The 63rd Karenni State Day celebrations are underway, though conflicting opinions of the occasion remain.
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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…
Burma's New Year water festival - in pictures
The Water Festival is in many ways a rain-dance, a way of making sacred the last drops of water for the year in the robust faith that the heavens will…
Burma celebrates Thingyan
Burma celebrates the Buddhist New Year Water Festival, Thingyan, which runs from 13-16 April. People celebrate by throwing water on each other to wash away the sins and bad luck…
Burma gets ready to celebrate Thingyan
The Buddhist New Year water festival, Thingyan, will be celebrated this weekend across Burma and for the second time in nearly three decades the old art of Thangyat is back…
Residents prepare for Lunar New Year
Residents of Chinatown in Rangoon predict a good year ahead for those born in the year of the snake as they prepare for Lunar New Year celebrations.