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Order Of The Union Of Burma (Military Division)
The Order of the Union of Myanmar ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ ) is the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the government of Myanmar (also known as Burma). The order was founded on 2 September 1948 as a replacement for the British Order of Burma. The original order had been founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940. The title ''Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha'' may be used by the awardee. Award classes The Order of the Union of Burma is awarded in two divisions (military and civil) and each of these is split into five classes: #အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander #သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer #မဟာသရေစည်သူ Maha Thray Sithu - Commander #သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer #စည်သူ Sithu - Member The first class consists of a gold braided salwe worn across the breast with the badge of the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Union Of Burma (Military Division)
The Order of the Union of Myanmar ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ ) is the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the government of Myanmar (also known as Burma). The order was founded on 2 September 1948 as a replacement for the British Order of Burma. The original order had been founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940. The title ''Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha'' may be used by the awardee. Award classes The Order of the Union of Burma is awarded in two divisions (military and civil) and each of these is split into five classes: #အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander #သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer #မဟာသရေစည်သူ Maha Thray Sithu - Commander #သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer #စည်သူ Sithu - Member The first class consists of a gold braided salwe worn across the breast with the badge of the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol
Luang Yuthasastr Kosol ( th, หลวงยุทธศาสตร์โกศล, personal name Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol, 19 October 1893 – 11 December 1975) was a Commander of the Royal Thai Navy. Early career Prayoon joined the Royal Thai Naval Academy on 18 April 1919, and continued his studies at Thai Naval War College in 1932, where his fraternity brothers dubbed him "The professor", a nickname he kept throughout his navy career. Prayoon served in the Royal Thai Navy from 1932 to his retirement in 1957 in many positions: * Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy * Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Thai Navy * General in the Royal Thai Army Air Force * Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force * Deputy Prime Minister * Minister of Agriculture * Minister of Cooperatives * Minister of Culture * Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Among several official visits, Luang Yuthasastr Kosol represented Thailand in Spain, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France, Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Tin Mya
Tin Tin Mya ( my, တင်တင်မြ; born 25 April 1936) is a Burmese singer. She is best known for her classical songs. She acted one film named '' Ta Kyawt Hna Kyawt Tay Ko Thi'', directed by Win Oo and she also featured with song the same name of this film in this film. Biography Tin Tin Mya was born on 25 April 1936 in Rangoon, British Burma to U Than (also known a Shwe Maung Than), a music curator for the Voice of Burma (now MRTV), and his wife Tin Nyunt. She was the third eldest daughter of 6 children. Tin Tin Mya entered the music industry between 1946 and 1947, under the tutelage of Saw Mya Aye Kyi. Throughout her early years, she studied the Mahagita classical genre under the guidance of prominent songstresses, including Kyi Aung, Sein Pati, Aye Mi, May Shin, and Kyi Kyi Htay. In 1948, she won first place in the ''patpyo'' category in a national Mahagita competition. She launched her career with the ''kalabaw'' song "Shan Hta-ne" (ရှမ်းဌာနေ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyaw Than (politician, Born 1956)
Kyaw Than ( my, ကျော်သန်း , born 7 December 1956) is a Burmese politician who currently serves as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Rakhine State No. 10 Constituency . He is a member of Rakhine National Party. Early life and education He was born on 7 December 1956 in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State, Burma(Myanmar). Political career He is a member of the Rakhine National Party. In the Myanmar general election, 2015, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw The Amyotha Hluttaw ( my, အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, ; House of Nationalities) is the ''de jure'' upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of ... MP and elected representative from Rakhine State № 10 parliamentary constituency. References Arakan National Party politicians 1956 births Living people People from Rakhine State Arakanese politicians {{Myanmar-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sit Maung
Sit commonly refers to sitting. Sit, SIT or Sitting may also refer to: Places * Sit (island), Croatia * Sit, Bashagard, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit, Gafr and Parmon, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit, Minab, a village in Hormozgan Province * Sit-e Bandkharas, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit (river), a river in Russia * Sit-e Bandkharas, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran Organizations * Singapore Improvement Trust, a government public housing organization * Special Investigation Team (India), a team of Indian investigators for serious crimes. * Special Investigation Team, a specialized team of officers in Japanese law enforcement consisting of officers trained to investigate serious crimes with SWAT elements attached. * Strategic Information Technology, a Canadian banking software company Educational organizations and certification * Salazar Institute of Technology, Cebu, Philippines * Schaffhausen Institute of Technology, Schaffhaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiha Thura
