She has been trade minister, foreign minister, deputy prime minister, and finance minister. During US president Donald ...

Before the finale, contestants had said that the glamorous week-long pageant – which featured a sarong parade instead of swimsuits, and traditional clothing ... the girls, we were sharing ...

Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to UNESCO's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha is believed to ...

The implementation of the People’s Military Service Law will allow the military to increase its control over women’s lives ...

If recognition is achieved, thanakha will become Myanmar's second intangible cultural heritage to be recognized by UNESCO, after its traditional water festival of Thingyan was added last December.

a yellowish-white paste made from ground tree bark as a traditional natural cosmetic. Thanakha-painted cheeks are ubiquitous in Myanmar, where women and children apply the paste on their cheeks ...