Junta’s Thingyan

Members of the Myanmar army patrol during the Myanmar's New Year water festival, locally known as Thingyan, in Yangon on April 13, 2023. Photo: AFP
News
14 April 2023
Myanmar junta kicks off water festival under tight security
A woman and her son cross an empty street during the Myanmar's New Year water festival, locally known as Thingyan, in Yangon on April 13, 2023. Photo: AFP
News
14 April 2023
Nothing to celebrate as Myanmar crisis puts...
Thingyan has turned into a tussle between the Myanmar junta and the Spring Revolution...
News
12 April 2023
Junta’s Thingyan stage bombed in Mon State’s...
An urban guerrilla group bombed a pandal (stage) being built for the junta-organised...
News
10 April 2023
Myanmar junta using forced labour to set up...
The junta is forcing people to construct its pandals (stages) and to work as security...
(File) Fuel nozzles hang on holders at a petroleum station in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
Business
10 April 2023
Fuel prices rising on eve of Thingyan, diesel...
The fuel prices are rising in the lead up to the Thingyan Water Festival and the price of...
People celebrate Myanmar's New Year water festival, also known as Thingyan, in Yangon on April 16, 2022. Photo: AFP
News
26 April 2022
Junta Thingyan flops
This year’s Thingyan New Year’s celebrations from 13 to 17 April fell flat and did not...
News
20 April 2022
Junta’s Thingyan celebrations attacked
Despite the junta’s efforts for peaceful Thingyan New Year’s festivities that projected...