One of the original members of a pro-democracy movement long persecuted by the military was critically injured as he was arrested by junta security forces, his family said last night. Imprisoned many years for campaigning against military rule, Kyaw...
“I believe Burmese food is worthy of winning a Masterchef title and I am here to win it.”
A blue ukulele featuring doodle art by a famed Myanmar punk vocalist sold at auction for US$27,500 (MMK52.8 million) last night to raise money for the anti-junta movement. Big Bag front man Han Htue Lwin, aka Kyar Pauk, had hoped to raise at least...
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