South Korean actors Choi Soo Jong and So Yi Hyun will visit Myanmar to attend the Korean Film Festival from October 21 to 24.
After spending 23 years living overseas, singer U Thein Tan (Myanmar Pyi) is back in Myanmar and he’s planning a series of comeback concerts in major cities throughout the country.
Singaer Linn Linn released his long-awaited second solo album, titled Aman Tayar (The Truth), on September 27.
Linn Linn, 29, broke onto the national stage in 2007 with the song “Thaw-kah Bhone” (Anxiety Paradise), which appeared on the compilation album Khwint Pyuh-de Khwint Hlut-de (Permitted and Forgiven).
With so much attention focused lately on the Ayeyarwady River, one group of writers is planning a boat trip in November to remind people of the cultural and environmental significance of the Chindwin River in upper Myanmar.
Mmembers of the Thee Lay Thee dance and comedy (anyeint) troupe who recently returned to Myanmar after living in Thailand for several years say they plan to hold their comeback performance in Yangon at the end of monsoon season.
The names Chernobyl, Minamata and Bhopal serve as powerful reminders of the damage that humans can cause others through the careless pursuit of progress and a callous disregard for the well-being of the victims when things go terribly wrong.
The natural beauty and cultural significance of Myanmar’s endangered Ayeyarwady River were showcased at an art exhibition held at Gallery 65 in Yangon from September 22 to 24 .
The narrow lane’s main claim to fame is that famous cartoonist U Ba Gyan once lived there. His house was on 31st Street in downtown Yangon, and starting in 1934 he held annual street-side exhibitions of his cartoons during the Tazaungdine Festival of Lights.
Traditional Myanmar marionette theatre was among the art forms showcased at the 16th World Festival of Puppet Theatres in Charleville-Mezieres, France, from September 16 to 25.
The winners of the Wathann Filmfest were announced in Yangon on September 18, with prizes awarded in Best Documentary, Best Short Film and New Vision categories.
