Senior General Than Shwe is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Burma from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). During this period, he held key positions of power including Prime Minister of Burma, Commander-in-chief of Myanmar Defense Services and head of the Union Solidarity and Development Association. In March 2011 he officially stepped down as head of state in favour of his hand-picked successor, Thein Sein, and as head of the Armed Forces, being replaced by general Min Aung Hlaing.
Yangon Airways Ltd. is an airline based in Yangon, Myanmar, offering scheduled and chartered domestic flights out of its bases at Yangon International Airport. It was suspended from December 2010 but has since restarted operations starting from 16 October 2011.
Kengtung is a town in Shan State, Myanmar. It is the principal town of Kengtung Township. Kengtung is located on the National Highway 4 (NH4) and at the AH2 and AH3 of the Asian Highway.
Thayet is a city in Thayet District of Magway Region in central Myanmar. It is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River, across and just south of Allanmyo, between Pyay (Prome) and Magway. Thayet is the administrative seat of both Thayet District and Thayet Township. As of 2010, the population was estimated at 108,000.
The Pa'O are the seventh largest ethnic nationality in Burma, with a population of approximately 2,000,000 to 2,600,000.
Tachileik, is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tachileik Township and Tachileik District and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 2014 census count, ahead of Kyaing Tong, but only 4th statewide.
Manawmye Football Club is a Burmese football club, based in Myitkyina, Myanmar. Founded in 2010, the club is competing in the 2010 season of the Myanmar National League.
Kyigon is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma (Myanmar). Kyigon is located on the left (north) bank of the Myittha River about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) above where the Neyinzaya River enters the Myittha. It is about 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) northeast of the regional capital at Kalemyo.
Kanni is a large village in Kawkareik Township
of northern Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in the Kayin State of Myanmar. It lies on the left (western) bank of the Haungtharaw (Haungthayaw) River just upstream (south) of where it flows into the Gyaing River.
Seikphyu is the principal town and administrative seat for Seikphyu Township in Pakokku District in the Magway Division of Myanmar, on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy immediately below its confluence with the Yaw River. It is located across the Irrawaddy river from Chauk and is connected by Anawrahta Bridge. It is situated 34 kilometers south-south-west of ancient Bagan City and 44 kilometers from Nyaung U Airport.
Yazagyo is the northernmost village in Kale Township, Kale District, of western Burma (Myanmar).
Siyin is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Kalemyo on the Kalemyo – Theizang road. It lies at the mouth of the Siyin Valley where it deboushes into the Kale Valley.
Technological University is in Kengtung Township, East Shan State, Myanmar with an area of 38.38 acres. It was formerly opened as Government Technological Institute (GTI) in 1999 and then promoted as Government Technological College (GTC) in 2001. It was upgraded to university level as Technological University in 2007.
Ju is a Burmese novelist, well known for her strong, intelligent female characters.
Hsawnghsup was one of the outlying Shan princely states in what is today Burma.
Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Mindhamma Hill on Mingaladon Township, Yangon, Burma. The temple houses a 25 feet (7.6 m) feet tall Buddha called the Loka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni, which is carved out of a single piece of white marble quarried in Sagyin Hill, Madaya Township, Mandalay Region. The image weighs approximately 560 tons. The Buddha is carved making the abhayamudra (အဘယမုဒြာ), the gesture of fearlessness.
Shan United Football Club is a professional Burmese football club based in Taunggyi, Myanmar, representing Shan State in the Myanmar National League. It had previously competed as an amateur club under the name Kanbawza FC, based in Yangon.
Kyaing Kyaing is the former First Lady of Myanmar, the wife of former Prime Minister Than Shwe who was the head of state of Burma from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). She became First Lady of the country when her spouse became the Head of the State and Government.
Hnin Thway Yu Aung is a Burmese model and beauty queen, who won the 5th edition of Miss Universe Myanmar 2018. She will now represent Myanmar in the coming Miss Universe 2018.
