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BEHS 1 Dagon
Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon ( my, အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၁) ဒဂုံ; formerly, Methodist English High School; commonly known as ဒဂုံ ၁ ), located a few miles north of downtown Yangon is considered one of the best public high schools in Myanmar. Dagon 1 offers classes from kindergarten to tenth standard (recently renamed Grade 1 to Grade 11) to about 6500 students. Attended almost exclusively by the children of the wealthy, Dagon 1 has some of the best educational facilities available in a Burmese private school. The school routinely sends a disproportionate share of outstanding students to the country's most selective universities each year. Its most famous alumna is the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Many of the Burmese entertainment industry's top stars are Dagon 1 alumni. Dagon 1 in recent year has lost some of its appeal as a top school as ultra-wealthy parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Htamein
A longyi (; ) is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma (Myanmar). It is approximately long and wide. The cloth is often sewn into a cylindrical shape. It is worn around the waist, running to the feet, and held in place by folding fabric over without a knot. It is sometimes folded up to the knee for comfort. Myanmar longyi originated in India. Similar garments are found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Malay Archipelago. In the Indian subcontinent it is known variously as a ''lungi'', ''longi'', ''kaili'' or '' saaram''. History The modern ''longyi'', a single piece of cylindrical cloth, is a relatively recent introduction to Burma. It gained popularity during British colonial rule, effectively replacing the ''paso'' and ''htamein'' of precolonial times. The word ''longyi'' formerly referred to the sarong worn by Malay men. In the precolonial era, men's pasos used to be a long piece of called ''taungshay paso'' () and unsewn. Alternately the ''htamein'' was a lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poe Ei Ei Khant
Poe Ei Ei Khant ( my, ပိုးအိအိခန့်; born 7 April 1993) is a Burmese actress. She is best known for her leading roles in several Burmese films. Throughout her career, she has acted in over 100 films. Early life and education Poe Ei Ei Khant was born on 7 April 1993 in Yangon, Myanmar to parent Thein Lwin, a real-estate developer and chairman of Myanmar Real Property Development Association (MRPDA) and his wife Moe Moe Thein. She is the youngest child among two siblings, having an older brother. She finished her primary and secondary education at Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon. She studied law in distance education at the University of West Yangon and then switched to Master of Laws at the East Yangon University. She graduated with LLB (Law) at the University of West Yangon in 2016, and Master of Laws (LLM) at the East Yangon University in 2019. Career 2013–2016: Beginning and film debut In 2013, she competed in the fifth season of Eain Met So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Eaint San
Hsu Eaint San ( my, ဆုအိမ့်စံ; born Hsu Myat Thin on 22 March 1994) is a Burmese actress and commercial model. She is best known for her leading roles in several Burmese films. Throughout her career, she has acted in over 40 films. Early life and education Hsu was born on 22 March 1994 in Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar to parents Tun Aung Kyi, a jade trader and his wife Yin Yin Thaung, who was of Kachin- Rakhine descent. She is the third daughter of five siblings. Hsu moved to Yangon from Hpakant with her family in 2007. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon. She was currently studies in Botany at the distance education of Dagon University. Career 2015–2016: Acting debut and recognition Hsu officially entered the film industry in 2015 with the film ''Sate Naung Kyoe'' (Mind Bond) playing the leading role with Lu Min. She then starred in film ''Ywar Ko Pyan Kae Arr Luu'' (Come back to the village, Arr Luu) where she played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eindra Kyaw Zin
Eaindra Kyaw Zin ( my, အိန္ဒြာကျော်ဇင်, ; born 24 April 1977) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award-winning Burmese actress and model. She is Myanmar's third highest-paid actress and an amateur painter. Now, being above 40, she still remains a popular actress in Myanmar. Early life Eaindra Kyaw Zin was born to a well-to-do family in Yangon, the youngest child of Mya Thida and Kyaw Zin. She is a granddaughter of Bo Zeya, one of the Thirty Comrades that founded the modern Burmese Army, a niece of Dagon Taya, a writer, and a first cousin of singer Hayma Ne Win and singer and film star Yaza Ne Win. Kyaw Zin graduated from Yangon's Dagon 1 High School. She holds a B.Sc. degree in chemistry. Career In an interview with ''The Myanmar Times'', Kyaw Zin admitted that film was not her initial choice of a career. Rather she envisioned herself as an independent artist or a doctor but had to reevaluate her options after getting sub-par grades in school. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wah Wah Win Shwe
Wah Wah Win Shwe ( my, ဝါဝါဝင်းရွှေ, also spelt War War Win Shwe) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Myanmar, Burmese film actress. She is considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in the Myanmar entertainment industry. Early life and education She was born on 30 December 1943 to Tun Shwe and Than Tin in Rangoon, Burma, the youngest of four children. She attended Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon, Methodist English High School and enrolled at Rangoon University for higher education. Film career She began her career in film at the age of 16, with her debut film, ''Seit'' (, lit. "Mind"). Throughout the course of her career, she has starred in hundreds of films and directed over 50. She won three Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards, for her work in ''Chit Thami'' (Lovely Daughter) in 1965, ''Chaung Ko Pyit Ywe Myit Ko Sha'' in 1969, and ''Meingalay Shin Ei Sanda'' in 1977. Business interests She founded the Wah Wah Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thu Riya
