Central Bank of Myanmar CBM announced today 01-Apr-2012 that US$1.00 will now equate to Kyat 818 as floating exchange rate. Almost 50 years fixed rate of US$1.00 equaling Kyat 6.30 disappeared. Congratulation! to new reformed Burmese government.
Thingyan Festival by Junior Win
Thingyan Festival
We have great fun during festivals. People go to the monasteries, pagodas and some interesting places during festivals. Many festivals are celebrated all over Burma.
(Picture Illustrated by Artist U Ba Kyi)
SFBC (San Francisco Burmese Community) Bookdrive Updates
Last month, 6 boxes were sent in 3 batches, costing $330. These boxes, containing books, will be sent to self-run libraries in schools and homes in remote rural areas.
The Adventure of my Book Reading by Junior Win
The Adventure of My Book Reading
At last, I chose ‘Desiree’ for my summer-reading.
Desiree – Old book
This book was my mother’s favorite book. She read very thoroughly, I thought, she could speak out by heart some favorite scenes. But the book was very old since then. The last few pages were with tiny holes. Pages turned to yellowish and some pages were loosened from the corners. She had some loosen pages photocopied for convenient reading, I remember. At that time I did not want to read this book, because I was not interested in female heroism stories although I was a female. I did not like romantic story. I also did not like Napoleon. I had many dislikes for this book. Now, my interest turned to history. I loved to read the biographies of historical leaders, dictators,….I decided to read ‘Desiree’ to know what behind history for Napoleon.
Oh Hero, What Art Thou? by PwintPhyu Nandar
Oh Hero, What Art Thou? Heroes are found everywhere. They have been integrated into humanity in both the past and the present, through all types of media, from the heroes of Greek mythology to the heroes of DC…
The Voices of Occupy Oakland by PwintPhyu Nandar
The Voices of Occupy Oakland Should the voices of the majority of a country fall on deaf ears of said country’s one percent? The one percent of America has too much money, too much power, and is making decisions…
A Letter to my Grandmother by Junior Win
A Letter to my Grandmother ‘One of the highlights of the season in Rangoon is the Shwedagon Pagoda festival celebrated on the grounds around the hill where stands the great pagoda.’ heard from you, grandma, long ago. Today 2600th anniversary of…
Walking through the Wonderland by Junior Win
There was MoeKaung Pagoda Festival held from 9t December of 2011 to 17th December of 2011 in Rangoon. People became crowded after 6:00PM, so I chose early time to see the festival. It was held once per year, so it was impossible to miss it!
Medicine Night and the Eclipse of the Moon! (by Junior Win)
The full moon day of NatTaw(9th month of the Burmese Calendar)or 10th December of 2011 was also the medicine night according to the law of Astronomy. It so happened that at that time the full moon day of NatTaw, eclipses…
Why Dictators Dare by Junior Win
A dictatorship is a type of government in which a person or group of people rules a country with absolute power. Dictatorships can be established through violence and maintained through physical force and a limitation of people’s freedom of speech and behavior. They may also employ techniques of mass propaganda in order to sustain their public support.
Burmese Children on Freedom of Expression by Khet Mar
Ei Ei Aung: “I should have chance to say what I want.”
Today there are over 1,600 political prisoners in Burma. Because they said what they wanted to say, the government considers them enemies.
The Movement of buildOn by Pwintphyu Nandar
It has been twenty years of building a movement for buildOn. Twenty years of weekends spent doing community service. Twenty years of summers spent in third-world countries helping build schools. That is what twenty years have been like for…