HomeSearch
Thingyan - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search.
Thingyan bus crash in Thaton leaves nine pilgrims dead
Eleven other people aboard the white canter car that crashed as it was traveling to Rangoon on a pilgrimage suffered serious injuries.
‘Enough’ police deployed in Rangoon, as Thingyan traffic toll falls
Fewer fatal accidents were reported on the first day of Thingyan this year, amid new restrictions and an increased police presence.
Vox Pop: What are your hopes for Thingyan?
With Thingyan approaching, DVB speaks to young people in Burma about their hopes for the celebrations.
Thingyan restrictions force party organisers to look for loopholes
Organisers of commercial Thingyan stages in Rangoon are scrambling to find a way to work around new restrictions.
Watch what you wear, authorities tell women ahead of Thingyan
Burmese authorities are warning women not to wear "skimpy clothing" if they plan to take part in this year's Thingyan water festival to celebrate...
Thingyan violence lays bare 969 hypocrisy
The failure of nationalist hardliners to react to routine cases of violence against women suggests that it is ownership of Buddhist women and girls – rather than their protection – that motivates them.