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Burmese Women
Historically, women in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have had a unique social status and esteemed women in Burmese society. According to the research done by Mya Sein, Burmese women "for centuries – even before recorded history" owned a "high measure of independence" and had retained their "legal and economic rights" despite the influences of Buddhism and Hinduism. Burma once had a matriarchal system that includes the exclusive right to inherit oil wells and the right to inherit the position as village head. Burmese women were also appointed to high offices by Burmese kings, can become chieftainesses and queens.Daw Mya Sein"Women in Burma" The Atlantic, Atlantic Magazine, February 1958. A Comprehensive History of Women’s Suffrage in Myanmar (Formerly Burma) - WeChronicle Traditional dress & Protest Supporting Article: Burmese Clothing The ''htamein'' ( ) is one of the traditional dresses of Burmese women. This skirtcloth or lower body wrapper was worn by women during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. It is considered a serious violation of human rights and a form of modern slavery. Efforts to combat human trafficking involve international laws, national policies, and Non-governmental organization, non-governmental organizations. Human trafficking can occur both within a single country or across national borders. It is distinct from people smuggling, which involves the consent of the individual being smuggled and typically ends upon arrival at the destination. In contrast, human trafficking involves exploitation and a lack of consent, often through force, fraud, or coercion. Human trafficking is widely condemned as a violation of human rights by international agreements such as the United Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min Aung Hlaing (17 August 2019)
Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the February 2021 coup d'état. He additionally appointed himself Prime Minister of Myanmar in August 2021, and assumed presidential duties in July 2024. He has led the Tatmadaw (armed forces of Myanmar), an independent branch of government, as the Commander-in-chief of Defence Services since March 2011, when he was handpicked to succeed longtime military ruler Senior General Than Shwe, who transferred leadership over the country to a civilian government upon retiring."Who is Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing? 5 things to know," 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar Women's National Football Team
The Myanmar women's national football team is the female association football team representing Myanmar and is under the management of Myanmar Football Federation (MFF). History Myanmar played its first game in 1995, against the Philippines, which they drew 1-1 in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. Since then, Myanmar has received more money from the state and improved its game. In 2005, the country was one of several teams that included Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Singapore, that fielded a women's football team to compete at the Asian Games in Marikina in December. Myanmar first took part in the 2003 AFC Women's Championship held in Thailand, and has since qualified five times. They have never progressed beyond the group stage in the tournament. In the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, they had come close to winning the first group game and qualify for the knockout stage for the first time, but a 2-2 draw to Vietnam after tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma)
The Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) (WAS(B)) also known as ''the Chinthe Women'' because of the mythological creature that formed their badge. The unit was formed on 16 January 1942 and disbanded in 1946. They were a 250 strong group of British and Australian women who operated mobile canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World War II. They were founded and led by Mrs Ninian Taylor, who was granted the rank of Major and was awarded an OBE for her services. The unit moved through Burma with the British Fourteenth Army running mobile canteens providing "char & wads", living in dangerous and uncomfortable conditions, sleeping in bombed out, rat infested houses or tents with their stores and equipment brought in by air. They improvised stoves from old ammunition boxes. They were evacuated from Myitkyina on the last plane, and from the Battle of Imphal The Battle of Imphal () took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation
Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation () is a non-governmental organisation based in Myanmar that focuses on promoting the welfare and advancement of Burmese women. This organisation is noticed by United Nations, UN, Working Women's Forum, WWF, Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficking (ARCPPT), and ASEAN, China Women Affair Organization. It has been listed as a GONGO for being a harsh critic of Aung San Suu Kyi and is purportedly ruled by wives of the Burmese junta.Moisés Naím,Democracy's Dangerous Impostors, ''The Washington Post'', 21 April 2007 The organisation was formed 20 December 2003 with the aim to enable women to participate fully in national development. It is a voluntary non-governmental organisation for the advancement of all women, regardless of nationality, Race (classification of human beings), race or religion. The Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation has the following objectives: # To enhance the role of women in the reconstruction of a peaceful, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's League Of Burma
