News Features on Burma & Burmese issues
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 11 (Moemaka, July 12, 2025): Civilian Casualties from Daily Airstrikes Intensify The Myanmar military junta’s daily airstrikes—using fighter jets and bombing missions—have sharply increased in recent weeks, resulting in a growing number of civilian casualties.…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 10 Perspective (Moemaka, July 11, 2025): A Letter Back to President Trump from the Myanmar Junta Leader, and Major Drug Seizure Near Var Bridge On July 7, U.S. President Donald Trump sent out official notification…
“Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 9 Perspective” (Moemaka, July 10, 2025): The “New Normal” Conditions of Civil War A resident of Myitkyina recently posted on Facebook that the price of gasoline in the town has reached 7,800 kyats per liter,…
“Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 8 Perspective” (Moemaka, July 9, 2025): Is it time for NUG reform? On July 7, Dr. Theza San, a representative from the Mandalay general strike movement within the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), publicly criticized…
“Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 7 Perspective” (Published by MoeMaKa July 8, 2025): Territorial Control, Governance, and the Shared Goal of the Revolution The Spring Revolution’s core objective is to dismantle the military dictatorship—a regime that relies on military power…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 6 Overview(MoeMaKa) July 7, 2025 Chin Armed Groups Clash in Border Town Near India In the border town of Rihkhawdar in Chin State, which borders India’s Mizoram State, an internal conflict erupted when Chin armed…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 5 View (MoeMaKa, July 6, 2025) What Does the Military Council’s Offer to PDF Forces Signify? China Holds Separate Meetings with TNLA and the Junta On July 4, 2025, approximately six months before the proposed…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 4 Perspective(MoeMaKa, July 5, 2025) Are the Junta’s Recent Offensives Connected to the Upcoming Election? Since the campaign known as “Operation 1027” began in October 2023, the junta has received praise for its rapid territorial…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 3 Perspective(MoeMaKa, July 4, 2025) Junta Fighter Jet Crashes in Phar Saung Township Amid intense fighting in recent weeks in Phar Saung Township of Karenni (Kayah) State, a junta fighter jet reportedly lost contact during…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 2 Highlights(MoeMaKa) July 3, 2025 The Puzzling Prisoner Escape Incident in Hlaing Tharyar On the afternoon of June 1, a detainee named Ma Zun Pwint Hlaing, who was being held at the Hlaing Tharyar Township…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 1 View(MoeMaKa, July 2, 2025) Thailand’s Political Instability and Its Impacts on Myanmar Nationals In neighboring Thailand, where estimates suggest between 3 to 6 million Myanmar nationals currently reside, the recent political turbulence has raised…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – June 30 View(MoeMaKa, July 1, 2025) The Destruction After the Coup On social media this week, it was reported that garbage collectors in Yangon’s bustling Chinatown discovered the lifeless body of a newborn baby, wrapped in…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – June 29 View(MoeMaKa, June 30, 2025) Spring Revolution’s Hopes of Victory vs. Widespread Civilian Hardship After the February 2021 military coup, anti-coup protests erupted within days. Labor unions, student unions, and activist networks took to the…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – June 28 View(MoeMaKa, June 29, 2025) The 2025/2026 Election and the Escalation of Armed Conflict In Myanmar, elections have taken various forms throughout history—from parliamentary democracy to one-party elections under the 1974 Constitution, and again to…
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – June 27 View(MoeMaKa, June 28, 2025) U Kyaw Moe Tun Calls at UN Assembly for Swift R2P Action and ICC Arrest Warrant Against Min Aung Hlaing Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, representing the National Unity Government…
