The Fukui prefectural government is offering online classes about the culture and dialect of its area, for people from ...

Young artists from the Mon ethnic group held a performance this Thursday to celebrate the 78th Mon National Day in the ...

I've learned to look for unexpected developmental leaps that can create entirely new opportunities while keeping one foot ...

Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to UNESCO's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha is believed to ...

The Myanmar Cultural Heritage Trust (MCHT) organized a show this Wednesday in Rangoon as part of the movement to have the traditional Thanakha of Burma included in the list of the Intangible Cultural ...

Thanakha, a traditional cosmetic paste in Myanmar, is celebrated across the nation even amid civil unrest. The natural product, rooted in heritage for over 1,000 years, is being considered for ...

Pe Kha Lau passed away four days after being discharged from a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded healthcare facility operated by the International Rescue Committee (IRC ...

Nearly 16,000 devotees participated in the Thaipusam festival in Singapore, performing rituals like carrying the 'paalkudam' or 'kavadis'. The event, significant for Tamil Hindus, faced logistical ...

Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar, October 2016. (Photo by Paul Vrieze / VOA/ public domain ...

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Class goes on for anti-junta students and professors deep in the jungle of Myanmar since the military ousted the country’s civilian leaders and seized power in a coup in February 2021.