Tazaungdaing: Fire. Balloons. Camera. Action!
Picture hundreds of home-made fireworks strapped to a basket of a hot air balloon, let off in the middle of a crowd. Absolute. Mayhem.
Tagged: Taunggyi
Accidents Lead Story News Shan
12 injured in balloon accident at Tazaungdaing festivities in Taunggyi
A hot-air balloon laden with combustibles went down in a fiery mishap on Monday evening in Taunggyi, crashing into a local shop and injuring at least 12 people during the annual Tazaungdaing holiday celebrations in the Shan State capital.
Accidents Lead Story News Shan
Gunpowder for balloon festival fireworks sets houses ablaze in Taunggyi
Gunpowder used to make fireworks, an integral part of Tazaungdaing full moon holiday celebrations in Shan State, ignited and set fire to five houses in the state capital Taunggyi on Sunday morning, injuring three men who were making the gunpowder.
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Lead Story News Shan Travel & Tourism
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.
Lead Story News Shan Travel & Tourism
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.
Interview: NLD’s Win Htein counters heavy-handed allegations
NLD spokesman Win Htein defends after the fallout from his decision to dismiss five executive members of the party in Shan State.
Taunggyi family murder: suspect arrested, confesses
According to Burmese police, a 56-year-old suspect named Yo Sein confessed yesterday that he killed Ma Shwe Yi Cho when she refused to marry him, then also slashed the children to death in a rage.
Rangoon, Taunggyi family murders shake Burma
Both cases, one in Rangoon and one in Taunggyi, involve young families, including children, who were stabbed to death in their homes for no apparent reason.
Crime Drugs Lead Story News Shan
Prisoner’s father masterminded jailbreak, says Taunggyi police
Four armed men who broke free an inmate from a prison truck and drove him to safety in Shan State last week were hired by his father, according to police.
Pair arrested for breaking out prisoner in Shan State
Police in Shan State say they have apprehended two of the men responsible for freeing a man from a prison truck in Taunggyi.
Lead Story Natural resources News Shan
Inle Lake granted new UNESCO status
Shan State’s iconic Inle Lake has been granted Biosphere Reservation status by the United Nations heritage agency
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Shan
SNDP sets sights on 50% election success rate
The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, or SNDP, says it aims to win more than 50 percent of all seats it competes for in this year’s general election.
Taunggyi trial: Muslims complain of threats
A group of 20 Muslims on trial for undermining state security in Taunggyi are being constantly threatened and harassed by Buddhist monks and local Swan Arr Shin members, says their lawyer.
Opposition party claims harassment in Shan State
An office of Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), was told to remove party signage from their property or face retaliation, according to NLD officials.
Politician murdered in Taunggyi
An opposition party member in Taunggyi, Shan State, was found dead outside his village on Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to the head.
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Road-testing Burma’s wineries
Jessica Mudditt visits Burma’s debut wineries, where rows of fresh grapes blanket the Shan hills.
Constitution Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi rally in Taunggyi moved to vacant lot
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was on Sunday denied access to festival grounds in Shan State capital Taunggyi, causing a scheduled party rally to be moved to a vacant roadside lot.
Monks protest in Shan capital after officials demolish monastery
Monks marched through the streets of Taunggyi in protest after authorities demolished a Buddhist monastery that had allegedly been built on government land
Accident at construction site kills 7 in Shan state
Seven workers were killed and three injured after scaffolding at a construction site collapsed in Shan state’s capital Taunggyi yesterday afternoon
