Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Artists with traditional attire put Thanakha, traditional make-up, ...

Myanmar has held its first-ever performance competition of Thanakha in Yangon, bringing together men and women who proudly ...

Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to Unesco's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha is believed to ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's government is tightening restrictions on young men traveling abroad for work following a rush of migration to avoid military service. The clampdown, which began last ...

It’s not unusual for men to apply it on their faces. Now the tradition will be considered by the U.N.’s cultural agency. Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to UNESCO's world Intangible ...