{"id":7372,"date":"2025-08-23T21:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7372"},"modified":"2025-08-23T21:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:50:16","slug":"a-period-overwhelmed-by-war-death-starvation-and-physical-psychological-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/08\/a-period-overwhelmed-by-war-death-starvation-and-physical-psychological-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"A period overwhelmed by war, death, starvation, and physical\/psychological trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 August 22 Highlights<\/strong>
(MoeMaKa, August 23, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n

A period overwhelmed by war, death, starvation, and physical\/psychological trauma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each morning at dawn and evening after work, people scroll through social media only to be met with devastating news:
\u2013 Civilians killed by airstrikes
\u2013 Mass displacements due to fighting and advancing military columns
\u2013 Arrests of anti-junta activists
\u2013 Defections or captures of junta troops during clashes
\u2013 Restrictions on trade and transport routes driving up costs
\u2013 Rising commodity prices in towns and cities
\u2013 Reports of heinous crimes, including murders and looting<\/p>\n

This has become the daily reality in Myanmar. The country\u2019s situation goes far beyond what the word \u201ccrisis\u201d can convey.<\/p>\n

While cities like Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Taunggyi, Mawlamyine, and Pathein may not directly experience deaths or destruction from the fighting, residents still face skyrocketing prices and increased crime.<\/p>\n

In remote and conflict-affected areas under blockade\u2014cut off from trade, medicine, and fuel\u2014life has become a daily struggle. In recent months, reports have emerged of families committing collective suicide, feeling trapped and hopeless.<\/p>\n

Among those living in these areas, some with financial means or family networks in safer cities have managed to relocate. But for the poor and socially isolated, especially daily wage workers, there is no escape\u2014they\u2019re trapped in worsening conditions.<\/p>\n

The number of civilians killed by airstrikes and armed clashes now regularly hits double digits daily, and some days even reach triple digits. A recent report from a research organization stated that over 15,000 people<\/strong> have died across Myanmar due to conflict since the military coup on February 1, 2021<\/strong>. While the exact accuracy of this figure is uncertain, other data suggests Myanmar ranks fourth in the world<\/strong> in terms of conflict-related deaths.<\/p>\n

Clear perpetrators are responsible for these atrocities:
\u2013 The military junta<\/strong> is behind the airstrikes.
\u2013 Some smaller-scale killings are committed by other armed groups.<\/p>\n

According to UN records, over 3.6 million people<\/strong> have been displaced by war. The losses include not only lives and property but also mental health, education, healthcare, and livelihoods. These impacts go beyond what a single individual or group can bear; they demand a broader sense of responsibility.<\/p>\n

Due to soaring prices, many can no longer afford nutritious food or basic medicines. As a result, people are dying prematurely\u2014not from war wounds but from malnutrition and preventable illness. These outcomes stem from junta trade restrictions, economic blockades, and extortion by armed groups along transport routes.<\/p>\n

During this civil war, poverty has deepened. The population living in hardship is growing, while an elite class is exploiting the chaos for profit. In cities like Yangon and Mandalay, IDP populations are growing. Complaints rise about inflated food prices\u2014while at the same time, wealthy patrons spend tens of thousands of kyats nightly in clubs and bars.<\/p>\n

As people suffer from war, a small class of war profiteers has emerged:
\u2013 Arms smugglers and dealers
\u2013 Brokers exploiting military conscription for bribes
\u2013 Corrupt officials and local authorities enriching themselves through extortion and illegal detentions<\/p>\n

These individuals have turned war into a business, trading power for money.<\/p>\n

There is no robust system in place to fully measure the losses from this war\u2014no way to collect data comprehensively across Myanmar\u2019s vast regions and populations. The conflict is indiscriminate; there is no \u201cneutral\u201d status. If someone doesn\u2019t support you, they\u2019re labeled the enemy or an accomplice of the enemy.<\/p>\n

Now entering its fifth year<\/strong>, the coup and civil war have inflicted widespread suffering\u2014irreparable physical and psychological wounds, starvation, deepening poverty, and systematic violations of human dignity. It\u2019s deeply troubling that much of this will remain unrecorded<\/strong>\u2014out of reach for media or historians to fully document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 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:\u2013…<\/p>\n

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