India ambassador to Burma H.E. Dr. V. S. Seshadri meets with Prime Minister Hla Maung Tin at the Rakhine State Government Office on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Photo Thein Hlaing / Mizzima |
Devotees at a shrine in Taungpyone, Amarapura Township, Mandalay Region, on Wednesday, August 29, the third day of yearly Taungpyone spirit festival. Photo: Aye Kyawt Khine / Mizzima |
The Signing ceremony between the J-League, the Japanese national professional football league, and Myanmar National League, at the Sedona Hotel in Rangoon. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Myanmar Football Federation chairman Zaw Zaw at the signing ceremony and joint press conference of J-League and Skynet TV channel Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Win Naing, the general manager of Skynet, speaks at a joint press conference of J-League and Skynet TV channel on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Traditional dancers at the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation ceremony in Rangoon on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet/Mizzima |
Dancers at the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation ceremony in Rangoon. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Win Myint, the Union Minister for Commerce, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation in Rangoon on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Transport Minister Aung Khin and Planning and Economic Minister Than Myint at the opening ceremony of the Sky Net Cup Men's Hockey Championship. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Singaporean Ambassador to Burma Robert Chua at a workshop on businesses and poverty alleviation on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Singer Nay Thaw considers his vote in the election of executive members of the Myanmar Music Association (Central) on Thursday, August 23, the fourth day of the election. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
The opening ceremony of the 17th Southeast Asian Junior Men’s Volley Ball Championship at Thuwana National Stadium in Rangoon on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
A young fan holds the Burmese flag. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Players line up during a ceremony for the games. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
The Burmese volleyball team holds a meeting during the matches. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Book explores Burmese life A small boy struggles with a water pump. Falise, based in Bangkok, is an expert on Burmese ethnic armies and refugee issues. Photo: Thierry Falise |
Vehicles on a flooded section of the Rangoon – Pathein express road in Kangyidaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, on Monday, August 20, 2012. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima |
An ambulance on the Rangoon – Pathein express road in Kangyidaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, on Monday, August 20. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima |
A driver on the Rangoon-Bassein Road that has been damaged by flood waters. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima |
A flooded house the Rangoon-Bassein Road in Kangyidaung Township on Monday, August 20, 2012. Flooding began about one week ago and is slowing subsiding. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima |
A passenger bus stops overnight on the Rangoon-Bassein express road in compliance with the traffic curfew overnight. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima |
A flooded house on Rangoon-Bassein Road in Kangyidaung Township on Monday, August 20, 2012. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima |
Nakata talks with the Myanmar National U-19 Youth team. He said it was important for players to take the game seriously and to improve their technique. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Soccer superstar Nakata meets with the Myanmar Woman U-19 Youth team on Monday, August 20, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
The Myanmar National U-19 Youth team's German coach and assistant coach Nyi Nyi Lat teach football techniques and skills. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Former Japanese football superstar Hidetoshi Nakata and Myanmar Football Federation president Zaw Zaw on Monday, August 20, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
The second gathering of former political prisoners at a ceremony to re-elect their working committee members was held at Thiri Hall in Rangoon on Sunday, August 19, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Flooding inundates a main road in Shwekyin in Pegu [Bago] Region. Photo: Theingi Tun / Mizzima |
A Buddhist monastery on the main road in Shwekyin, Pegu [Bago] Region, is flooded on August 16. Photo: Theingi Tun / Mizzima |
Residents put up a bamboo bridge to negotiate the flood waters in Shwekyin in Pegu [Bago] Region. |
A notice board requesting vehicles to take a service road because of flooding on August 16 in Shwekyin in Pegu [Bago] Region. Photo: Mizzima |
Thein Soe, the chairman of the Constitutional Tribunal, speaks at a press conference held at the tribunal’s office in Naypyitaw on Monday, August 20. Photo: Myanmar Journalists Association |
