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    Tagged: culture

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    Chin State, marked by change, looks to hold on to its roots

    “At the age of 10, I got my tattoos,” says Ma Lha Sen.

    Arts Lead Story News

    ‘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.

    Culture Lead Story News

    Rangoon students gather to celebrate Shakespeare

    Students from four universities in Rangoon gather for “Shakespeare Lives”, an event to celebrate the enduring legacy of Britain’s greatest playwright 400 years after his death.

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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.

    History Lead Story News

    Bronze Age cemetery casts new light on ancient Burma

    One discovery could represent the earliest example of medical surgery ever found in the region.

    Conflict Culture Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Kachin IDP kids tell their stories with images

    “In the end, we should be aiming to make this the last generation in Burma who has to live with war.”

    Culture Feature Health Lead Story News

    Age-old tonic for Burma’s ailing healthcare system

    Could Burmese traditional medicine fill the gap left by decades of underfunding and neglect?

    Dreams in chalk dust video

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    Dreams in chalk dust

    Artist Ye Yint Hein takes DVB into his workshop, where he casts political portraits in chalk powder.

    Culture Lead Story News Shan

    The Shan Shaman Of Soi Sanam

    Ajarn Monglee doesn’t claim he has supernatural powers. Ajarn Monglee is a medicine man who reads from an ancient textbook and makes diagnoses.

    DVB Roadshow: Painful Chin tradition fading with time video

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    DVB Roadshow: Painful Chin tradition fading with time

    Join the DVB Roadshow team as they meet Chin hill tribe women who are among the last inked by a fading tradition.

    Arts Culture Lead Story News

    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.

    Mandalay’s heart of gold video

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    Mandalay’s heart of gold

    Mandalay is Burma’s cultural heart. The city’s soul can still be found in its artisan workshops, where its short—but rich— history is preserved…in gold.

    Culture Lead Story News Rangoon

    Calls to preserve Shwedagon Pagoda

    A forum is to be held on 17 May to discuss plans to preserve the iconic building in the face of threats from developments in the vicinity.

    Archaeologist warns of historical treasures lost to global black market video

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    Archaeologist warns of historical treasures lost to global black market

    Burma’s jungles and plains are dotted with historical artefacts the envy of much of the world. But now many of those precious items are ending up overseas, thanks to a thriving black market.

    Rangoon revels in New Year water party video

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    Rangoon revels in New Year water party

    People in Burma have flocked onto the streets of Rangoon throughout this week, dancing and spraying water on one another to celebrate Thingyan festival and the ushering in of a traditional new year.

    Culture Entertainment Lead Story News

    New Year satirists censored, told to steer clear of political issues

    Groups ready to perform the traditional art of Thangyat – a mix of comedy and satire – have been warned off certain issues.

    Keeping the fight alive video

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    Keeping the fight alive

    Martial artists in Mandalay are offering free classes to students of Thaing Byaung Byan, a traditional Burmese combat-sport.

    Burma Culture Lead Story Lifestyle News Refugees

    New movie explores Thai-Burmese relationships

    A new film explores experiences of Burmese migration and relationships from an original Thai perspective.

    Culture Lead Story News

    Burmese Buddhist art premieres in New York

    A landmark exhibition of Burmese Buddhist art will land in the US capital of cool next month.

    Culture Kachin Lead Story News

    Questioning this year’s Manau Festival

    The Kachin public opposed the plan as they felt it was inappropriate to dance the celebratory Manau in the midst of an ongoing war, while thousands of IDPs continue to languish in camps.

    Chin women turn their faces away from painful practice video

    Chin Culture Lead Story News Video

    Chin women turn their faces away from painful practice

    Women in Chin State are rejecting an ancient custom of female facial tattoos.

    DVB Roadshow: The mystery of the Kyatgu caves video

    Karenni Lead Story Video

    DVB Roadshow: The mystery of the Kyatgu caves

    On the second episode of DVB’s Doh Pyay Doh Myay Roadshow, the team explores a mountain cave in Karenni State, feared by locals to be haunted.

    Karen long-necks stretch tradition video

    Culture Ethnic issues Karenni Lead Story News

    Karen long-necks stretch tradition

    Women of the Karen ethnic hilltribe in northern Thailand are renowned for their unusually long necks, stretched by multiple layers of neck-rings starting from the age of five.

    They are a tourist drawcard, but the tradition may be dying out. Young Karen women can now choose whether they want to have the heavy and uncomfortable wire coils around their necks.

    Foreign Affairs Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Mrs Abe helps put Japanese investment in softer light

    Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gave a speech at the “Myanmar Festival 2014” in Tokyo on 18 October urging Japan’s business leaders to think of Burma as a potential long-term business partner rather than a source of cheap labour.

    Moulding history in upper Burma video

    Culture Features Lead Story News Video

    Moulding history in upper Burma

    The work of artisan potters in historic Shwebo, Sagaing Division is renowned across Burma. Their long tradition and distinctive style not only makes for a beautiful product, but has helped[…]

    Cultures converge at Wa harvest festival video

    Culture Lead Story News Video

    Cultures converge at Wa harvest festival

    Lashio’s Wa community celebrate the colourful festival of Kauk Thit Sar Pwe.

    Rice wine remains perfect tonic for Karenni farmers video

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    Rice wine remains perfect tonic for Karenni farmers

    As brands of Burmese alcohol compete with recently approved foreign liquor imports, Karenni villagers are fighting to retain local brewing customs.

    Arts Feature Features Lead Story Lifestyle News Special Report

    Burma’s Fledgling Contemporary Art Market

    Before it can reach its full potential, Burma’s contemporary art scene faces several obstacles.

    DVB Debate: Is it too late to save Burma’s crumbling heritage? video

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    DVB Debate: Is it too late to save Burma’s crumbling heritage?

    Panellists on DVB Debate discuss whether it is too late to save Burma’s rich cultural heritage, which has suffered decades of neglect.

    A day in the life of a young mahout video

    Culture Features Lead Story News Video

    A day in the life of a young mahout

    DVB spent a day with 11 year old mahout, Nga Sint, and his two Asian elephants, as he works all day to find enough food to feed the giant beasts and then uses them in ordination ceremonies.

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