Lifestyle

From the page to the small screen

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Ei Ei Thu) — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:03:07 +0630

A novel by acclaimed local fiction writer Khin Khin Htoo is set to be made into a television series later this year.

Filmmaker by day, street artist by night

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Lwin Mar Htun) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:34:23 +0630

A week before US President Barack Obama made his historic trip to Myanmar last year – to encourage the government and the people to continue on their path of openness and change – a young graffiti artist spray-painted a large mural of President Obama’s image on a wall near Yangon’s Kandawgyi Park.

Diramore promotes Myanmar classical music

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Lwin Mar Htun) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:32 +0630

Local musician Diramore is collaborating with a Japanese production company to promote Myanmar classical music internationally in the lead-up to the Southeast Asian Games, which will be held in Myanmar this December.

Seven days in Myanmar project wraps up

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Zon Pann Pwint) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:13:42 +0630

The Myanmar Times speaks with photographer Catherine Karnow, as the Seven Days project draws to a close.

Yangon filmmakers showcased in Korea

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Nuam Bawi) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:07 +0630

A young punk, an historic building and a Burmese butterfly will feature in this year’s International Women’s Film Festival in South Korea.

50 years of good literature lost

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Nyein Ei Ei Htwe) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:23 +0630

Censorship cost the country half a century of good literature, participants in a literary gathering heard last week.

Discover a monk's life in Myanmar through a new e-book

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Maria Denmark) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:00 +0630

Here’s an odd couple: a Buddhist monk and a Danish journalist on a voyage of discovery, and self-discovery, in Myanmar.

Former PM opens art gallery in Yangon

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Nuam Bawi) — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:34 +0630

Former prime minister U Khin Nyunt aims to give unknown artists broader exposure.

Totty Swe: still drawing inspiration

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Zon Pann Pwint) — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:53 +0630

Cartoonist Totty Swe’s earlier works, drawn just after he quit the University of Arts and Culture in 1998, aimed to challenge the status quo by questioning governmental authority and highlighting corruption, civilian conflicts and other social ills.

Me N Ma Girls to hit the stage in Singapore

kyawzaya387@gmail.com (Lwin Mar Htun) — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:49:16 +0630

Local pop act Me N Ma Girls will perform at the Music Matters Live Festival in Singapore, alongside more than 50 international bands.