Model and actor Paing Takhon was sentenced to three years in jail for speaking out during protests in Myanmar, in the same week he was named the “Most Handsome Face” of 2021 by entertainment site TC ...

A Burmese actor and model was recently arrested by Myanmar military forces as part of a crackdown on celebrities that support their opposition. Paing Takhon, 24, went viral last January after photos ...

BANGKOK — A Myanmar model who took refuge in Thailand after speaking out against a military coup in her homeland has been blocked from returning to Bangkok, Thai authorities said on Thursday, over ...

Paing Takhon, a Burmese model and actor with a legion of loyal fans, became the latest celebrity arrested by Myanmar security forces Thursday after denouncing the deadly coup that has thrown the ...

One of the problems is to know what is the model for Myanmar. Desmond Tutu recently called for the world to make it the new South Africa, perceived to be the classic success for sanctions. Others, ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cemented Singapore's role as a major economic partner and model for her country on a five-day trip to the island, taking home what she ...

It all sounds a little too fanciful. The idea of Burma as a regional role model for the treatment and release of political prisoners requires just too much of a leap in faith in the reforms that have ...

In a key test of introducing political reform, Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been resoundingly elected to that nation’s parliament. Her National League for Democracy (NLD) claims ...