Thein Soe, the chairman of the Constitutional Tribunal, speaks at a press conference held at the tribunal’s office in Naypyitaw on Monday, August 20. Photo: Myanmar Journalists Association |
The Darka Police Station in Kangyidaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, is flooded on August 17. About 60 houses in Darka Village were flooded. Photo: Min Min / Mizzima |
The Tayokekon village Buddhist Monastery in Kyaunggon Township, Irrawaddy Region, on August 17. Photo: Myo Thant / Mizzima |
The telecommunication office in Darka in Kangyidaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, on August 17. Photo: Myo Thant / Mizzima |
A notice board says no vehicles are allowed to pass because a section of the Pathein-Darka Road in Kangyidaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, is flooded. Photo: Min Min/ Mizzima |
Phayarni Village in Thapaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, has experienced widespread flooding from massive monsoon rains. Photo: Myo Thant / Mizzima |
A few structures on high ground have escaped flooding. Residents have sought shelter in monasteries and along railroad tracks and roads. Photo: Myo Thant / Mizzima |
Phayarni village in Thapaung Township, Irrawaddy Region, on August 17. |
US Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell talks about US investment opportunities at a press conference in Bahan Township, Rangoon, on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
US Ambassador to Singapore David Adelman |
US businessman Mr. Siman Kahan |
US businessman Mr. Tim Love |
Because of the flooding, residents put sandbags on the Rangoon-Pathein Road to try to stop the flow of water. Photo: Min Min / Mizzima |
A home in Kangyidaung Township, Irrawaddy Region. Photo: Min Min / Mizzima |
Twenty-seven camps for displaced residents have been opened in Kyaunggon Township. Officials say foodm medicine and other aid is needed. Photo: Min Min / Mizzima |
Residents travel to Myoma Market in Kyaunggon Township, Irrawaddy Region, by boat on August 12, 2012. Photo: Theingi Tun / Mizzima |
Flood victims seek shelter at a camp opened at the Kyaunggon Township indoor stadium. Photo: Theingi Tun / Mizzima |
Two Buddhist novices carry food during their alms rounds in Kyaunggon Township on August 12. Heavy rains forced the Darka River over its banks. Photo: Theingi Tun / Mizzima |
Residents chose between boats or waist-deep water to negotiate the flood waters. Photo: Theingi Tun / Mizzima |
Ko Ni of the Myanmar Journalists Association speaks at the group's National Congress on Saturday, August 11, 2012 in Dagon Township. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Ballot boxes for electing executive members of the Myanmar Journalists Association at the group's National Congress in Dagon Township on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Members of Myanmar Journalists Association cast their votes to elect executive members of the association on Saturday, August 11, 2012, in Dagon Township. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Officials of the election committee of the Myanmar Journalists Association on Saturday, August 11, 2012, in Dagon Township. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Crowds look at books at the book fair in Rangoon. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Writer Pe Myint speaks at Mya Aye's book fair held at Dagon Center (II) in Myaynigon Township in Rangoon on Saturday, August 3, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Journalist Zaw Thet Htwe speaks at the book party for Mya Aye. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Film director Kyi Phyu Shin, right, who will turn Mya Aye’s novel into a video film, speaks at the book fair. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Mya Aye, one of the leaders of the 88-Generation students group, speaks at the book fair. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Mya Aye, one of the leaders of the 88-Generation students’ group, signs a copy of his new book, Cloud Forms in the Sky, in Rangoon. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
United Nations human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana arrives for his departure at Yangon international airport on Saturday, August 4, 2012, after a fact-finding mission to Burma. Photo: Hein Htet |
Journalists wearing T-shirts displaying the campaign slogan “Stop Killing Press” during a rally in Rangoon on Saturday, August 4, 2012. The rally went off without incident. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
A journalist wears a “Stop Killing Press” T-shirt. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
88 Generation Student leader Min Ko Naing talks to journalists. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Zin Yaw Maung Maung of Envoy newspaper and Min Ko Naing, an 88 Generation Student leader, at the free press demonstration in Rangoon on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
United Nations human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana and Aung San Suu Kyi at her home in Rangoon on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Photo: NLD |
People tour Shwedagon Pagoda on Full Moon Day. The pagoda is renown for its display of gold and jewels embedded in the massive pagoda's spire. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizzima |
Shwedagon Pagoda in central Rangoon is one of the most popular holy sites in Burma. Photo: Hein Htet / Mizima |