The Women's League of Burma () is a community-based organization advocating for the rights of women in Burma, with a focus on addressing systematic sexual violence in ethnic regions and promoting women's participation in political processes, particularly in peace initiatives. It is a membership organisation comprising various ethnic minority women groups from Burma. The organization's headquarters are located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with additional offices throughout the region. History Under the brutal military regime of the State Peace and Development Council, which used systematic rape as a tool of control, numerous women, men, and children fled to the jungles, border regions of Burma, and neighboring countries such as Thailand and Bangladesh. Several groups united to organize an annual forum for these women's organizations, inspired by the Panglong Agreement. In the second year, on December 9 1999, the groups concluded that a unified voice would better concentrate resource ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since the party's founding in 1988 and was registered as its chairperson while it was a legal party from 2011 to 2023. She played a vital role in 2011–2015 Myanmar political reforms, Myanmar's transition from State Peace and Development Council, military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s. The youngest daughter of Aung San, Father of the Nation of modern-day Myanmar, and Khin Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, British Burma. After graduating from the University of Delhi in 1964 and St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1968, she worked at the United Nations for three years. She married Michael Aris in 1972, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min Aung Hlaing
Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council, chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, February 2021 coup d'état. He additionally appointed himself Prime Minister of Myanmar in August 2021, and assumed President of Myanmar, presidential duties in July 2024. He has led the Tatmadaw (armed forces of Myanmar), an independent branch of government, as the Commander-in-chief of Defence Services since March 2011, when he was handpicked to succeed longtime military ruler Senior general (Myanmar), Senior General Than Shwe, who transferred leadership over the country to a civilian government upon retiring. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wa Women's Association
Wa Women's Association is a human rights organisation based in Wa State, Myanmar. The organisation supports women's rights and promote charitable and Wa cultural programmes, for example through dance and promotion of the Wa script. In 1990s the organisation established an orphanage in Pangkham for children's whose parents were killed in fighting between United Wa State Army The United Wa State Army ( Parauk: , zh, s=佤邦联合军, t=佤邦聯合軍, p=Wǎbāng Liánhéjūn; , ), abbreviated as the UWSA or the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the ''de facto'' ruling party of ... and Shan forces. In 2016 they created a Wa State Charity Association to coordinate philanthropic work. Their work is comparable to other women's organisations in Myanmar, such as the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO), the Ta-ang Women’s Organisation (TWO), and the Kachin Women’s Association of Thailand (KWAT). Many of the women who lead and voluntee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giraffe
The giraffe is a large Fauna of Africa, African even-toed ungulate, hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa.'' It is the Largest mammals#Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. It is classified under the Family (biology), family Giraffidae, along with its closest extant relative, the okapi. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis'', with nine subspecies. Most recently, researchers proposed dividing them into four Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa, extant species which can be distinguished by their fur Animal coat, coat patterns. Six valid Lists of extinct species, extinct species of ''Giraffa'' are known from the fossil record. The giraffe's distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, horn-like ossicones, and spotted coat patterns. Its scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south and from Niger in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayan Lahwi
The Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen ( Karenni people), a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma). The Kayan consists of the following groups: Kayan Lahwi (also called Padaung, ), Kayan Ka Khaung (Gekho), Kayan Kadao, Kayan Lahta ( Zayein people), Kayan Ka Ngan, Kayan Kakhi, and sometimes, Bwe people (Kayaw). They are distinct from and not to be confused with the Kayan people of Borneo. Padaung (Yan Pa Doung) is a Shan term for the Kayan Lahwi (the group in which women wear brass neck rings). Kayan residents in Mae Hong Son province in northern Thailand refer to themselves as Kayan and object to being called Padaung, as corroborated by Khin Maung Nyunt in ''The Hardy Padaungs'' (1967). On the other hand, Pascal Khoo Thwe calls his people Padaung in his 2002 memoir, ''From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey''. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to conflict with the military regime in Myanmar, many Kayan tribespeople fled to Thai border areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
