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11 December - Representatives from Myanmar's ruling military junta hold talks with three rebel groups, facilitated by China, amid an ongoing rebel offensive. [60] 12 December - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reports that Myanmar has surpassed Afghanistan as the world's largest producer of opium. [61] 13 December -
2 July – Thousands of residents are stranded in homes across northern Myanmar due to flooding. [32] 7 July – The Arakan Army seizes control of Thandwe Airport in Rakhine State from the Tatmadaw. [33] 10 July – The Ta'ang National Liberation Army announces the capture of the town of Nawnghkio in Shan State from the Tatmadaw. [34]
' Red Dragon ') is a traditional Burmese song that became an anthem of British Burma's independence movement from Great Britain. [1] Thu Maung's rendition of the song remains a classic in Myanmar today. [2] Nagani was produced by the Nagani Book Club in 1938, as a means to promote the nascent enterprise. [3]
Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people in another raid in Tabayin. [111] These attacks occurred in Central Myanmar, also known as Anya, an area that had rarely seen armed violence in recent times. [112] On 2 July, troops assaulted several villages in Sagaing Region and reportedly killed 41 civilians.
On 27 June 1936, the Dobama Song was declared as the national anthem of Burma at the second conference of Dobama Asiayon held in Myingyan. [6] Since then, Burmese nationalist sang Dobama Song instead of God Save the King. The State of Burma, a Japanese puppet state, officially adopted the Dobama Song as its state anthem in 1943. [7]
The song is a copy thachin of "Dust in the Wind" by the American band Kansas. [7] The song's title is variably translated as "We Won't Be Satisfied Until the End of the World," [8] "The World Will Not End," [1] "The World Is Unforgiving," [9] and "Until the End of the World". [7] Naing Myanmar wrote the song when he was 30 years old.
Foreign leaders, including the United Nations Secretary General and other high UN officials, and the United Nations Security Council—while acknowledging the initial attacks by Rohingya insurgents—have strongly criticised the Myanmar government's conduct in the current conflict, calling for the Myanmar government to restrain its forces and ...
Copy thachin, or simply "copy music" is a genre of music in Myanmar that originates from the early 1980s. It merges the melody and instrumentals of international songs with Burmese vocals. Proponents of copy thachin argue that the style is separate from cover songs due to it having unique vocal arrangements and lyrics.