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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.
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…
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…
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…
From Burmese Senior Writers marked 61st Anniversary Burmese Senior Writers marked 61st Burma Independence with Reunion Dinner MoeMaKa Photo News January 5, 2009 Yesterday at one restaurant in Rangoon, Burmese senior writers and young ones gather together at…
Burmese Senior Politicians marked 61st Anniversary
MoeMaKa Photo News
January 4th 2009
Burmese senior politicians, their friends, former comrades and opposition figures gathered together to host the ceremony of 61st anniversary of Burma Independence. Thakhin Thein Maung, Thakhin Thein Maung, Thakhin Ohn Myint, Naing Ngwe Thein, U Min Lwin were hosting the program. Some of the attendees were Daw Aye Mar, Daw Le Le, Daw Myint Myint Sein, Daw May Win Myint, U Kyi Win, U Maung Maung Khin, U Aung Myint aka Poet Phyar Pon Ni Lon Oo, U Win Tin and Daw Naw Ohn Hlan.
NLD and Alliance Opposition Parties Announced New Year Message MoeMaKa Photo News January 3rd, 2009 Burmese opposition party, NLD and its allies announced special statement for 2009 New Year. It urged for national unity and demand the ruling junta…
Aung San Suu Kyi met with her physician on New Year MoeMaKa Photo News January 1st, 2009 According to DPA news source, Dr Tin Myo Win, Suu’s physician, met with her this afternoon and told that she was found…
Family members of 88 Generation Students found waiting themselves outside Insein prison
MoeMaKa Photo News
October, 13th 2008
Burmese regime had not allowed the family members of 88 generation students to attend the trials of their siblings without giving them any proper notice since last week. On 13th October 2008, these families’ members were found waiting in front of the main gate of Insien prison in which the court sessions were processed according to the regime. They had sent the protest letter signed to the authority to allow them back to attend the trials of the 88 generation students.
Burmese in Singapore marked One Year Anniversary of Saffron Revolution event
Ko Paw
September, 29th 2008
On September 27, Singapore time, Burmese activists staying in Singapore marked one year anniversary of Saffron Revolution at Tha Di Burmese Buddhist Monastery by donating swan (meal), robes and fund to the residing and guest monks. It was attended with 25 Burmese where the number of interested persons greatly reduced comparing with one year ago.
At night, they offered free cold drinks to the monastery-goers at Burmese Buddhist Temple, a land mark and gathering place for Burmese Buddhists in Singapore. Later they offered red roses and candle lights at the alter and shrine areas of the monastery.
Singapore is regarded as one of the ally to Burmese military junta and the government had recently refused visa extension to Burmese activists working legally in Singapore. Although Singapore authority were showing their discontent with Burmese people who would like to raise awareness of Burmese struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma, the activists and their families were still organizing more event to step up the pressure on the junta.
From Burma Saffron Revolution – 1 year – Monkhood in LA Burmese residents in Los Angeles became monks to honor one year anniversary of Saffron Revolution MoeMaKa – Photo News September 27th 2008 Eight Burmese residing in California became…
U Win Tin attended 20th anniversary of NLD, Burmese opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi after his release Photo News September, 27th 2008 U Win Tin and some other former political prisoners recently released from prisons after…
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San Franciscan & Burmese community remember Saffron Revolution one year later
MoeMaKa – Photo News
September 27, 2008
On 26th September, at the late afternoon, Union square, downtown of San Francisco, about a hundred people gather to commemorate one year anniversary of Burma’s Saffron Revolution. It was attended with 3 Burmese monks from the bay area and also from various interested communities and associations. After the guest speakers, Burmese youth and students performed Burmese traditional music and poem recital written by Aung Way who is now in exile after the 2007 crackdown. Two songs sung by Burmese artist in exile, Mar Mar Aye and one song published by local Burmese artists inside Burma back in 2007 Saffron Revolution were played as background music at the event.
