Tag: Myanmar Spring Revolution

The Lives of Youth Trying to Escape the Country Due to Forced Conscription

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 5 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, February 6, 2025 The Lives of Youth Trying to Escape the Country Due to Forced Conscription The law mandating military service, originally enacted in 2010, was revived overnight as a means to forcibly…

International Financial Aid and the Myanmar Spring Revolution

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 4 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, February 5, 2025 International Financial Aid and the Myanmar Spring Revolution The U.S. government’s international development agency, USAID, is facing budget scrutiny under the new administration of President Trump. The administration, influenced by…

Civil War and Disasters

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 3 Perspective MoeMaKa, February 4, 2025 Civil War and Disasters According to Buddhist teachings, there are three major disasters: Sattaṭṭhantaraka (Weapon Disaster) – Death and destruction caused by weapons. Rogantaraka (Epidemic Disaster) – Death caused…

The Impact of the Conscription Law

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 2 Update MoeMaKa, February 3, 2025 The Impact of the Conscription Law Nearly ten months after the enforcement of the Conscription Law, nine rounds of conscription have been carried out, totaling approximately 45,000 recruits. The…

Four Years Since the Military Coup

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – February 1 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, February 2, 2025 Four Years Since the Military Coup As Myanmar reaches the fourth anniversary of the military coup, a review of the country’s political, economic, social, and educational conditions reveals widespread destruction,…

7th Extension of the Military Coup Council’s Rule

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 31 Scene MoeMaKa, February 1, 2025 7th Extension of the Military Coup Council’s Rule A day before February 1, marking exactly four years since the military coup, the military council convened a meeting of its…

Migrant Worker Issues and Children’s Education Crisis

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 30 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 31, 2025 Migrant Worker Issues and Children’s Education Crisis In recent days, Thai authorities, including immigration and police forces, raided a primary school in Koh Phangan, Surat Thani, southern Thailand. The school,…

China’s Influence and the Withdrawal of Kokang Armed Forces from Lashio

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 29 Overview MoeMaKa, January 30, 2025 China’s Influence and the Withdrawal of Kokang Armed Forces from Lashio During the Chinese New Year celebration held in Lashio on January 28, a representative from China mentioned in…

Conflicts in Kachin and Ta’ang (Palaung) Controlled Areas

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 28 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 29, 2025 Conflicts in Kachin and Ta’ang (Palaung) Controlled Areas In recent days, disputes and confrontations have been occurring between lower-level units of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Ta’ang National…

The Suffering of Refugees at the Thai-Myanmar Border Due to U.S. Presidential Orders

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 27 Overview MoeMaKa, January 28, 2025 The Suffering of Refugees at the Thai-Myanmar Border Due to U.S. Presidential Orders On the day newly elected President Trump assumed office, he swiftly signed 26 executive orders, captured…

Military Junta Threatens Uncontrolled Areas with Airstrikes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 26MoeMaKa, January 27, 2025Military Junta Threatens Uncontrolled Areas with Airstrikes For two consecutive years, reports of the Myanmar military junta’s air force conducting daily airstrikes using fighter jets, reconnaissance aircraft, and helicopters have been dominating…

The Military Conscription Law: Unlawful Recruitment and Enlistment Before Its Implementation

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 25 UpdateMoeMaKa, January 25, 2025 The Military Conscription Law: Unlawful Recruitment and Enlistment Before Its Implementation The military regime enacted the “Public Military Service Law” on March 10 last year. However, its implementing regulations were…

From Statements to Concrete Actions

Myanmar Spring Chronicles – January 24 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 25, 2025 From Statements to Concrete Actions As of now, the Chinese and Thai governments have issued announcements about cracking down on human trafficking gangs in the southern border regions of Myanmar.…

Hatred, Nationalism, and War Crimes

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 23 PerspectiveMoeMaKa, January 24, 2025 Hatred, Nationalism, and War Crimes This week, a video surfaced on social media showing two detained members of the military junta’s forces being tortured and beheaded. The incident, believed to…

What Awaits Myanmar and the World in 2025

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – January 22 OverviewMoeMaKa, January 23, 2025 What Awaits Myanmar and the World in 2025 Although only three weeks have passed in 2025, events are unfolding rapidly, sparking debates, controversies, fears, and disappointments. Globally, wars, sanctions, prohibitive…