Thiha (Burmeze: သီဟ) is a Burmese name that may refer to *Hein Thiha Zaw (born 1995), Burmese football defender * Maha Thiha Thura (other) * Thiha Zaw (born 1993), Burmese football midfielder * Thiha Zaw (footballer, born 1994), Burmese football defender * Thiha (footballer), Burmese football midfielder See also *Hermits Tissa and Thiha Tissa Kumaya and Thiha Kumaya were the sons of King Tissa Dama Gyaik and Queen Thi Yi Kappar Dawi, who ruled a kingdom at the base of Zinkyaik Pagoda, Zinkyaik Mountain. They were two of six hermits whom Gautama Buddha gave his Relics associated w ..., Burmese Buddhist monks {{Given name Burmese names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aung Gyi
Brigadier General Aung Gyi ( my, အောင်ကြီး ; 16 February 1919 – 25 October 2012) was a Burmese military officer and politician. He was a cofounder of the National League for Democracy and served as president of the party. Early life He was born to a Burmese Chinese family in Paungde, British Burma in 1919. His Chinese name was Chén Wàngzhī ( zh, 陈旺枝). Military career Aung Gyi was member of General Ne Win's 4th Burma Rifles rising to brigadier general. He played a role in the caretaker government of 1958-1960 led by Ne Win. Aung Gyi was number two in the Union Revolutionary Council set up after the 1962 coup, serving as vice-chief of staff and minister of trade and industry until he was forced to resign on 8 February 1963 because of disagreements over economic policy with Ba Nyein and Tin Pe. He was once known as Ne Win's heir apparent. In his memoirs, ''Saturday's Son'', published in 1974, U Nu, then prime minister of Myanmar, claimed that his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soe Win (general)
Soe Win ( my, စိုးဝင်း; ; born 1 March 1961) is a Burmese army general and current Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar following the formation of the caretaker government on 1 August 2021. He also serves as vice chairman of the State Administration Council, deputy commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces) and commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Army. He is also a member of Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council. In May 2012, former president of Myanmar Thein Sein appointed him to the working committee of the government team responsible for negotiating with Myanmar's many armed ethnic rebel groups. Soe Win is a close associate of former vice chairman of the SPDC, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye. Early life and education Soe Win was born in 1961 to Chit Sein and Kyin Htwe. In 1976, he attended a cadet course at the Defense Services Academy, alongside Ye Htut, graduating with distinctions in military science and literature. He graduated as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Oo
Tin Oo ( my, တင်ဦး, ; born 11 March 1927), often referred to as U Tin Oo, is a Burmese politician, activist and retired general in the Armed Forces who was one of the founders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar, the country's largest pro-democracy political party. Military career Tin Oo joined the military on 26 February 1946 as a second lieutenant in Burma Rifles Battalion. He reached the ranks of lieutenant on 7 January 1947, captain on 27 September 1948 and served as executive officer at Armed Forces Training Headquarters. On 22 June 1949, he was transferred to No. 1 Burma Rifles Battalion as company commander. He was promoted to the rank of major on 25 January 1950 and became deputy battalion commander (2IC) of the No. 1 Burma Rifles Battalion and took over the position of acting battalion commander on 27 November 1952. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 21 January 1954 and became commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade on 30 May 1957. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maung Bo
Maung may be, * Maung people of Australia **Maung language Places *Batu Maung Vehicle *Pindad Maung People *Maung, an honorific in Burmese names * Maung Maung (other) *Cynthia Maung *Maung Khin *Kin Maung * Win Maung *Tin Maung *Nay Win Maung * Chit Maung *Kyi Maung * Bawa Maung * Saw Maung (painter) * Saw Maung * Maung Wunna * Shwe Maung * Thakin Chit Maung * Thant Sin Maung *Maung Sein Pe Maung Sein Pe (born 1920) was a Burmese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international mu ... {{dab Burmese names Burmese-language surnames Surnames of Burmese origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Maung Phyu
Khin is a classical membranophone used in Newar music. Khin are played in pair putting on lap by the players facing each other. A Khin is made of a hollow wooden trunk with membrane covering both sides. The right side is covered with cow skin, while the left side is covered with goat skin. Both sides are attached with a black tuning paste Syahi (also known as gaab, ank, satham or karanai) is the tuning paste applied to the head of many South Asian percussion instruments like the dholki, jori, tabla, madal, mridangam, khol and pakhavaj. Overview Syahi is usually black in col ... called ''khau''. The right hole of the trunk is narrower than the left one, and thus sound produced from the right side is sharper than the sound from left side. It is played during 'Bhajans' and different festivals also like 'Ghintanghisi' and others. References Newar Membranophones Drums of Nepal {{Membranophone-instrument-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Thant
Thant (; ; January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month. A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. In the days of tense political climate in Burma, he held moderate views positioning himself between fervent nationalists and British loyalists. He was a close friend of Burma's first Prime Minister U Nu and served in various positions in Nu's cabinet from 1948 to 1961. Thant had a calm and unassuming demeanor that won his colleagues' respect. He was appointed as Secretary-General in 1961, six weeks after his predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld, had died in an air crash. In his first term, Thant facilitated negotiations between U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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