{"id":176,"date":"2009-04-15T06:52:23","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T06:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moemaka.org\/wp\/?p=176"},"modified":"2009-04-15T06:52:23","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T06:52:23","slug":"thingyan-in-rangoon-opened-under-light-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2009\/04\/thingyan-in-rangoon-opened-under-light-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Thingyan in Rangoon opened under light rains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgyuOG2oI\/AAAAAAAAH0U\/H-QSIUE44f4\/s1600-h\/DSC08518A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgyuOG2oI\/AAAAAAAAH0U\/H-QSIUE44f4\/s320\/DSC08518A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Zawgyi-One; font-size: 85%\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Zawgyi-One; font-size: 85%; color: blue\">1. Entering Downtown Rangoon<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgy1uSqPI\/AAAAAAAAH0k\/Cg3d_k6jH84\/s1600-h\/DSC08526A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgy1uSqPI\/AAAAAAAAH0k\/Cg3d_k6jH84\/s320\/DSC08526A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/>2. In front of Rangoon City Hall, street vendors at the gated stage of City Water Festival Stage <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgy5ugZLI\/AAAAAAAAH0s\/4F2BThgjwoA\/s1600-h\/DSC08528A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgy5ugZLI\/AAAAAAAAH0s\/4F2BThgjwoA\/s320\/DSC08528A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/>3. Water Throwing Stage run by communty at Pabedann Township<br \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgzE2W9sI\/AAAAAAAAH00\/pV0FWK0aT2Y\/s1600-h\/DSC08529A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgzE2W9sI\/AAAAAAAAH00\/pV0FWK0aT2Y\/s320\/DSC08529A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Zawgyi-One; font-size: 85%; color: blue\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Zawgyi-One; font-size: 85%; color: blue\">4. While Bumrese were celebrating water festiva <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOg4lGXA2I\/AAAAAAAAH08\/YGkeStIB_68\/s1600-h\/DSC08537A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOg4lGXA2I\/AAAAAAAAH08\/YGkeStIB_68\/s320\/DSC08537A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Zawgyi-One; font-size: 85%; color: blue\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Zawgyi-One; font-size: 85%; color: blue\">5. Water Throwing Stage run by New Tyson Gold Smith<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOg42pindI\/AAAAAAAAH1M\/nEpPlMXYWNU\/s1600-h\/DSC08540A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOg42pindI\/AAAAAAAAH1M\/nEpPlMXYWNU\/s320\/DSC08540A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/>6. Rangoon in the evenin, deserted street but still celebration running on state TV <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOg4hm4S5I\/AAAAAAAAH1E\/vj-d6YCHNiY\/s1600-h\/DSC08539A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOg4hm4S5I\/AAAAAAAAH1E\/vj-d6YCHNiY\/s320\/DSC08539A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/>7. Visible presence of Junta&#8217;s securityforces in Rangoon&#8217;s new year celebration <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:PunctuationKerning\/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>    <w:UseFELayout\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>\n\n<div   classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/div>\n\n \n\n<style> st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/  @font-face \t{font-family:PMingLiU; \tpanose-1:2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; \tmso-font-alt:\u65b0\u7d30\u660e\u9ad4; \tmso-font-charset:136; \tmso-generic-font-family:roman; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:3 137232384 22 0 1048577 0;} @font-face \t{font-family:Zawgyi-One; \tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:swiss; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:1627421319 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;} @font-face \t{font-family:\"@PMingLiU\"; \tpanose-1:2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; \tmso-font-charset:136; \tmso-generic-font-family:roman; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:3 137232384 22 0 1048577 0;}  \/* Style Definitions *\/  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0in; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:PMingLiU;} @page Section1 \t{size:8.5in 11.0in; \tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; \tmso-header-margin:.5in; \tmso-footer-margin:.5in; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --> <!--[if gte mso 10]> \n\n<style>  \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:#0400; \tmso-fareast-language:#0400; \tmso-bidi-language:#0400;} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:shapedefaults v:ext=\"edit\" spidmax=\"1026\"\/> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:shapelayout v:ext=\"edit\">   <o:idmap v:ext=\"edit\" data=\"1\"\/>  <\/o:shapelayout><\/xml><![endif]-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgygePQ-I\/AAAAAAAAH0c\/lj6o0QhAJac\/s1600-h\/DSC08523A.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QbuIW13zOBk\/SeOgygePQ-I\/AAAAAAAAH0c\/lj6o0QhAJac\/s320\/DSC08523A.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">(In front of Rangoon City Hall &#8211; Water Throwing Stage before opening ceremony) <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Zawgyi-One; color: maroon\">Thingyan in Rangoon opened under light rains<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Zawgyi-One; color: maroon\">MoeMaKa Reporter (Rangoon)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Zawgyi-One; color: maroon\">April 14, 2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Zawgyi-One\"><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Sources told MoeMaKa that Burmese junta was planning their Naypyidaw-Thingyan to outdo other city and town in Burma so that Burmese city council and municipals officials had to play low celebrating their water festival. Burmese businesses and community groups were on their own building water throwing stages and shows packed with participants and onlookers. 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