| Pyin Oo Lwin (May Myo) Part II |
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by Nan Mya Han |
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| Places for sightseeing in Pyin Oo Lwin are Peikchinmyaung Cave, Ahnt Htoo Kan Tha Image, Pway Kauk fall, the Chinese temple, the garden and the market. All these places can be covered in a day. |
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9/Jun/2004 |
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| Pyin Oo Lwin (May Myo) Part I |
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by Nan Mya Han |
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| April and May are the hottest months in Yangon. Some people go to hilly regions to avoid scorching sun during this period. Pyin Oo Lwin located on Shan hill is a famous town for summer retreat. The town was previously called May Myo. |
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9/Jun/2004 |
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| ■ Sittway ~ Maurk U ~ Paletwa(Chin State) travelouge Part1 Sittway |
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by Aung Lwin |
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| This time I visited Platwa in Southern Chin State. To go to Platwa, you have to go to Sittway in Rakhine (Arakan) State first. The trips to Sittway and Platwa are for the first time. |
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9/Nov/2002 |
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| ■ Powerful Puppets and Plays |
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by Ma Thanegi
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Puppets in Myanmar are handled through strings attached to the forehead, neck, spine, elbows and hands, knees and heels. So technically they are marionettes. They became very popular in the 18th, century, more so than human performers, and they also became very powerful at the Kings Royal court.
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6/Sep/2001 |
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| ■ KEKKU : A Lost Legend Discovered |
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by Ma Thanegi
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Many adventure stories such as the King Solomons Mines have played on the imagination of many people. In this century of high technology and world travel, discovering sites lost in time is only possible in the movies. Or is it?
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6/Sep/2001 |
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| ■ Fortune-Telling and Your Life |
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by Ma Thanegi
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| Most Myanmar people believe so much in the importance of predictions that they will check the auspicious days and inauspicious days of each month before he goes on a journey or hold a ceremony. |
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21/Aug/2001 |
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| ■ Monywa Pagoda, A Fairyland in Stone |
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by Ma Thanegi
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| Monywa is a typical Myanmar town 136 km north-west of Mandalay. It is on a dry, flat plain. There are no thick and shady jungle like the ones in the far regions. You would think that there are few cool and dark places or any wondrous sights. |
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21/Aug/2001 |
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| ■ Lotus Weaving |
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by Ma Thanegi
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| Imagine the fairy tales lost in your childhood of lovely princesses on high towers weaving magical cloths; ethereal creatures capturing moonbeams to sew a cloak. All this comes to mind watching a young girl pull from the lotus stems soft fibers as fragile as a spiders silk. |
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13/Jun/2001 |
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| ■ A Lady Nat, Patron of Single Girls |
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by Ma Thanegi
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| Myanmar folklore is full of strange beings: we have mythical creatures who combine parts from as many as five different animals, we have flying half-man half bird people who live for thousands of years, we have Nat Spirits in abundance. |
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13/Jun/2001 |
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| ■ A Recent Incident of Thingyan |
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by Khin Myo Thwe |
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During Thingyan festival (Water festival) have splashed each other with water since time immemorial. Nowadays merry making during the festival has drastically changed. The main cause of the change is the marquees of the business and enterprises.
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02/Jun/2000 |
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| ■ Tax-free Market |
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by Khin Myo Thwe |
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| The tax-free markets that have opened since 31st March are bustling with shoppers. These markets are opened under the arrangement of Yangon City Development Committee. The prices of goods are fixed by authorities. |
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27/May/2000 |
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