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He wanted to be a gold medalist in traditional boxing. But the military destroyed that dream.
“Cartoonists have to be on the side of the oppressed,” he told me."Political cartoons point out weaknesses and loopholes regardless of who is in...
“I want to uproot the dictatorship,” he told me. “I do not want to pass on this legacy to future generations."
As children they saw Nyaungshwe Haw as the bustling royal palace of Sawbwa Sao Shwe Thaik, Myanmar’s first post-independence president
Her siblings dead or scattered to the winds, Sao Haymar Thaike is her family's last hope to reclaim a heritage site snatched by the military
As a pastor in a region lacerated by conflict, Saw Bo Thar spent his working life dodging the hostilities between Myanmar's army and the KNU
Sweet, earthy and often pungent, rice wine is the drink of choice for weddings, festivals, harvests and any time a friend drops by
Myint Myint Kyaw has seen many brutal fights in her decades in the ring, first as a pioneering Myanmar lethwei kickboxer and now as a referee
At this Kayang housewarming, old and new traditions combine to create a lavish party of music, religion and feasting
Philip D’Silva’s family is a happy tangle of many of the rich threads that weave through modern Myanmar
The inscrutable waters of Indawgyi Lake in Kachin State are stirred with ancient myth
Kamella Lama has never married, but she has looked after her family's Gurkha wedding treasures for most of her adult life
Orders for Dawt Kheng's intricate designs come from ethnic Chins across the world, who wait months for her prized fabrics
Sai Han Line is one of the last Shan traditional tattooists and has an almost mystical reputation among the young men who queue for his designs
An eloquent advocate for the Naga people, Athong Makury compiled a dictionary of his tribe's language to preserve their voice
Aung Soe Min breathed life into Myanmar’s arts scene when censorship was at its height, mentoring a new generation of creative talent
The fields of graceful totem poles that dot Kayah state are the result of a festival that locals say is as old as the world itself
Artist Aye Myint's stunning designs -- from banknotes to magazine covers -- were a colourful feature of life for many ordinary Myanmar people
Myanmar’s film industry was once the region's most prolific, but decades of military rule forced filmmakers to abandon the silver screen
Saw Reh is worried that ancient traditions are being lost, that's why the civil servant has taken to shadowing a local shaman to learn his skills
Pascal Khoo Thwe's journey from tribesman to Cambridge graduate and author is entwined with the ache of exile
There’s a graceful pride in the way that Cë̀kom carries herself that lets you know she is the daughter of a former Lahe chief
Former tattoo artist Makui Lainyiu sings a haunting lament to the loss of Naga culture rarely heard outside her homeland
Makury, Konyak, Mongray (Tangshang), Lainong tribes can all find their handmade traditional blankets at Ahtue's little Lahe store
