Myanmar cartoonists lead media-jeering as Rohingya flee
Cartoons taking aim at Rohingya Muslims are spreading rapidly across social media in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, where public opinion on the crisis stands in stark contrast to the outcry overseas. Fanned by Myanmar’s civilian and military leaders, an information war has taken hold and is being embraced with gusto by a legion of satirists, meme-makers ...
ACID – Myanmar’s hip hop godfathers – to reunite at the Clubhouse tonight
Three of the founding fathers of Burmese hip hop are putting on a rare performance tonight of the music that got them to the top of the charts, the chopping block of the...
Monsoon Madness gets nationalist rebranding after DJs pull out
The organizers of the Monsoon Madness Music Festival have confirmed that all four of the original international acts on their lineup have pulled out. In an attempt to salvage...
International DJs remove Myanmar festival from tour schedules
In the past 24 hours, two international DJs who were scheduled to headline at the upcoming Monsoon Madness Music Festival in Yangon have removed the festival from their tour...
Is Myanmar safe to visit now?
Being Rohingya in Myanmar can be fatal, and being Muslim here is increasingly dangerous, too. But many people still want to know – what about being a tourist? As wars rage...
New art series celebrates the beauty in Myanmar daily life
American artist and designer McKenna Kemp first visited Myanmar a year and a half ago, not knowing the country would end up playing host to the next chapter of her life. In the...
Home Away From Home: A serene escape at Yun Myo Thu Hotel in Bagan
| Coconuts Yangon x Yun Myo Thu Hotel | It’s about time you checked Bagan of your bucket list.
Ni Ni Khin Zaw wins second prize at Asean+3 Song Contest
Myanmar singer Ni Ni Khin Zaw won second place at the Asean+3 Song Contest in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam, on Sunday, losing the top prize to Darlin Joy Baje from the Philippines. The...
Meet the woman behind the first Burmese translation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘We Should All Be Feminists’
For the first time since its publication in 2014, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists will be translated into Myanmar language. Adapted from Adichie’s 2012...
Sao Yoon Waddy Oo crowned Miss Myanmar International 2017
Yangon-based chef and restauranteur Sao Yoon Waddy Oo was crowned Miss Myanmar International on Tuesday after beating out 19 other women for the title. She will now go on to...