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“Their participation will be a first in the city’s history,” said U Kyaw San Myint, who sits on the festival committee of the Mandalay City Development Committee.
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Arts
Nyo Win Pe's paintings depict the simple life of rural Myanmar — village pagoda festivals, novice monks, buffalo herders, bazaars.
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Lifestyle
This weekend in Yangon, switch off for Earth Hour before you power up for seven days of art, music, dining, tech startup talks and pool parties.
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Burma
The attendance of an estimated 2,000 people at Thakin Mya Park was a sign of change in a predominantly Buddhist country where traditionalism is strong and homosexuality is a crime.
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“Every year we aim to make our festival as fabulous as ever, and this year is going to be the one to beat," said co-director Jan Willem van Rooij.
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Due to the state’s massive promotional efforts, the festival is expected to attract 100 million to 150 million people, including one million foreign tourists over eight weeks.
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This year’s event is less about travel deals, more about a cultural experience, organizers say
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Burma
Documentary on a mother’s plight in Bagan, short film on Mrauk Oo protest among prizewinners
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