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Idol Immersion in India

Relatives and guests pose together in front of the Durga Puja altar at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Two women smear vermilion on each other’s faces during Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Women pose before the Durga idol after completing Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Women dressed in traditional saris place their hands together during the Sindoor Khela ritual at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Women in saris pose before the Durga idol after completing Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS-CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP

(240716) -- NAY PYI TAW, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Daw Tin Moh Moh, an assistant lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, gives a lecture to students at the Yezin Agricultural University in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, July 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese scholarship empowers Myanmar's agricultural students" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Myo Kyaw Soe)

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70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence celebrated in Myanmar

STORY: 70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence celebrated in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIAO LI, Counselor of Chinese Embassy in Myanmar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Burmese): DAW THAN THAN NU, President of U Nu Daw Mya Yi Foundation 4. various of the event STORYLINE: An event marking the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was held at the China Cultural Center in Yangon on Wednesday. The event was jointly organized by the China Foundation for Peace and Development, the China Cultural Center in Yangon, Yangon University of Foreign Languages, and Myanmar Chinese Cooperation and Communication Center. Qiao Li, counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, said at the event that 70 years ago, Chinese and Myanmar leaders jointly advocated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence with political wisdom and foresight

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Chinese embassy donates school supplies, food to students in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese embassy donates school supplies, food to students in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: June 6, 2024 DATELINE: June 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the school 2. various of the donation ceremony 3. various of student activities STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar donated school supplies and food to students at No. 14 Basic Education High School in Hlaingtharya Township, Yangon, on Thursday. In collaboration with the China Foundation for Rural Development, the donation commemorated the 74th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Myanmar and China. The donated items included rice packs, paint, backpacks, pencils, erasers, and pens, aimed at supporting the students' educational needs. Daw Cho Cho, principal of the school, expressed her gratitude, saying, "The donation of food and educational materials, especially to those who cannot afford them, provides comfort to their families. There are many students who cannot afford quality

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Continuation of traditional clay pot making in Myanmar ensures preservation

STORY: Continuation of traditional clay pot making in Myanmar ensures preservation SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:46 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of clay pot making in the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar STORYLINE: The traditional art of clay pot making in Myanmar is facing a decline as the number of skilled potters dwindles. Thus, the presence of clay pot making businesses today is essential for safeguarding Myanmar's traditional pottery heritage, the owner of the U Tun Yi and Daw Toe clay pot business, Daw Toe, 84, who lives in Twante Township of Yangon Region, told Xinhua. In earlier times, knowledge and skills were passed down from the elderly to the younger generations, ensuring continuity. However, with the youth migrating to urban areas or abroad for work opportunities, the transmission of this art is hindered, she said. Consequently, only the elderly remain to uphold this tradition, Daw Toe, highlighted the urgent need fo

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SAG Awards Red Carpet - LA

Salim Daw arriving to the 30th Annual SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Fati Sadou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAG Awards Red Carpet - LA

Salim Daw arriving to the 30th Annual SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Fati Sadou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar offers free bakery training course under LMC project for employment opportunities

STORY: Myanmar offers free bakery training course under LMC project for employment opportunities SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bakery and pastry training course under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) project STORYLINE: With the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) special fund 2022, free bakery and pastry training courses have been offered in Myanmar since July 2023. "What we are seeing today is the efforts of batch 4 students, and the courses will be opened up to 10 batches under the project," course trainer Daw Chaw Su Khine told Xinhua on Monday. "More than 40 dessert recipes are taught in the course. We teach baking techniques for both high-end baking and market distribution. Both are useful for employment," she said. Daw Chaw Su Khine said that the trainees learn both practical operation and theory every day. Lessons about kitchen organization, hygiene and food contamination are also incl

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Over 45,000 displaced as floods, landslides hit Myanmar

