Burma commemorates its most solemn anniversary with ceremonies around the country.
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On Sunday, Mandalay street artist Zaw Ko Naing further immortalised Aung San and the eight other martyrs with a graffiti mural in Mandalay.
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.
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Karen honour fallen leader on Martyrs' Day
Karen communities across Burma gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the 64th Karen Martyrs’ Day.
Suu Kyi, other politicians pay respect for Martyrs Day
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was joined by the vice-president and other MPs in commemorating Martyrs’ Day at a Rangoon memorial on Saturday morning.