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Burmese translator of ‘Mera Naam Joker’ passes away

Posted on August 15, 2022 - 7:52pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Acclaimed Rakhine author Maung Paw Tun, who translated popular Hindi novel Mera Naam Joker of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas into Burmese language, passes away. The award winning writer-translator, who was suffering from colon cancer, breathed his last at … Continue reading →

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Burmese photojournalist dies in military custody, PEC deplores

Posted on December 17, 2021 - 6:40pm by UT Correspondent
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing died lately under the Myanmar military custody and thus the young scribe becomes the first media-victim in the country (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) after the 1 February 2021 military … Continue reading →

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