STORY: Over 45,000 displaced as floods, landslides hit Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: BAGO, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people wading through flood water in Bago 2. various of people rowing boats through floodwater 3. various of flood victims taking shelter at a monastery 4. various of donations of food and bottled drinking water for flood victims STORYLINE: Myanmar's Department of Disaster Management said on Friday that more than 45,000 people were currently in flood shelters across the country due to floods triggered by surging river levels and intense rainfall in recent days. Daw Lay Shwe Sin Oo, a director from the Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, told Xinhua on Friday that five people, including three from Mon State and two from Rakhine State, were reported to have died so far during this monsoon in the floods. The regions and states affected by the natural disasters during the monsoon s

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Myanmar, China hold business forum to boost private sector cooperation

STORY: Myanmar, China hold business forum to boost private sector cooperation DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum STORYLINE: A forum on Myanmar-China trade cooperation was held here on Friday to further promote private sector cooperation between the two countries. By strengthening private sector cooperation, the two countries' bilateral trade cooperation will increase, Daw Naw Muta Kapaw, director-general of the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization under the Ministry of Commerce, said at the forum. The Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization is mainly working on promoting Myanmar's foreign trade, she said, adding that it also supports the two countries' businesspersons to get business opportunities by participating in the trade fairs. Speaking at the forum, Tan Shufu, economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, said that China and Myanmar have "Paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship, and the two countr

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Suu Kyi's family in her childhood

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1947 shows family of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was two years old -- herself (front C), her father Gen. Aung San (far R), her mother Daw Khin Kyi (far L) and her elder brothers.

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Myanmar celebrates 62nd Armed Forces Day

NAY-PTI-DAW, Myanmar - Sr. Gen. Than Shwe, supreme commander of Myanmar's armed forces and chairman of the ruling junta, attends a military parade of more than 15,000 troops held in the new administrative capital Nay-Pyi-Daw, 400 kilometers north of Yangon, to celebrate the country's 62nd Armed Forces Day on March 27.

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People participate in funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

STORY: People participate in funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians joining the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank 2. various of clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in Nablus STORYLINE: Dozens of thousands of Palestinian mourners participated on Tuesday in a mass funeral of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank. The mourners raised the Palestinian flags and chanted slogans against the Israeli army, calling on the Palestinian armed factions to punish the Israeli army. Four Palestinians were killed on Tuesday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Among the victims were three from the northern West Bank city of Nablus and one from the southern city of Hebron. The clashes in Nablus broke out when Israeli special forces stormed the city before daw

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Chinese embassy in Myanmar makes donation to school for deaf

STORY: Chinese embassy in Myanmar makes donation to school for deaf DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf 2. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The launching ceremony of the Year 2022 Donation Project to Mary Chapman School for the Deaf was held on Tuesday in Myanmar. Addressing the ceremony, Zheng Zhihong, minister counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, said the embassy will provide more than 20 million kyats (10,810 U.S. dollars) worth of daily food supplies to the school this year. He also pledged that the embassy will continue to join hands with caring people from all walks of life in Myanmar to share love and support for the children of Mary Chapman school and to Myanmar's social welfare cause. Daw Khin Thida Nyunt, principal of Mary Chapman School for Deaf expressed thanks to the Chinese embassy for donating the needed things for the school. Since 2018, the school has been rec

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THE PASSIONATE ADVENTURE

THE PASSIONATE ADVENTURE Cinematographer CLAUDE L MCDONNELL, ALICE JOYCE, Director GRAHAM CUTTS, MAJORIE DAW Date: 1924

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EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE Directed by George Fitzmaurice Richard Barthelmess and Marjorie Daw EXPERIENCE Richard Barthelmess, Marjorie Daw Date: 1921

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Myanmar celebrates 62nd Armed Forces Day

NAY-PTI-DAW, Myanmar - Sr. Gen. Than Shwe, supreme commander of Myanmar's armed forces and chairman of the ruling junta, attends a military parade of more than 15,000 troops held in the new administrative capital Nay-Pyi-Daw, 400 kilometers north of Yangon, to celebrate the country's 62nd Armed Forces Day on March 27. (Kyodo)