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8 min readUpdated: Mar 27, 2026 12:25 AM IST ( Written by Anubha Mishra) War leaves scars that extend far beyond the battlefield. Cities crumble, governments falter, and borders shift—but it is often women who carry the deepest burdens of conflict. [1]
Pattaya’s Horseshoe Point helped introduce Thailand to baroque theatre when it sponsored a performance of one of the earliest English operas at Bangkok’s Thailand Cultural Centre. [2]
Aari Aari: In the 2000s, Bombay Rockers gave a Punjabi folk hit a bold remix. Now, Dhurandhar 2 brings it back—blasting through a brutal action sequence as Ranveer Singh’s Jaskirat unleashes vengeance for his family. [3]
At the “YOU Is U 2025” pageant held in Pattaya, Thailand last week, Thai transgender beauty queen Chayavate Somwong made an emotional appeal for the immediate release of Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. [4]
LONDON, United Kingdom—Burma leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met Britain’s Queen Elizabeth for lunch on Friday at Buckingham Palace. [5]
World China Japan India South Korea Indonesia Taiwan Thailand U.S. East Asia China Hong Kong Macao Taiwan Mongolia Japan South Korea North Korea Southeast Asia Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Singapore Philippines Vietnam Myanmar Cambodia Laos Brunei Eas... [6]
Today marks 32 years since Ma Win Maw Oo, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, was gunned down in Yangon alongside other pro-democracy demonstrators on Sept. 19, 1988—the day after a new junta seized power. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]
Daw Yin Myo Su is no Johnny-come-lately to the hospitality industry. As a young girl she performed traditional dances to entertain guests at an inn run by her family in Nyaung Shwe, a town near Inle Lake, and today she is managing director of two res... [8]
8 min readUpdated: Mar 27, 2026 12:25 AM IST ( Written by Anubha Mishra) War leaves scars that extend far beyond the battlefield. Cities crumble, governments falter, and borders shift—but it is often women who carry the deepest burdens of conflict.
Pattaya’s Horseshoe Point helped introduce Thailand to baroque theatre when it sponsored a performance of one of the earliest English operas at Bangkok’s Thailand Cultural Centre.
Aari Aari: In the 2000s, Bombay Rockers gave a Punjabi folk hit a bold remix. Now, Dhurandhar 2 brings it back—blasting through a brutal action sequence as Ranveer Singh’s Jaskirat unleashes vengeance for his family.
At the “YOU Is U 2025” pageant held in Pattaya, Thailand last week, Thai transgender beauty queen Chayavate Somwong made an emotional appeal for the immediate release of Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
LONDON, United Kingdom—Burma leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met Britain’s Queen Elizabeth for lunch on Friday at Buckingham Palace.
World China Japan India South Korea Indonesia Taiwan Thailand U.S. East Asia China Hong Kong Macao Taiwan Mongolia Japan South Korea North Korea Southeast Asia Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Singapore Philippines Vietnam Myanmar Cambodia Laos Brunei Eas
Today marks 32 years since Ma Win Maw Oo, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, was gunned down in Yangon alongside other pro-democracy demonstrators on Sept. 19, 1988—the day after a new junta seized power.
Daw Yin Myo Su is no Johnny-come-lately to the hospitality industry. As a young girl she performed traditional dances to entertain guests at an inn run by her family in Nyaung Shwe, a town near Inle Lake, and today she is managing director of two res
Inspiring business leaders from the private sector are featured in a new publication ‘Champions for Change’ published jointly by the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society and The Irrawaddy.
ArtsIndia's drag queens put politics front and center Their performances carry messages against Hindu nationalism and gender oppression Performing as Maya the Drag Queen, Bangalore-based Alex Mathew addresses gender equality and transgender empowerme