Showcasing work by photographers from Myanmar and beyond, the 12th Yangon Photo Festival addresses issues like environmental threats, peace-building and social justice.
Tha Gyi Thamee, a restaurant opened last year in Yangon, serves simple, home-style cuisine from Upper Myanmar’s ah nyar region and offers unique, sustainable to-go boxes.
The memoirs of two senior figures in Myanmar’s ex-military government shed light on the junta’s machinations, and expose the cracks in the monolithic image it projected.
Movie fans in Naypyitaw got an early look at the 8th Japanese Film Festival this year, before it heads to Yangon and Mandalay.
As international scrutiny of Myanmar mounts, Rosalie Metro’s novel offers perspective on how the values Westerners carry often undermine their well-intentioned efforts.
A major book sale is returning to Yangon’s Myanmar Expo Hall for a second year with organizers offering discounts of 90 percent.
The fifth ‘Voices of the Youth’ festival takes place this Saturday in Yangon. It aims to encourage young residents to express themselves through music.
A Myanmar-French-German hip-hop collaboration will hold its final concert on Saturday night in Yangon at the French Institute.
A four-day exhibition at the Secretariat is looking to address contemporary issues through art, poetry, film and discussions.
The internationally funded Myanmar Script Fund has singled out young filmmakers to boost the country’s movie industry.
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