Festival chaos as hot-air balloon crashes
A balloon laden with 65kg of fireworks crashed onto a crowd of revellers at the Tasaungdaing Hot Air Balloon Festival in Pyin Oo Lwin.
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Stages removed after protest in Taunggyi
Plans to build stages for viewing Taunggyi’s annual hot-air balloon contests are scrapped after local groups protest the commercialization of the event.
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Commercialization of Taunggyi balloon festival opposed
Residents of Taunggyi say that commercialization of Taunngyi’s annual hot-air balloon contests will come at the expense of local people.
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18 luxury chalets burnt down by fireworks at Inle Lake festival
Eighteen floating bungalows at the Inle Khaung Daing Village Resort on the west bank of Inle Lake were burnt down in a blaze caused by fireworks fired from a hot air balloon on 16 December. No casualties were reported.
