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National Day (Burmese: အမျိုးသားနေ့) is a public holiday in Myanmar, marking the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar , occurring on the 10th day following the full moon of Tazaungmon . [ 2 ]
Thingyan Eve, Commencing Day to Prime Day, End of Thingyan, Myanmar New Year Day. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. Labour Day: 1 May 1 day Known as Worker's Day in some countries. Full Moon Day of Kason : Varies 1 day Anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha celebrated by watering the Bodhi tree.
Independence Day (Burmese: လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့) is a national holiday observed annually in Myanmar every 4 January. The date celebrates Myanmar's Declaration of Independence from British rule on 4 January 1948.
I was working as a journalist in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, when the military seized power. That was on February 1, 2021, and everything changed overnight.
Myanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small proportion ...
4 April – The National Unity Government of Myanmar launches an air attack involving 29 drones on junta targets in the capital Naypyidaw. [17] 6 April – Operation 1111: The Karen National Union captures the town of Myawaddy in Kayin State, on the border with Thailand, as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel ...
The Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military, stages a coup to overthrow the civilian government—on the same day the parliament is set to swear in the winners of the 2020 election, in which Aung San Suu ...
The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; Burmese: မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay ...