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Yangon

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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

Our World

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

Our World

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...
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...
27/12/2011 - Portraits of Burmese Comedian Zaganar at home - Yangon - Myanmar - Popular Burmese comedian and political...
26/12/2011 - Top National League for Democracy (NLD) members meet at HQ - Yangon - Myanmar - Leading members of the National League...
23/12/2011 - May Mi Kyaw Kyaw is Miss Christmas 2011 - Myanmar - Myanmar - May Mi Kyaw Kyaw wins the annual Miss...

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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

Our World

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

Our World

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

Our World

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
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

Arts & Entertainment

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
British Foreign Minister Hague meets Aung San Suu Kyi - Myanmar

Politics

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

Politics

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
Top National League for Democracy (NLD) members meet at HQ - Yangon

Politics

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

Arts & Entertainment

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
Rangoon's Underground Music Scene

Arts & Entertainment

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
Burma: Keep the Golden Land Green

Environment

Burma: Keep the Golden Land Green

Photo essay on Myanmar’s people in the Yangon area that shows a city relatively free of pollution and killer traffic compared to the other massive Asian cities.
by Lita Davidson, on 18th of September 2010
The U.K. Government advises Burma to contest the upcoming 2010 elections

Politics

The U.K. Government advises Burma to contest the upcomi...

DMTX. A Burmese delegation welcomes a statement issued by Ivan Lewis, the British Government’s Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Mr Lewis’s statement relates to ...
by Burma Democratic Concern [bdc], on 1st of February 2010

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