Photographer in running for major prize
AUNG Pyae Soe has been working as a photographer for only a few years but already his strongly saturated images depicting traditional Myanmar themes are winning him international recognition.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Colonial gazetteers help unearth Myanmar’s past
DURING the colonial era in Myanmar, British officials surveyed their administrative districts and published detailed gazetteers, or reports, containing a wide range of information on these areas.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Musicians band together for NLD fundraising show
MORE than 60 famous musicians are expected to participate in a fundraising concert organised by the National League for Democracy (NLD) at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on December 15.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Political themes take centre stage at Tun art awards
THE awards ceremony for the Fifth Tun Foundation Painting Exhibition and Competition was held at the Myanmar Banker’s Association Building in Yangon on December 8, with artists this year abandoning traditional themes in favour of social and political commentary.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
National Theatre hosts rare performance of ‘Yamayana’ epic
THE sound of drumbeats floated onto the street from the open doorway, drawing a crowd of onlookers curious to glimpse what was happening inside Thiri Yama Community Hall near the eastern gate of Shwedagon Pagoda.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
