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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits Myanmar

Secretary-General of UN, Ban Ki-moon visits the mausoleum of U Thant, Third Secretary-General of UN (1961 to 1971).

by Thet Htoo in Myanmar on 29/04/2012

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Myanmar brick making families

Myanmar families making bricks near Hlawga wildlife park, approximately 22 miles from north of Yangon. Many come from the delta area of Myanmar and...

by Thet Htoo in Myanmar on 21/04/2012

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Aung San Suu Kyi participates in Myanmar Water Festival - Yangon

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi participates in the Myanmar Water Festival in front of her residence in Yangon. The Myanmar Water Festival...

by Thet Htoo in Myanmar on 16/04/2012

29/04/2012 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits Myanmar - Myanmar - Secretary-General of UN, Ban Ki-moon...
21/04/2012 - Myanmar brick making families - Myanmar - Myanmar families making bricks near...
16/04/2012 - Aung San Suu Kyi participates in Myanmar Water Festival - Yangon - Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi...
14/03/2012 - Aung San Suu Kyi's image ubiquitous in Yangon ahead of by-elections - Myanmar - Street vendors openly sold posters and...
12/03/2012 - Beauty and bliss in the Burmese landscape - Myanmar - Following US Secretary of State Hilary...
10/01/2012 - Looking for Aung San Suu Kyi - Myanmar - Pictures of opposition leader Aung San...
06/01/2012 - British Foreign Minister Hague meets Aung San Suu Kyi - Myanmar - Myanmar - Britain's foreign secretary...
04/01/2012 - Side Effect - Burma's First Indie Band - Myanmar - Formed in 2004, Burma's first...
29/12/2011 - Burma's First Girl Band - Yangon - Myanmar - Me N Ma Girls are Burma's first...
29/12/2011 - National League for Democracy Headquarters, Rangoon - Myanmar - Myanmar - Inside the National League for...

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits Myanmar

Politics

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits Myanmar

Secretary-General of UN, Ban Ki-moon visits the mausoleum of U Thant, Third Secretary-General of UN (1961 to 1971).
by Thet Htoo, on 29th of April 2012
Myanmar brick making families

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Myanmar brick making families

Myanmar families making bricks near Hlawga wildlife park, approximately 22 miles from north of Yangon. Many come from the delta area of Myanmar and they can not afford their children�...
by Thet Htoo, on 21st of April 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi participates in Myanmar Water Festival - Yangon

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Aung San Suu Kyi participates in Myanmar Water Festival...

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi participates in the Myanmar Water Festival in front of her residence in Yangon. The Myanmar Water Festival kicks off its first year and runs from...
by Thet Htoo, on 16th of April 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi's image ubiquitous in Yangon ahead of by-elections

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Aung San Suu Kyi's image ubiquitous in Yangon ahead of ...

Street vendors openly sold posters and T-shirts bearing the image of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her late father, independence hero General Aung San. Suu Kyi hope...
by Mr_Mark Fenn, on 14th of March 2012
Beauty and bliss in the Burmese landscape

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Beauty and bliss in the Burmese landscape

Following US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's visit with Burmese opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, an influx of visitors has come to lay eyes on the beautiful sights of Myanma...
by John Lander, on 12th of March 2012
Side Effect - Burma's First Indie Band

Arts & Entertainment

Side Effect - Burma's First Indie Band

Formed in 2004, Burma's first Indie band Side Effect fell foul of US sanctions during a campaign on Californian music site IndieGoGo in January 2012 after raising US$2,480 to produ...
by Lillian Suwanrumpha, on 4th of January 2012
Burma's First Girl Band - Yangon

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Burma's First Girl Band - Yangon

Me N Ma Girls are Burma's first Girl Band, formed in 2010 under guidance of Australian dancer Nicole May. They released their second album, comprising all original music on 17th De...
by Lillian Suwanrumpha, on 29th of December 2011
Looking for Aung San Suu Kyi

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Looking for Aung San Suu Kyi

Pictures of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are now ubiquitous in Myanmar (Burma), a huge change from just a year ago, with her image appearing on market stalls, in shops and the fro...
by Dominic Dudley, on 10th of January 2012
British Foreign Minister Hague meets Aung San Suu Kyi - Myanmar

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British Foreign Minister Hague meets Aung San Suu Kyi -...

