Like much else, the country’s normally raucous new year festivities have become a political battleground since the 2021 coup. Like most aspects of life in post-coup Myanmar, the traditional new year ...

A decorated elephant is sprayed with water as people celebrate Myanmar's Buddhist New Year water festival, also known as Thingyan, in Yangon on April 13, 2026. - AFP YANGON: Crowds across Myanmar ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Myanmar traditional New Year Ata Thingyan festival on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural ...

Traditional Thingyan water festival has kicked off in Myanmar’s regions and states in full swing. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein on Friday extended wishes to the people for a happy ...

Hip-hop artist Gunwoo (GUNWOO) set the stage ablaze at Myanmar's largest festival, "Thingyan," marking a successful global debut. In April, Gunwoo performed at the "K-POP WAVE FEST in THINGYAN" held ...

It has been five years since the military coup in Myanmar, and revellers who had been boycotting public celebrations are starting to return to the streets to mark Thingyan, the Myanmar New Year. It is ...

People prepare floating dough balls, locally known as Mont Lone Yay Baw, during Myanmar's Thingyan festival in Yangon, Myanmar, April 15, 2026. - Xinhua YANGON: Floating dough balls, locally known as ...