Htet Htet Moe Oo, 50, a two-time best Burmese actress on the Myanmar Academy Awards, disconnected from a live stream yesterday in which she was panned for insensitivity for peddling jewelry amid tough times in the country.
Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi received an usual censorship request for his 2013 film Thanakha. “There was a scene where a couple makes love in the film,” he said. “I hadn’t filmed any adult scenes but put 5 seconds of black frames right after...
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