Arts & Culture
Sweet, earthy and often pungent, rice wine is the drink of choice for weddings, festivals, harvests and any time a friend drops by
Yaw Shen, who is in her 90s, is one of the last known masters of the nose flute in this part of Myanmar's Chin State
Myint Myint Kyaw has seen many brutal fights in her decades in the ring, first as a pioneering Myanmar lethwei kickboxer and now as a referee
At this Kayang housewarming, old and new traditions combine to create a lavish party of music, religion and feasting
The path to pop stardom is particularly precarious in Myanmar. But that's not going to deter Naw Rain from following his dreams
Kamella Lama has never married, but she has looked after her family's Gurkha wedding treasures for most of her adult life
Orders for Dawt Kheng's intricate designs come from ethnic Chins across the world, who wait months for her prized fabrics
Sai Han Line is one of the last Shan traditional tattooists and has an almost mystical reputation among the young men who queue for his designs
An eloquent advocate for the Naga people, Athong Makury compiled a dictionary of his tribe's language to preserve their voice
A child of conflict, Ko Lay could recognise the drum beat of artillery shells before he turned ten, memories that reverberate through his poetry
Aung Soe Min breathed life into Myanmar’s arts scene when censorship was at its height, mentoring a new generation of creative talent
The fields of graceful totem poles that dot Kayah state are the result of a festival that locals say is as old as the world itself
Artist Aye Myint's stunning designs -- from banknotes to magazine covers -- were a colourful feature of life for many ordinary Myanmar people
Three teenage fighters in Myeik are beating traditional views of women, punching their way into male-dominated Lethwei kick-boxing
Than Yin Mar looks after one of Myanmar's great literary treasures - the Ludu Library
Myin Maung is one of only a handful of kite makers left in Yangon who is keeping the tradition alive
The nooks and crannies of Dawei's abandoned Minglalar Thiri Cinema are home to a little community of migrants workers
Myanmar’s film industry was once the region's most prolific, but decades of military rule forced filmmakers to abandon the silver screen
Saw Reh is worried that ancient traditions are being lost, that's why the civil servant has taken to shadowing a local shaman to learn his skills
Htay Aung's dreams of becoming a sailor were thwarted by a twist of fate that led him to run one of Yangon's most famous bookshops
There’s a graceful pride in the way that Cë̀kom carries herself that lets you know she is the daughter of a former Lahe chief
Former tattoo artist Makui Lainyiu sings a haunting lament to the loss of Naga culture rarely heard outside her homeland
Makury, Konyak, Mongray (Tangshang), Lainong tribes can all find their handmade traditional blankets at Ahtue's little Lahe store
For decades Ngòm Pok's family has overseen the sacred song of the annual Kaīvi festivities. Once it starts, the revellers must dance all night
