Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday ...
Myanmar's first Thanakha performance competition highlights efforts for UNESCO recognition
Myanmar has held its first-ever performance competition of Thanakha in Yangon, bringing together men and women who proudly ...
Nikkei Asia3d
Myanmar clamps down on young men going abroad to avoid draft
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's government is tightening restrictions on young men traveling abroad after a rush of migration to ...
Yangon, an anxious, frenetic city where 'everything looks normal, but is abnormal'
Le Monde managed to visit Myanmar's largest city despite the war. The city has lost none of its buzz, our journalist reports.
Asian News International on MSN4d
Myanmar welcomes Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for peace and meditation
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's meditation session in Yangon received an overwhelming response, with over 1,500 attendees, ...
The Star9d
Myanmar junta bans possible conscripts from foreign travel
YANGON: Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone ... on those eligible to be called up -- men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27. "The person who receives the order shall not be allowed to leave ...
Feature: Myanmar's traditional Htamane festival celebrates generosity, unity
On Tuesday evening, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, was filled with excitement as 32 teams gathered for the ...
Hosted on MSN10d
Myanmar junta bans possible conscripts from foreign travel
Rights groups estimate tens of thousands of young people have fled Myanmar to avoid being called up to the deeply unpopular ...