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Cheroot – Burmese Cigars

18 January 20228 September 2021 by Andi

When it comes to cultural traditions, Myanmar certainly has no shortage of distinctive customs, including cheroot cigars – so prominent that it is often described as a Burmese facial feature.

Categories Lifestyle & More, Magazine Tags burma, cheroot, cigar, myanmar, tobacco

Songkran – Spring into the New Year

21 April 202113 April 2021 by tba

Every year, the 13th of April marks one of the most important holidays in Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand — known to outsiders as the Water Festival.

Categories Lifestyle & More, Magazine Tags cambodia, laos, myanmar, new year, solar new year, songkran

The Golden Touch – Gold Leaf Beating in Myanmar

30 December 202016 December 2020 by tba

Aptly nicknamed ‘The Golden Land’, Burma is known for its countless gold leaf-plated pagodas and statues. The process of hammering gold into thin sheets is known as goldbeating.

Categories Experiences, Magazine Tags gold, gold leaf, goldbeating, mandalay, myanmar

The Ayeyarwady River’s Grand Second Defile

18 November 202012 November 2020 by tba

As Myanmar’s most prominent waterway, the mighty Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River features three narrow river gorges flanked by steep vertical cliffs, otherwise known as ‘defiles’.

Categories Experiences, Magazine Tags Anawrahta, Ayeyarwady River, burma, defile, Irrawaddy River, myanmar, Upper Ayeyarwady

Shwedagon Pagoda – Worth Its Weight in Gold (and Diamonds)

18 November 20215 November 2020 by tba

Like a shining beacon in the sky, the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the Yangon skyline. Most astonishing is the pagoda’s gem-encrusted crown, valued at $3 billion USD.

Categories Experiences, Magazine Tags burma, myanmar, shwedagon pagoda, yangon

Bagan Receives UNESCO World Heritage Status

9 December 202127 November 2019 by tba

Lying on the banks of Myanmar’s most prominent river, the Ayeyarwady, lies Bagan and its mystical plains of unmatched beauty, boasting over 2,000 spiritual temples and pagodas.

Categories Lifestyle & More, Magazine Tags bagan, myanmar, unesco

Our Mobile Clinic – A Local Dentist’s Story

9 December 202131 October 2019 by tba

“Brave girls have super strong, healthy teeth! You’re a brave girl, aren’t you?” asks Dr. Ye Yint Kaung Myint to his teary-eyed 6-year-old patient.

Categories Magazine, Story Tags Anawrahta, Chindwin, Mobile Clinic, myanmar, social responsibility

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