Thu Riya ( my, သူရိယ; born Thura Lynn on 6 May 1989) is a Burmese actor, model, television presenter, and a comedian. He has starred in over 40 films in his acting career. Early life and education Thuriya was born on 6 May 1989 in Bago, Bago Region, Myanmar. He is the eldest son of Kyi Linn and Cho Cho Mar, proprietors of Sein Bayek traditional medicine production. He is the eldest of four siblings, having two younger brothers, Aung Thu Linn and Chan Pyae Pyae Linn and a younger sister Khin Thissa Kyi. Thuriya started his schooling at the Basic Education High School No. 3 Bago, till 9th grade and moved to Yangon to attend the Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon. He then enrolled at the Institute of Myanmar Traditional Medicine, Mandalay in 2005 and graduated with a Dip.T.Med. in 2008 and then relocated to Yangon to help out in his parents’ family business. Career Beginnings Thuriya's first appearance in television was in 1997, in the advertisement of his par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaza Ne Win
Yar Zar Nay Win ( my, ရာဇာနေဝင်း; ; also spelt Yaza Ne Win, born 1968) is a Burmese film actor and singer. He was one of the most successful leading men of Burmese cinema during the first half of the 2000s. Ne Win comes from a well known artistic family. He is the son of two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Kawleikgyin Ne Win, and the elder brother of famous singer Hayma Ne Win and a first cousin of Eindra Kyaw Zin, one of the most successful models and leading ladies of Burmese cinema. His maternal grandfather was Bo Zeya, one of the Thirty Comrades that founded the modern Burmese Army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ... in 1941. References {{Authority control 1968 births Living people Burmese male film actors 21st-century Burmese mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soe Thu
Soe Thu ( my, စိုးသူ; born Soe Thu Lwin on 30 November 1965) is a Myanmar Academy Award-winning Burmese actor, singer and physician. He has achieved fame and success as an actor and singer. Throughout his career, he has produced 13 music solo albums, and acted in over 200 films. Early life and education Soe Thu was born on 30 November 1965 in Taungdwingyi, Burma to parent Khin Maung Lwin, an irrigation engineer, and Khin Thuzar, an attorney. He graduated from the University of Medicine 1, Yangon in 1996. Career Soe Thu began his entertainment career when he was recruited by director Ni Win Tun to film ''Nantha Lu Chein'' and ''Pan Bu Chain''. He made his break in 1982 with the film ''Maik Kyway Maik Pyit''. In 1984, he released his first music album, ''Achit Ye Hmattan''. He subsequently retired from the entertainment industry, emigrating to the United States in 2001. He works at the MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyaw Thu
Kyaw Thu ( my, ကျော်သူ, ; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 films and has directed several successful films. Since the early 2000s, Kyaw Thu has devoted much time to do social work for the poor, and in the process has gradually emerged as a vocal critic of the Burmese military government. Early life Kyaw Thu was born Kyaw Win (ကျော်ဝင်း, ɕɔ̀ wɪ́ɴ on November 2, 1959 to father U Sein Tin and mother Daw Mya Than. He studied Physics major (correspondence) at University of Yangon up to final year. He met his future wife Myint Myint Khin Pe (also known as Shwe Zee Kwet) when they were both attending university at Hlaing Campus. They got married in 1978 during his final year at the university. They have a son Pyi Thein Kyaw and a daughter Myint Mo Oo. Kyaw Thu made his film debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaw Kaung
Sithu Thaw Kaung ( my, သော်ကောင်း) is a Burmese university librarian, historian and leading authority in Asian library studies. He specializes in the preservation and archival of traditional documents, including palm leaf manuscripts. Early life Thaw Kaung was born on 17 December 1937 in Rangoon, as the eldest child of second generation Sino-Burmese parents, (surnamed Saw or Suu), and Daw Thein (surnamed Teoh or Teo). His parents were of Hokkien descent, with ancestors from Quanzhou, Fujian. Thaw Kaung's father was a Director of Education from 1951 to 1957. In 1947, Thaw Kaung followed his father to England to oversee the Burmese scholars studying there. In 1950, he returned to Rangoon, but could not attend school because he suffered from poliarthriticsmyelitis. Education Thaw Kaung attended Methodist English High School (now Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon) from 1952 to 1954, passing the Matriculation examinations in the First Division with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South East Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Southeast Asian Games is one of the five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The others are the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Youth Games, the South Asian Games, and the West Asian Games. History The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the ''South East Asian Peninsular Games'' or ''SEAP Games''. On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian Peninsula attending the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sports organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Luang Sukhum Nayapradit, then vice-president of the Thailand Olympic Committee. The proposed rationale was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
