The music of Myanmar shares many similarities with other musical styles in the region. Traditional music is melodic, having its own unique form of harmony, often composed with a 4
4 (na-yi-se), a 2
4 (wa-let-se) or a 8
16 time signature. In Burmese, music segments are combined into patterns, and then into verses, making it a multi-level hierarchical system. Various levels are manipulated to create a song. Harmony in Mahagita is known as twe-lone, which is similar to a chord in western music. For example, C is combined with F or G.
Phyu Phyu Thin is a Burmese politician and HIV/AIDS activist who served as a House of Representatives MP for Mingala Taungnyunt Township from 2012 until her removal from office in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
Seikphyu Township is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Seikphyu. The township has its southeastern border along the Irrawaddy where its principal town, Seikphyu, is a port. The township lies between 20° 51' and 21° 15' north latitude and 94° 09' and 94° 48' east longitude. The Yaw River forms the township's eastern boundary. It is one of the areas destroyed by Cyclone Giri on 23 October 2010.
Soe Maung is a Burmese politician and retired army general. He served as a Minister of the President's Office in Thein Sein's Cabinet along with five other ministers. He is a retired Major General in the Myanmar Army and a former Judge Advocate General. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy.
Yoon Yoon is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress, model and former child actress. She is noted for her long hair and smile. Yoon won her first Special Academy Award with the film Tein Min Tha Mee Yae Dan Ta Yi in 2012.
Cho Cho is the wife of Win Myint, the tenth President of Myanmar. She served as the First Lady of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021, when her husband was removed from office in a coup d'état.
Khin San Win is a Burmese make-up artist, fashion designer, hair specialist turned actress after three decades-long experience in the Myanmar makeup industry. For decades she was known by the nickname Ma Gyi San while working as a make-up artist in Myanmar, before her acting debut. Khin San Win featured on The Myanmar Times "Top 10 Make-up artists" list in 2018.
Nay Chi Oo is a Burmese beauty blogger, actress, make-up artist, fashion model and businesswoman. She is best known for her makeup tutorial videos and her beauty blog, "beautybynaychi" on Facebook. Nay Chi Oo featured on The Myanmar Times "Top 10 Bloggers" list in 2019.
Kin Kaung was a renowned Burmese comedian and actor. He debuted as a comedian in the traditional anyeint troupe Mya Ponnama in 1985.
Nyein Chan Su, known as NCS is a Burmese painter. He showcases works inspired by nats, the spirits worshipped in central Burma alongside Buddhism. His paintings are eclectic and versatile. He is a co-founder of an artist-run space, Studio Square Art Gallery.
Tyron Bejay (Burmese: တိုင်ရွန်ဘီဂျေ, born Win Pyae Aung on 27 November 1993) is a Burmese actor and model. He began his entertainment career in 2014 as a runway model. Tyron gained popularity after starring in the 2018 crime series It was on Yesterday 2.
Phyu Mon is a Burmese writer, photographer, performance artist, and painter who is a renowned artist and one of the very few women in the profession. She is also known for being very much gender-aware.
Chan Aye is a Burmese sculptor, installation artist, painter, and writer.
Myat Thu Thu, formerly known as Myat Thu Thu Zin (မြတ်သူသူဇင်) is a Burmese television actress, model and singer. She is best known for her roles in several MRTV-4 series and become popular among the audience with the series Winkabar San Eain (2015), Yadanar Htae Ka Yadanar (2017), Pyar Yay Aine (2019) and Tatiya Myaut Sone Mat (2019).
A Chit Phwae Lay Nyin is a 2020 Burmese romantic-drama television series starring Kyaw Htet Zaw, Than Thar Moe Theint, Khant, Nyi Htut Khaung, Khin Thazin, Mike Mike, Yan Kyaw and Theingi Htun. Kyaw Htet Zaw acted two characters for twin brothers. It aired on MRTV-4, from April 15 to June 16, 2020, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 for 45 episodes.
G Hall Thu is a 2020 Burmese comedy-drama television series. It is a story of Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT) in 1980s. It aired on MRTV-4, from 19 June to 29 July 2020, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 for 29 episodes.
Than Thar Moe Theint is a Burmese television and film actress. She is known for her roles in television series It was on Yesterday 2 (2018), I'm Mahaythi (2019) and A Chit Phwae Lay Nyin (2020).
Raymond was an eminent Burmese rock singer, songwriter and former lead vocalist of the boy band Idiots. He was well known as a vocal critic of Myanmar's ruling military junta, and his involvement in anti-coup protests led to an arrest warrant being issued for him.
Khin One was a Burmese painter, writer, and singer. He was the author of the book Scatetasa Panchi which was released in the 1970s.
