Myanmar actor and model Paing Takhon, who gained global attention as “Myanmar’s hottest monk,” has announced his engagement to girlfriend Linn Mya Phu. According to Sinchew, Linn, 29, lives in Yangon ...

The Burmese actor-model went viral when he posted photos of himself dressed as a monk after a 10-day retreat Myanmar’s tourism ambassador to Thailand and brand ambassador for Oppo, Paing also makes a ...

Paing Takhon, a prominent celebrity actor and model who was jailed for taking part in pro-democracy protests, has been pardoned and released by Myanmar’s junta. The 25-year-old had participated in ...

YANGON - It seems wrong to call Paing Takhon a hot monk, but when the hunky Myanmar actor shaved his head and put on the robe, he caused quite a stir on social media. In an Instagram post on Tuesday ...

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Born and raised in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Chu May Paing is an activist, feminist, native-ethnographer, a first-generation American citizen, and a visual anthropologist-in-training. Paing is ...

Myanmar actor and model Paing Takhon, who rose to international fame as “Myanmar’s hottest monk,” announced on Instagram that he is now officially married. Paing Takhon (L), dubbed "Myanmar’s hottest ...