Category: Current

Current Issues & News on Burma & Burmese people with the sub sections – News, Feature, Interview, Photo-News, Op-Ed and so on

December 12, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

1. NUG strongly condemns junta’s deliberate airstrike on Mrauk-U District Hospital; urges international community and UN to immediately act against war crimes and crimes against humanity m.CDM – December 11The National Unity Government (NUG) has issued a strong condemnation of…

Success, failure, and media narratives around the “Silent Strike”

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from December 10 (MoeMaKha) December 11, 2025 Success, failure, and media narratives around the “Silent Strike” On December 10, designated internationally as Human Rights Day, strike leaders from Mandalay, Yangon and Sagaing Region recently staged…

December 11, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

11–12–2025 (m.CDM Domestic News)**1. Nationwide Silent Strike on International Human Rights Day concludes successfully; NUG issues message of praise m.CDM – December 10 The countrywide Silent Strike held simultaneously across Myanmar on December 10, International Human Rights Day, has successfully…

World Bank report and Myanmar’s economy during wartime

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes of December 9(MoeMaKa) December 10, 2025 World Bank report and Myanmar’s economy during wartime In the final few weeks of this year, the World Bank released its monitoring and assessment on Myanmar’s economy. According to…

December 10, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

1. Airstrikes in Sagaing Region, Chin State and Ayeyarwady Region: At least 3 civilians killed; homes and religious buildings damaged **m.CDM – December 9** In Sagaing Region, Chin State and Ayeyarwady Region, the junta carried out airstrikes on December 8…

After nearly 5 years: NUG reshuffle that trims some ministries

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 8 Snapshot (MoeMaKa) December 9, 2025 After nearly 5 years: NUG reshuffle that trims some ministries The National Unity Government (NUG), formed on April 17, 2021, has announced changes nearly five years later, reducing some…

December 8, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

1. Junta drone-bombs village in Hpakant’s Malawng: 3 family members killed, only an infant survives m.CDM – December 8 In Hpakant Township, Kachin State, the military council forces carried out a drone bombing on Malawng village in Lonkhin village tract,…

Thai Foreign Minister Makes One-Day Trip to Naypyitaw

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 7 Overview (MoeMaKa) December 8, 2025 Thai Foreign Minister Makes One-Day Trip to Naypyitaw Only a few weeks after openly stating that Myanmar’s upcoming election would not be acceptable and would not solve the country’s…

December 8, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

1. Military airstrike in Banmauk kills 1 IDP and injures 6 Local sources report that in southern Banmauk Township, Sagaing Region—near Hse-U and Thayet Kone villages—two junta fighter jets carried out at least five bombing runs around 2 p.m. on…

Civil War and Myanmar’s Economy: The Lives of People Struggling in Hardship

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 6 Overview December 7, 2025 Civil War and Myanmar’s Economy: The Lives of People Struggling in Hardship Issues such as Myanmar’s economic collapse, rising cost of living, worsening poverty, and widespread hunger receive far less…

December 7, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

According to local reports, the villagers were watching a replay of the SEA Games women’s football match between the Myanmar women’s team and the Philippines when the airstrike took place. 2. PDFs continue fighting in Mong Ko–Momeik area and capture…

Two Scandinavian embassies in Myanmar announce closures; Silent Strike call for December 10

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 5 Snapshot(MoeMaKa) December 6, 2025 Two Scandinavian embassies in Myanmar announce closures; Silent Strike call for December 10 A few weeks ago, the Embassy of Finland in Yangon, which handles affairs related to Myanmar, announced…

December 6, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

1. Junta brutally tortures civilians in Pakokku District—amputates limbs and detains them as human shields for one monthm.CDM, December 5In Pakokku District, Pauk Township (Magway Region), a junta column detained civilians for one month as human shields, during which they…

Myanmar Still the World’s Top Opium Producer

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – December 4 Snapshot (MoeMaKa) December 5, 2025 Myanmar Still the World’s Top Opium Producer War and political crisis continue to ravage Myanmar, and at the same time the country remains the world’s largest cultivator of opium…

December 5, 2025 (m.CDM Local News — Domestic)

m.CDM, December 4 In Nyaung Pin Thar village, Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region, the junta forces bombed a hospital, killing five people, including one CDM doctor, according to local residents. Around noon on December 3, two gyrocopters from the Taungoo air…