Category: Features

News Features on Burma & Burmese issues

The Implications of the Junta Leader’s Private Meeting with China’s President

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 30 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 31, 2025) The Implications of the Junta Leader’s Private Meeting with China’s President Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is currently in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit and…

The Importance of Facing Reality and Setting Strategy for the Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 29 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 30, 2025) The Importance of Facing Reality and Setting Strategy for the Revolution After the February 1, 2021 military coup, the goals of the uprising were clearly set: to topple military dictatorship,…

Junta Declares Karen National Union (KNU) an “Unlawful Association” and “Terrorist Organization”

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 28 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 29, 2025) Junta Declares Karen National Union (KNU) an “Unlawful Association” and “Terrorist Organization” The military junta has officially declared the Karen National Union (KNU)—Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armed organization fighting for self-determination—an…

Import Restrictions and Spiraling Prices

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 27 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 28, 2025) Import Restrictions and Spiraling Prices In recent weeks, Myanmar’s military junta has issued a series of new rules and restrictions on foreign imports. The most dramatic move was the sudden…

AA Reports 12 Civilians Killed, Including Children, in Mrauk-U Airstrike – Myanmar’s Refugee Crisis Spills Beyond Borders

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 26 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 27, 2025) AA Reports 12 Civilians Killed, Including Children, in Mrauk-U Airstrike – Myanmar’s Refugee Crisis Spills Beyond Borders The Arakan Army (AA) announced on August 26 that a junta airstrike on…

The Military Commission’s Grand Strategy Against Resistance Armed Groups

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 25 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 26, 2025) The Military Commission’s Grand Strategy Against Resistance Armed Groups In the lead-up to the elections planned for the end of the year, Myanmar’s junta has begun launching counteroffensives to retake…

The Destruction of Gote Htik Bridge and the Propaganda War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 24 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 25, 2025) The Destruction of Gote Htik Bridge and the Propaganda War On the morning of August 24, about a 30-foot section of the Gote Htik Bridge near the Kyaukme side collapsed.…

The Disappearance of Truth and Facts Amid War

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 23 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 24, 2025) The Disappearance of Truth and Facts Amid War “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” — This was said by U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson in 1918, the year World…

A period overwhelmed by war, death, starvation, and physical/psychological trauma

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 22 Highlights(MoeMaKa, August 23, 2025) A period overwhelmed by war, death, starvation, and physical/psychological trauma Each morning at dawn and evening after work, people scroll through social media only to be met with devastating news:–…

Are the Revolutionary Armed Forces United in Purpose and Interest?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 21 Highlights(Moemaka, August 22, 2025) Are the Revolutionary Armed Forces United in Purpose and Interest? As revolutionary armed groups continue to fight against the military junta, the question has emerged—especially after the second phase of…

UWSA’s Declaration to Three Northern Ethnic Armed Groups – What Could It Mean?

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 20 Perspective (Moemaka, August 21, 2025) UWSA’s Declaration to Three Northern Ethnic Armed Groups – What Could It Mean? On August 20, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) officially informed three ethnic armed groups active…

Military Announces Recapture of Demoso as Election-Linked Offensive Expands

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 19 Perspective (Moemaka, August 20, 2025) Military Announces Recapture of Demoso as Election-Linked Offensive Expands The military junta announced on August 19 that its troops had successfully recaptured the town of Demoso in Karenni (Kayah)…

Military Announces Start Date of Staggered General Elections

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 18 Perspective Moemaka, August 19, 2025 Military Announces Start Date of Staggered General Elections The military regime has officially announced the date for the first phase of the staggered general elections, scheduled to begin on…

Airstrikes and the Military Commission’s Military Strategy

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 17 Perspective Moemaka, August 18, 2025 Airstrikes and the Military Commission’s Military Strategy Airstrikes and bombing incidents are now so frequent in Myanmar that they are no longer considered “breaking news.” However, when attacks target…

Airstrikes Used by the Military as Pressure to Force Territorial Concessions and Ceasefires

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 16 Perspective Moemaka, August 17, 2025 Airstrikes Used by the Military as Pressure to Force Territorial Concessions and Ceasefires While international campaigns are underway urging the cutoff of jet fuel supplies to the Myanmar military…