to showcase thanakha as a symbol of Myanmar society by competing in traditional songs and dances. Outside the performance area, about a dozen stalls sold bunches of chopped thanakha wood and ...

but Yusuf embraces the song, seeing it as a symbol of defiance and a future return. "Myanmar is my homeland," he told AFP. "The country did no harm to us. Its powerful people did. My young sister ...

Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to Unesco's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha ... society by competing in traditional songs and dances. Outside the performance ...