‘Open eyes, open ears’: Women artists reflect on shared struggles
Two artists from different generations spoke to DVB on the sidelines of the ‘Myanmar Ladies Art Exhibition’ in Rangoon.
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Stars align on movie industry’s night of nights
Burma’s Academy Awards were held in Rangoon on Sunday, honouring 18 of the 30 films released between 2014 – 2015.
Burmese poets turn their pens to lawmaking
Poets have long expressed the mood of Burma’s repressed people through verse. Now, 11 of them, all representing the NLD, will help write the nation’s laws.
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Actor Lu Min reprimanded for NLD endorsement
Burmese film star and director Lu Min has been reprimanded by the group’s board members for appearing in an National League for Democracy promotional video.
Film festival opens in Rangoon
Cinema-goers in Rangoon are in for an exciting weekend with 37 new movies and documentaries scheduled over four days at the Wathann Film Festival.
Burma’s rich musical heritage
Filmmaker Cyrus Moussavi and Jacob Russell of Raw Music International travel around the former Burma, now Myanmar, searching for traditional music and the stories that come with these songs.
Twilight Over Burma
An epic cinematic tale depicting the colourful life of an Austrian student in Burma –and her marriage into a disappearing royal dynasty – has wrapped up its filming in the country.
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Karen musician, 13, dazzles online
13 year-old Karen girl becomes Youtube sensation, known for her guitar skills and ability to sing in multiple languages.
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Traditional handcraft prospers in Bagan
Handcraft lacquerware producers in the ancient city of Bagan in central Burma are seeing good business this year amid an influx of foreign tourists and the introduction of international credit card payment systems.
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Art knows no borders
A new arts centre has opened in the Sino-Burmese border town of Laiza, the headquarters of Kachin Independence Organisation.
Book of inspirational interviews becomes bestseller
Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), A recently-published compilation of interviews with inspirational figures in Burma has become a bestseller across the country, despite a general slump in book sales. Booksellers in[…]
Artists pay homage to veteran cartoonists
Dec 30, 2008 (DVB), Cartoonists, artists and literary figures from across Burma paid homage to three elderly cartoonists at the home of Pe Thein, one of the three, in Rangoon’s[…]
Artist Wathone dies at 61
Oct 21, 2008 (DVB), The well-known Burmese artist Wathone passed away this morning from lung problems at his house in Thingangyun township, Rangoon division, at the age of 61. Wathone[…]
Actress and singer May Shin dies aged 92
Sep 4, 2008 (DVB), Much-loved actress and singer May Shin died of old age at Mandalay General Hospital in upper Burma at 11pm yesterday. May Shin was 92 years old[…]
Mandalay puppeteers raise funds for cyclone victims
Sep 1, 2008 (DVB), A Mandalay marionette troupe is preparing to travel to cyclone-affected areas this week to donate aid materials worth 10 million kyat to survivors of Cyclone Nargis.[…]
Zarganar taken in for police questioning
Jun 5, 2008 (DVB), Famous comedian and director Zarganar, also known as Ko Thura, was taken from his house last night by local authorities, according to a family member. Rangoon's[…]
Thousands bid farewell to Sai Htee Saing
Mar 13, 2008 (DVB), A funeral for the popular singer Sai Htee Saing, who died on Monday, was held at Rangoon’s Yay Way cemetery at around 5pm yesterday and attended[…]
Poet arrested for hidden message
Jan 23, 2008 (DVB), A poet whose work was published in the weekly Achit Journal has been arrested after authorities found a hidden anti-government message in his poem. Issue 46,[…]
