Monks declared 'Boycott' against Suu Kyi's brother
News - Culture Source > Kyaw Kha/Mizzima News Tuesday, 02 February 2010 23:22
The All Burma Monks Organization (ABMO) has declared Aung San Oo, brother of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as unethical and rejected his association with Buddhism ...
 
Junta allows KIO to wear uniforms at Manau festival
News - Culture Source > Phanida/Mizzima News Friday, 08 January 2010 23:48
Junta’s Northern Command Commander has allowed the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) officers and soldiers to attend the 62nd Kachin State Day Manau festival in military uniforms...
 
Mon National Day Billboard Censored
News - Culture Source > LAWI WENG/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 07 January 2010 19:30
Burmese authorities have ordered that the Burmese language text be removed from billboards in Mon State commemorating the 63rd anniversary of Mon National Day, according to Mon sources.
 
Artists in Myanmar urged to work for thriving traditional art
News - Culture Source > Xinhua Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:48
Myanmar official media Thursday called on artists in the country to take part in traditional cultural arts competitions with full respect for their national culture and spirit so that Myanmar's traditional fine art will thrive for ever...
 
KIO celebrates ‘Martyrs Day’ in northern Burma
News - Culture Source > Kachin News Group Monday, 10 August 2009 23:07
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), one of Burma's largest ethnic armed groups in the county, observed the organization’s 5th Martyrs Day, today in its controlled areas in Kachin State and Northeast Shan State, KIO sources said...
 
Burmese Art Feels Junta's Grip
News - Culture Source > THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, 10 August 2009 21:59
Hours before the performance art show was to open to the public, the censors arrived and the grilling began. Under their watchful gaze, the nine artists performed parts of their works, aware that every movement could arouse suspicion...
 
Thousands Travel to Start of Nat Festival
News - Culture Source > ARKAR MOE/The Irrawaddy Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:12
Thousands of people began gathering at a site near Mandalay on Wednesday for one of Burma’s most popular festivals, the week-long Taung Pyone Pwe, a celebration of ancient belief in nats, or inhabitants of the spirit world...
 
Experts Criticize Junta’s Temple Renovation Work
News - Culture Source > ARKAR MOE/The Irrawaddy Monday, 08 June 2009 18:26
Burma’s state-run media has broken its long silence on the collapse of the historic Danok Pagoda, calling the structure’s failure a result of renovation work. An estimated 20 people died in the accident...
 
Ancient boat unearthed in Myanmar
News - Culture Source > Xinhua Friday, 05 June 2009 23:17
A boat, believed to be an ancient one, has been unearthed in Mrauk Oo, Myanmar's Rakhine state in the western part, the local 7-Days News reported Thursday. Found by local people when they were digging a water pond in the area ...
 
Monk calls for unity among religious leaders
News - Culture Source > Moe Aye/DVB Wednesday, 03 June 2009 22:42
A prominent Burmese monk who organised relief efforts following cyclone Nargis last year has called for religious leaders in Burma to join hands in solving the country’s problems...
 
Police warn locals to stay silent about pagoda victims
News - Culture Source > Khin Hnin Htet/DVB Tuesday, 02 June 2009 22:34
Burmese government troops in Rangoon’s Dala township deployed to maintain security after a ancient pagoda collapsed on Saturday have warned locals not to talk about victims of the accident...
 
Religious offerings fall by half in cyclone-hit region
News - Culture Source > Phanida/Mizzima News Monday, 04 May 2009 14:58
A monestary in Irrawaddy Delta. Photo: Celeste/Mizzima NewsOn the eve of the first anniversary of Cyclone Nargis, the offerings made to monasteries fell by half in some townships of the storm-hit Irrawaddy Division. The monks from local monasteries said that the reason for declining offerings ...
 
Masking fear: celebrations hide a fading Shan culture
News - Culture Source > Beth Macdonald/DVB Friday, 01 May 2009 15:34
Shan Poi Sang LongOn the surface, the ceremony held last weekend in the small Thai village of Piang Luang was a lavish affair, attracting exiled Shan from across Thailand to ordain new monks and celebrate a culture whose roots reach back over 1000 years...
 
Burmese traditions on display at event
News - Culture Source > Justin A. Hinkley/The Enquirer Wednesday, 22 April 2009 17:56
Edward Thawnghmung gets excited talking about his native Burmese culture. His smile grew Tuesday as he showed folks around the displays he'd set up: photos of the world's largest jade; traditional instruments and a traditional knife;  ...
 
4 people killed, 103 injured in Myanmar water festival
News - Culture Source > Xinhua Monday, 20 April 2009 19:54
Four people were killed and 103 others injured during Myanmar's traditional Thingyan water festival in the first four days of this week, the state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday...
 
Dress code imposed for singers during water festival
News - Culture Source > Nem Davies/Mizzima News Friday, 03 April 2009 23:59
A dress code for singers to perform in the ensuing Burmese traditional water festival called 'Thingyan', prohibiting them from wearing dress alien to Burmese culture has been issued by the Music Association...
 
Muslims proscribed from worshipping in residential flats
News - Culture Source > Phanida/Mizzima Friday, 09 January 2009 23:46
Aping a recent diktat against the country's Christian community, authorities have summoned and warned leaders of Burma's Muslim community not to worship in residential flats...
 
Burmese Abbot’s Birthday Draws Thousands to Thailand Celebrations
News - Culture Source > Wai Moe/Irrawaddy Friday, 09 January 2009 23:45
Tens of thousands of Burmese pilgrims crossed into Thailand this week to attend celebrations marking the 46th birthday of a monk who was once a close spiritual adviser of Burma ...
 
Yawnghwe palace designated as Buddhist Museum
News - Culture Source > Hseng Khio Fah/Shan Herald Agency for News Friday, 09 January 2009 23:34
The Yawnghwe historical museum, previously the palace of Yawnghwe, has been designated as a Buddhist museum by the Burmese military, according to reliable sources.
Yawnghwe palace ...
 
Over 1,500 Kachin insurgents perform Manau dance on Kachin State Day eve
News - Culture Source > Kachin News Group Friday, 09 January 2009 23:26
Over 1,500 people from a Kachin insurgent group took part in the three phase Kachin traditional Manau dance on the eve of the 61st anniversary of Kachin State Day this morning ...
 


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