“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…
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Min Thu Wun – 100 Year, marked by his family
Min Thu Wun – 100 Year, marked by his family Tar Yar Wai Yan February 11, 2009 One of the great Burmese national poet and artist, Min Thu Wun shall be turning 100 year of age if he…
Burmese celebrated Annual Htamanai Traditional Festival at Shwedagon Pagoda
Burmese celebrated Annual Htamanai Traditional Festival at Shwedagon Pagoda
MoeMaKa Photo News
February 9, 2009
As this day as full moon day of Burmese month, Tabodwe and Burmese at Shwedagon Pagoda celebrated Burmese Harvest Festival with making a special Burmese traditional treat call “Htamanai”, combination of glutinous rice, coconut, sesame seeds and peanuts cooked over heated iron pan. Photos were taken from the event.
MoeMaKa Win – Burmese Journals and Academy Awards made in Korea
Burmese Journals and Academy Awards made in Korea
MoeMaKa Win
Ferbruary 7, 2009
I was glancing at the situation of Burmese journal market here in our country. There were a lot of journals in number but most popular were journals on sports and football. The selling price were around 500 but some sold at 600 Kyats. One journal called “Weeklyeleven” was sold at Kyat 600 before the other price hike. Still some of the journals were selling at 400 Kyats too. Journals were used to focus on scoops and latest news but most of the news was outdated and world news. Now a day, news on actors and actress from Korea seemed a most popular issue in the market.
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…
NLD party youth marked Min Thu Wun 100 Year Anniversary
NLD party youth marked Min Thu Wun 100 Year Anniversary MoeMaKa Reporter (Rangoon) February 6, 2009 Yeasterday, at NLD party headquarter, youth members arranged a reading session to marked 100 year birthday of Burmese great poet and literary icon, Min…
D Aung Khin – Refugees Made in Burma
Refugees Made in Burma
D Aung Khin
February 6, 2009
D Aung Khin
February 6, 2009
“All the villagers are deserting their villages!!!” According to the news headline, the readers might be puzzled, “It can’t be true. How can it be?”
Yes, it was true. There were several numbers of villages being deserted and increasing.
While city dwellers from Rangoon or Mandalay were busy attending certificate courses, catching buses and train, consulting with the astrologers and psychics for their better future, the villagers from remote areas were also struggling and hard-working on their own.
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.
Maung Yit – How to face Depression, which way, US or Burma
How to face Depression, which way, US or Burma
Maung Yit
February 5th, 2009
While under the great economic downturn, the governments, businesses and corporations were taking measures and actions. Some of the major obvious were going bankrupts, begging bailouts, cutting the jobs and firing workers.
Especially around this time, community and authority from all over the world were keeping an close watch on how the newly elected US Presidents and his administration would be handling their issues. Even the state governments were also waiting for their federal authority’s initiatives and supports while all their immediate projects and planning on hold.
Right now, Obama’s team is sending, planning and proposing assistance, supports and bailouts in billion of US dollars to their people, banks and businesses. While do so, the administration had only three sound advise for its own people.
Firstly, was to “save”. Second, “be transparent” and thirdly, to “share”.
Zarny Win – Day One & Day Two for Burma
Day One and Day Two for Burma
Zarny Win
February 5, 2009
Day One Task
There are two kinds of task. “Day One and Day Two”. We started hearing this “words” back six years ago at Thai-Burma border. The most important and urgent prioritized works are referred to as “Day One” task.
It was first used by our “Burmese politician” and it meant the “works” focusing on “Getting rid of Burmese regime” and “Getting democracy in Burma”. Theses were “Day One” tasks.
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.
Senior Burmese Politician Thakhin Thein Maung hosted his 90th Birthday MoeMaKa Photo News
From Tha Khin Thein Pe – Birthday Celebration – 2009 Senior Burmese Politician Thakhin Thein Maung hosted his 90th Birthday MoeMaKa Photo News February 2, 2009 On February 1st, at his Rangoon residence, Thakhin Thein Maung, one of the…
Senior Burmese Cartoonist U Pe Thein turned 85
From Cartoon U Pe Thein turns 85 Senior Burmese Cartoonist U Pe Thein turned 85 MoeMaKa Photo News February 1, 2009 On January 31st, at his residence on “Sut Kye Zet” lane in Rangoon, one of the oldest Burmese…