myanmar’s coup regime has issued an announcement empowering authorities to take action against…

Christmas and New Year Season for Those Displaced by War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 20 Scene (MoeMaKa) December 21, 2025   Christmas and New Year Season for Those Displaced by War   In many parts of Myanmar where fighting is ongoing, there are large numbers of ethnic communities who…

The coup regime’s military attacks and control of Singu town and Letpan Hla village

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 19 Scene(MoeMaKa) December 20, 2025 The coup regime’s military attacks and control of Singu town and Letpan Hla village News reports say that the coup regime’s forces, which had been mounting an offensive for months,…

Junta steps up air and ground strikes in Sagaing and Mandalay regions

Myanmar Spring Chronicle — December 18 Scene(MoeMaKa) 19 December 2025 Junta steps up air and ground strikes in Sagaing and Mandalay regions The junta’s intensified campaign follows the late-October ceasefire agreement with the TNLA, which effectively reduced the need for…

KNLA detains over 50 NUG troops including a column commander, while Myitsone hydropower project is being prepared to restart

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 17 Scene(MoeMaKa) 18 December 2025 KNLA detains over 50 NUG troops including a column commander, while Myitsone hydropower project is being prepared to restart On 17 December, an incident occurred in Tharyar Chaung Township, Tanintharyi…

Hopes for the Spring Revolution Alliance – and Lessons from History

  Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 16 Scene(MoeMaKa) 17 December 2025 Hopes for the Spring Revolution Alliance – and Lessons from History On 15 December, a statement was released announcing the formation of the “Spring Revolution Alliance” (SRA), composed of…

A new Spring Revolution Alliance force has emerged

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 15 Scene (MoeMaKa) 16 December 2025 A new Spring Revolution Alliance force has emerged In yesterday’s MoeMaKa Chronicle, I wrote about how the coup regime’s army has a “blind spot” toward the movements and activities…