News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 21 Scene (MoeMaKa) August 22, 2024 Concern for a Fragmented Future Myanmar There is growing concern about the possibility of Myanmar fragmenting into smaller, disjointed parts. Although international governments and powerful neighboring countries rarely voice…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 20 Scene(MoeMaKa) August 21, 2024 Increasing Military Momentum in the Central Region: The People’s Army, Public Security, and Anti-Terrorism Force After a period of relative silence, major battles, widespread burning of hundreds of houses, and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 19 Overview(MoeMaKa) August 20, 2024 Dipeyin, Captured and Then Withdrawn Within a Day Dipeyin, located in the Sagaing Region and infamous for the 2003 Dipeyin incident, was recently captured by a coalition of at least…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 18th Scene(MoeMaKa) August 19, 2024 PDF Forces Capture Dipeyin Town in Sagaing Region, the Rohingya Refugee Issue, and Bangladesh’s Interim Government Policy In northern Shan State, intense battles for town captures occurred, with some towns…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 17th Scene(MoeMaKa) August 18, 2024 Some Realities Not Seen in the News It’s generally assumed that the news provides a comprehensive account of daily events in Myanmar. However, even under normal circumstances, without the presence…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 16 Perspective(MoeMaKa) August 17, 2024 The Struggles of the People Amid Fuel Shortages News and social media have been filled with reports of people waiting for hours, even overnight, in long lines for fuel. Schools…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 15 Scene (Moemaka) August 16, 2024 The Chaotic Kyat Exchange Rate and Fuel Crisis Earlier this week, the kyat’s value plummeted, reaching over 7,000 kyats per dollar within hours. Although the exchange rate dropped slightly…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 14 Overview(MoeMaKa) August 15, 2024 Different Perspectives on the Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit The visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in Naypyidaw after attending the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation meeting, and met with the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 13 Overview(MoeMaKa, August 14, 2024) Has Confidence in the Kyat Collapsed? Reports of a Coup in Naypyidaw Emerge Following the military coup, political instability, mismanagement of the economy, and the costs of ongoing warfare have…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 12 Perspective(MoeMaKa) August 13, 2024 The Future of a Nation Shaped by the Declaration of the Three Northern Allies On August 12, the Brotherhood Alliance, comprising the three armed groups of the Kokang, Ta’ang, and…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 11 Scene (MoeMaKa) August 12, 2024 Possibility of Impact on AA from Hundreds of Rohingya Deaths During the period when the Arakan Army (AA) was engaged in the battle to capture Buthidaung in northern Rakhine…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 10 Scene (MoeMaKa) – August 11, 2024 Has the battle reached Thibaw town in Northern Shan, Mandalay, and Pyin Oo Lwin as the next targets? On August 9 and 10, fighting spread to Thibaw, another…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 9 (MoeMaKa) August 10, 2024 Kyat Value Plummets Drastically The Myanmar Kyat has plunged to an unprecedented low, with the exchange rate reaching a record of 6,000 Kyats per US dollar on August 9. This…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 8 Scene(Moemaka) August 9, 2024 Airstrikes by the Junta’s Struggling Troops The military council’s troops, who are facing defeat on the ground, are resorting to daily airstrikes to defend and maintain their bases, command centers,…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 7 Scene(Moe Ma Ka) August 8, 2024 Incident Resulting in Over 200 Rohingya Deaths and AA’s Statement In a recent tragic incident in Maungdaw Township, located in Rakhine State, near the Naf River, which borders…
