For many ethnic Lisu, a mostly Christian minority who inhabit the Burma-China border region, the crossbow is an indispensable part of their culture dating back to 200 BC.
In Pictures: Chin National Day celebrated in Mindat
Muskets and melodies kicked off celebrations for the 70th Chin National Day in Mindat, Chin State, on Monday, commemorating the remote region’s long struggle for democracy and self-determination.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Photos Shan
In Pictures: Shan National Day draws a crowd to RCSS’s border headquarters
During the 71st Shan State National Day commemoration at the headquarters of the Restoration Council of Shan State’s Loi Tai Leng headquarters, European ambassadors and UN representatives rubbed shoulders with ethnic armed group leaders.
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Dinner for the Spirits
As part of the traditional Buddhist festival of Thadingyut, devotees flock to cemeteries at this time every year to offer food to the spirits of their ancestors.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News Photos
Inside one of Kachin State’s newest IDP camps
Last month hundreds of internally displaced persons fled renewed conflict in Burma’s north. For many, they traded one IDP camp for another.
Interview Lead Story Migrants Issues News Photos
Interview: Migrants ‘need to tell their story’
A new exhibition at Rangoon’s Deitta Gallery explores the lives of Burmese migrants in Thailand.
Human Rights Lead Story News Photos
Life with hard labour
Some 20,000 convicts toil in prison labour camps across the country, where they face abuse, exploitation and forced labour, a Myanmar Now investigation finds.
Suu Kyi visits her childhood home
On Sunday, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi took a trip down memory lane – to what is now the Bogyoke Aung San Museum in Bahan Township.
Culture Human Rights Lead Story News Photos
Inked-in human rights
Dutch artist Sander Van Bussel brings his “Human Rights Tattoo” project to Burma, marking his first foray into Asia.
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.
Happy Holi days in Rangoon
Burma’s most important holiday of the year, Thingyan, is just weeks away, but Holi, a two-day festival celebrated by the country’s more than 800,000 Hindus, has just ended. A colourful[…]
Fire guts Rangoon homes, shops
Around seven homes, one rice shop and several grocery stores were devastated by the blaze but there has been no reports of any injuries.
2015 Elections Kachin Lead Story News Photos
PHOTOS: Big turnout across Kachin State
Thousands braved the icy morning air of Myitkyina to queue up at polling stations across the city.
Lead Story News Photos Rangoon
In photos: Thadingyut 2015, Rangoon
Second only to Thingyan, Thadingyut is the most significant holiday in Buddhism, signifying the day that Buddha descended from the heavens.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Photos Politics Rangoon
IN PHOTOS: NLD draws activists, musicians to Rangoon rally
The National League for Democracy election campaign rolled into downtown Rangoon on Sunday, where crowds mixed with artists, musicians and activists against the backdrop of the Sule Pagoda.
Lead Story Mandalay Division Natural resources News Photos
IN PHOTOS: Flow of the Irrawaddy
The suspension of the Myistone dam project has allowed a replenishing of river life on the Irrawaddy. But for long how will that last?
2015 Elections Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News Photos Politics
ELECTION 2015: NLD hit Myaungmya
Thousands turned out, many on motorbikes and tractor carts, in this delta town, where almost every household subsists on rice cultivation and fishing.
History Lead Story News Rangoon
Karens, Brits mark 70-year anniversary of WWII
Several aging servicemen attended, mostly ethnic Karen men who had fought shoulder-to-shoulder with British forces against the Japanese army from 1942- 45.
Photo round-up: Burma flooding crisis
Floodwaters are receding in parts of Arakan and Chin states, and Sagaing division, but river levels in the Irrawaddy delta have exceeded danger levels.
Lead Story News Photos Sagaing
Flooded Kale sees daylight at last
The Sagaing Division town of Kale, or Kalay, has been arguably the worst hit area by the floods, but water levels are now receding.
PICTURES: Monsoon batters Burma
IN PICTURES: Heavy rainfall and flash floods have inundated many parts of the country.
Lead Story News Rangoon Suu Kyi
IN PHOTOS: Martyrs’ Day commemorated in Rangoon
Aung San Suu Kyi was joined by her estranged brother Aung San Oo on Sunday morning at Martyrs Mausoleum in Rangoon where they paid respect to their father.
Environment Lead Story News Rangoon
Floods hit Burma as monsoon rolls in
From Sandoway on the western coast to Tavoy in the south, several towns and cities areas are pelted by torrents of rain, resulting in floods.
Up in smoke
Burmese police hosted a drug-burning ceremony on Friday morning at a truck terminal in Hlaing Tharyar, in the western suburbs of Rangoon.
Lead Story News Shan Travel & Tourism
PHOTOS: Sinsint waterfall and gothic ruin
A remote ruin brings a gothic air to the Sinsint two-tier waterfall, located in Pinlaung, a small town in southern Shan State (Photo: DVB).
Lead Story News SEA Games Sport
Pain and pride as Burma fall at final hurdle
After a goalless first half, Thai goals rain down on Burma, leaving the White Angels with silver medals but applause from around the nation.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News Photos
PHOTOS: Life goes on for migrants in Aceh
After being rescued at sea, Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants have received a hospitable welcome in Indonesia’s Aceh, and found a semblance of normality.
Environment Lead Story News Photos Shan Travel & Tourism
UNESCO’s newest biosphere reserve
Shan State’s iconic freshwater lake, Inle Lake, is home to a diverse range of species, including birds, otters, and even human communities.
Arts Lead Story News Photos Protest
The art of protest
An art exhibition is currently being held in Rangoon to call for the release of detained student activists and other political prisoners.
Lead Story News Photos Protest Rangoon Rohingya
Anti-Rohingya demonstrators take to the streets
Buddhist nationalists take to the streets to vent their ire at the international community for pressuring Burma to accommodate Rohingya boat people.
