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Modernist Painter Defies Myanmar Taboos in New Exhibit

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By Wei Yan Aung

Known for his modernist paintings of cityscapes, street scenes and depictions of Myanmar traditions, Zaw Mong exhibits his first collection of nude paintings this week.

Myanmar Dictator’s First Visit to the US as State Leader

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On This Day

By Wei Yan Aung

This week in 1966, U Ne Win and his wife were welcomed by US President Lyndon B. Johnson and the first lady on the military dictator’s first US visit as head of state.

The Death of British Burma’s Anti-Colonial Monk

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On This Day

By Wei Yan Aung

On this day in 1939, anti-colonialist monk U Ottama passed away, leaving behind a legacy of non-violent resistance and powerful rhetoric.

7 September 2019 The Day Gen Aung San Established the Myanmar Army

6 September 2019 The Day Myanmar's Independence Hero Tied The Knot

5 September 2019 The Day Three Myanmar Banknotes Suddenly Became Worthless

1 September 2019 The Day a Popular Myanmar Newspaper Was Taken Over by the Govt

30 August 2019 Myanmar’s First Ambassador to Japan Appointed During WWII

28 August 2019 The Day the British Sentenced Peasant Rebel Leader Saya San to Death

26 August 2019 The Day the Burma Translation Society was Born

25 August 2019 Orwell Urges British Publishers to Issue Historical Book on Japanese Rule in Myanmar

23 August 2019 When Myanmar’s Women Were Given a Seat at the Table

20 August 2019 A British Decision on India that Led to a Key Demand from Myanmar

19 August 2019 Myanmar’s First Postwar Political Mass Meeting

16 August 2019 The End of Shikoing Before the British

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