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“Tabayarlay” Burmese Literary Award hosted at family’s home

“Tabayarlay” Burmese Literary Award hosted at family’s home MoeMaKa Reporter (Rangoon) March 3, 2009 To uphold the legacy of “Tawbayarlay”, a late Burmese nationalist and last of Burmese royal blood line, the family members were awarding “Tawbalarlay” Burmese literary award…

Burmese Regime collecting list of political prisoners from outside source

Burmese Regime collecting list of political prisoners from outside source MoeMaka Reporter (Rangoon) February 6, 2009           The Burmese Junta who sent political prisoners to various remote prisons was itself collecting the list of prisoners from other source, it was…

Golden September Music Group in Burma launched a new song under ground

 Golden September Music Group in Burma launched a new song under ground

February 5, 2009

A Burmese music group formed secretly in Burma back in 2007 Burmese Saffron Revolution with Burmese artists and singers released again a new song for 2009 called “Unity and Peace”.  They had posted their song through CD, USB Drive and email attachment. MoeMaKa had presented the copy form here.
 

Burmese National Poet & Literary Icon, Min Thu Wun 100 year Anniversary to hold far and wide

Burmese National Poet & Literary Icon, Min Thu Wun 100 year Anniversary to hold far and wide MoeMaKa Reporter 003 February 3, 2009 Burmese literature lovers and Burmese activists were planning to hold 100 year anniversary of the birthday of…

NLD hold press conference after meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi & Gambari

NLD hold press conference after meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi & Gambari

MoeMaKa Photo News

February 2, 2009

 

         Before the formal meeting with their party leader and the UN representative, the 5 members from central executive committee of NLD who were formally recognized by the Burmese regime, were allowed to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for 15 minutes, told by Party spoke person at press conference in their head quarter. In the same evening, Gambri would be visiting “Nay Pyi Daw”, regime’s capitol to meet with higher regime’s authority.

 

        In the afternoon, at the NLD press conference, two spoke persons, U Han Thar Myint, U Nyan Win and one of the party leaders, U Win Tin answered questions from the attending reporters.

Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyeint, Burmese Performance Troupe, a success in San Francisco

 

Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyeint, Burmese Performance Troupe, a success in San Francisco

MoeMaKa Photo News

February 2, 2009

          One and only Burmese performance troupe founded by jailed artist-cum-activist, Zarganar, famed for their outspokenness and open criticism on the oppression of Burmese military regime in their stage performance had arrived San Francisco for the first time and appeared on the theatre at Chabot College for the Burmese audience at the bay area. It was learnt that not only Burmese from the bay area but also from surrounding towns and cities such as from LA and Santa Rosa came to see their performance with the estimated audience around 700.

          As usual, they had presented jokes and satires reflecting the current political situation of Burma under the regime. Further more, one of the performer-joker, “Pan Thee”, (Apple in Burmese) sang a standup song making joke on unsuccessful UN trip of Mr. Gambari.

Burmese Community in Washington DC marked 61st Burma Independent

Burmese Community in Washington DC marked 61st Burma Independent MoeMaKa Photo News January 10, 2009          On January 3, 2009, Burmese community from Washington DC, May Land, Virginia came together to host 61st anniversary of Burma Independent and celebrate 88th…

New Year News on the Run – 7th Jan 2009

 

New Year News on the Run

Po Jan

January 7, 2009

          News was sent, bits and pieces. The editors won’t appreciate it because they had to rewrite it all over. I had to send the news in a rush, under the disturbance of electricity, water and the phone line. We were short of all the luxury in life and we were also short of improvement even after so many complaints.

 

Recruiting candidates for 2010 Burmese regime’s election

Local authority playing game on hostel students in their neighborhood

Kyo Pin Kauk Town became the town of Tay Zay, a crony of Burmese senior general

Burmese authority collecting every house hold members list and their affiliation status with the junta’s supported groups

 

The Night that Zarganar returns, The Performance of Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyaint

From T4T – Colorful Anyeint – LA Event   The Night that Zarganar returns, The Performance of Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyaint MoeMaKa January 5, 2009           Recently, the famous Burmese troupe, “Thee Lay Thee & Colorful Anyaint” arrived…

Burmese Internet Users told not to click unfriendly links received in their emails

Burmese Internet Users told not to click unfriendly links received in their emails MoeMaKa Reporter 003 October 12, 2008             Most of the Burmese inside Burma used free email account from Google’s Gmail and the numbers were found grown to…

Burmese Monks & Followers helped Orphans from Nargis Cyclone in the Delta Area as 2nd trip of Child Aid Foundation activity

 

From Child Aid Foundation – 2nd Charity Event in

Nargis Delta – Oct 2008

Burmese Monks & Followers helped Orphans from Nargis Cyclone in the Delta Area as 2nd trip of Child Aid Foundation activity

MoeMaKa Reporter 002

October 8, 2008

          With the donation and charity raised from both inside and outside of Burmese community, Child Aid Foundation run by Burmese monks and Burmese Buddhists had made 2nd trip to the Delta area to offer some relief for orphans after the Nargis cyclone.

          Previously with 200 children listed under the care of the Foundation, it was now learnt that more 50 or so children were added. With the help and assistance of local Burmese monasteries, Burmese monks and local community, together with the charity raised from Burmese from various places, this relief work became possible collectively.

Burmese in San Francisco bay area to hold Burmese literary talk

Burmese in San Francisco bay area to hold Burmese literary talk

MoeMaKa Reporter 002

October 1, 2008

Burmese community in the San Francisco bay area were planning to hold Burmese literary talk for the ninth annual time in this coming November 8th.

Since 8 years ago in the bay area, Burmese community with the objectives of maintaining and spreading of Burmese literature among the Burmese immigrants and also with the aim to raise the awareness and value of being Burmese among multi-cultural community in the US, will be inviting 5 Burmese writers staying in US for this coming 9th annual event.

Five of them were as listed as follows; Maung Swan Yi, poet in exile, Director U Win Pe, film director and artist in exile, Mar Mar Aye, Burmese classic song singer and artist in exile, Nyan Oo Maung, Burmese monks and writer and lastly Aung Way, poet in exile who recently fled after 2007 Burma Saffron Revolution.

General Than Shwe could be shot down with sling-shot

General Than Shwe could be shot down with sling-shot

MoeMaKa Reporter 003

October 1, 2008

            Burmese military ruling general Than Shwe can be shot down virtually with a sling-shot is at hand. For this operation, all you need is a computer with an internet connection. You have to visit “MoeMaKa Dot Com” website to play the game called “How you can hit hard on Than Shwe”, a computer game online. Burmese cartoonist inside Burma smuggled out this flash game with the Burmese traditional flavor, a Burmese cowboy in sarong holding a slig-shot.

MoeMaKa Media to publish collection of articles of U Win Tin, honoring him after his release

   MoeMaKa Media to publish collection of articles of U Win Tin, honoring him after his release MoeMaKa September 30, 2008 MoeMaKa – Burmese news group at the bay is going to publish a book with collections of articles by…