Heritage & History
Her siblings dead or scattered to the winds, Sao Haymar Thaike is her family's last hope to reclaim a heritage site snatched by the military
Philip D’Silva’s family is a happy tangle of many of the rich threads that weave through modern Myanmar
The inscrutable waters of Indawgyi Lake in Kachin State are stirred with ancient myth
Min Latt, son of a Mon separatist-turned-smuggler who vanished in mysterious circumstances, has spent his life tracing stories of the dead
An eloquent advocate for the Naga people, Athong Makury compiled a dictionary of his tribe's language to preserve their voice
Doyenne of the Kayin hills, Nancy Khaing kept her guesthouse open for years, defying isolation imposed by the army as it battled insurgents
Descended from Gurkha fighters, DR Sharma fought against the British in WWII, the first of many battles for the soldier-turned-English teacher
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
Artist Aye Myint's stunning designs -- from banknotes to magazine covers -- were a colourful feature of life for many ordinary Myanmar people
Than Yin Mar looks after one of Myanmar's great literary treasures - the Ludu Library
San Aung was perhaps the only living witness to one of Myanmar's most momentous historical events -- the 1947 Panglong conference
In becoming a photographer instead of a doctor, Htein Win chose financial uncertainty and risked his freedom
Myanmar’s film industry was once the region's most prolific, but decades of military rule forced filmmakers to abandon the silver screen
Introduced during British colonial times, horse carts have become synonymous with the hill town of Pyin Oo Lwin
Pascal Khoo Thwe's journey from tribesman to Cambridge graduate and author is entwined with the ache of exile
