Writing as "Minthuwun," he has also become a leading poet; he well deserves the high tribute which Gordon Luce, the inspired interpreter of Burmese culture, has paid him: Minthuwun is a son of the ...

One of the most important events in the history of Burmese music—and all Burmese culture for that matter— was the second conquest of Siam by King Hsinbyushin in 1767. It is pleasant to think ...

and ethnic groups that are not ethnic Burman regard them as part of an effort to Burmanize national culture. Human Rights Watch uses the term “Burma.” The adjective “Burmese” is used to ...

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) - February 12, 2025 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 ...

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"Half a year ago, thanks to the organization of the Watch Docs festival in Rangoon, we realized how important a role culture plays in raising awareness of citizens and consumer culture. - says Maciej ...

Hnin had moved there from Melbourne in 2015 and opened Father's Office, the first female-run pub in the city, inspired by Australia's pub culture. Myanmar had been enjoying an economic boom after ...

The recent ‘A Sound for Myanmar’ event in Brussels organized by the EU’s Myanmar office was tone deaf and squandered funds that would have been better spent elsewhere.

Culture.pl is one of the organizers of the project ... He organized Watch Docs on behalf of the Lech Wałęsa Institute - a film festival about human rights in Burma.