Britain's foreign secretary William Hague calls for more Burma reforms as he meets Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Aun...
by Thet Htoo, on 6th of January 2012
Portraits of Burmese Comedian Zaganar at home - Yangon

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Portraits of Burmese Comedian Zaganar at home - Yangon ...

Popular Burmese comedian and political activist Maung Thura, or Zaganar ("Tweezers") at his home. He was arrested in 2008 for his involvement in relief efforts after the Cyclo...
by Lillian Suwanrumpha, on 27th of December 2011
National League for Democracy Headquarters, Rangoon - Myanmar

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National League for Democracy Headquarters, Rangoon - M...

Inside the National League for Democracy Headquarters, Rangoon, Myanmar. The National League for Democracy is a Burmese political party founded in 1988. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung ...
by Phuket Times, on 29th of December 2011
Top National League for Democracy (NLD) members meet at HQ - Yangon

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Top National League for Democracy (NLD) members meet at...

Leading members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) meet weekly at the party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar to discuss party policy and the upcoming elections in April 2012. Yan...
by Lillian Suwanrumpha, on 26th of December 2011
May Mi Kyaw Kyaw is Miss Christmas 2011 - Myanmar

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May Mi Kyaw Kyaw is Miss Christmas 2011 - Myanmar

May Mi Kyaw Kyaw wins the annual Miss Christmas beauty pageant at Traders Hotel. Yangon, Myanmar. 23rd December 2011.
by Richard Buckley, on 23rd of December 2011
End of the Cease-Fire in Kachin State - Burma

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End of the Cease-Fire in Kachin State - Burma

The Burmese Army has renewed hostilities in Northern Burma after a 14 year cease-fire with the Kachin Independence Army had fallen apart. Kachin, Burma. June 2011
by ryan libre, on 24th of June 2011
Shan State Army holds Resistance Day Parade

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Shan State Army holds Resistance Day Parade

Annual Shan State People's Resistance Day parade at Shan State Army (SSA) "South" headquarters. SSA "South" and SSA "North" declared that they would f...
by Pong Pan, on 21st of May 2011
Rangoon's Underground Music Scene

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Rangoon's Underground Music Scene

Photo essay following the Burmese youths who make up Rangoon's underground punk, metal and hardcore music scenes. Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar).
by Ko Gyi, on 3rd of May 2011
Mourning Mothers of Iran at Trafalgar Square

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Mourning Mothers of Iran at Trafalgar Square

Supporters of Mourning Mothers of Iran gathered at Trafalgar Square to demand an end to execution and the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran.
by Behzad, on 2nd of April 2011
Pilgrims camp out at Kyaiktiyo Pagoda - East Burma

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Pilgrims camp out at Kyaiktiyo Pagoda - East Burma

Roughly 20,000 pilgrims make the arduous journey to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda on a daily basis. Myanmar 27/12/2010
by Didimae Hand, on 27th of December 2010
Jungle War between DKBA and SPDC in Burma

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Jungle War between DKBA and SPDC in Burma

Fighting between Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)/ Border Guard Force (BGF) troops broke out over refusal to join the BGF in Thae Bor...
by Chandler Vandergrift, on 8th of December 2010
Burma Democratic Concern: Marching for the people of Burma

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Burma Democratic Concern: Marching for the people of Bu...

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) together with Burma Democratic Organisations based in the UK marched around London to show their solidarity with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Bu...
by Burma Democratic Concern [bdc], on 6th of November 2010

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