Lwin Mar Htun Archives - The Irrawaddy

Yangon Photo Festival Awards Address Myanmar’s Pressing Issues

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The Yangon Photo Festival awards have honored photographers who brought attention to the poor and forgotten across Myanmar.

Photos Reveal Impact of Illegal Banana Plantations on Workers, Land in Myanmar’s Kachin State

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Burma

By Lwin Mar Htun

At the Yangon Photo Festival, Hkun Li’s exhibition ‘The Price of Bananas’ chronicles the human and environmental cost of illegal banana plantations in Kachin State.

Yangon Photo Festival Spotlights Some of Myanmar's Pressing Issues

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By Lwin Mar Htun

Showcasing work by photographers from Myanmar and beyond, the 12th Yangon Photo Festival addresses issues like environmental threats, peace-building and social justice.

14 February 2020 Yangon’s Italian Food Festival Returns With Wine, Cheese and Culture

5 February 2020 Tha Gyi Thamee Restaurant: Serving Upper Myanmar Cuisine

31 January 2020 Yangon Hotel Hosts Buffets Showcasing US Dishes

30 January 2020 Beats and Breaks in Burma: Myanmar’s Biggest Dance Crew

23 January 2020 Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival is Back With a New Campaign: ‘Love Is Not a Crime’

17 January 2020 Singapore Festival 2020 is Back With a Palace Garden Party

16 January 2020 Fresh, Affordable and Just a Little Spicy: Jana Mon Serves up Myanmar’s Mon Cuisine in Yangon

9 January 2020 Japanese Film Festival Expands to Myanmar’s Capital for 8th Edition

4 January 2020 Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Back for a Second Year

24 December 2019 Mozzarella and Ribs: A Match Made in Heaven at James Cheese Myanmar

20 December 2019 Local Waste-Management Company Among Asian Winners at Global Startup Competition

14 December 2019 Myanmar Mixologist Heads to Global Cocktail Competition in Puerto Rico