Thanakha-painted cheeks are ubiquitous in Myanmar, where women and children apply the paste on their cheeks, nose, forehead, neck, forearms and shins after their morning showers, during the day ...

YANGON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar held its first-ever performance competition of Thanakha -- a traditional yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground barks of Thanakha tree -- in Yangon on ...

Thanakha-painted cheeks are ubiquitous in Myanmar, where women and children apply the paste on their cheeks, nose, forehead, neck, forearms and shins after their morning showers, during the day ...

Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration on Wednesday feted something almost all find worthy: the use of thanakha ...

YANGON: Myanmar held its first-ever performance competition of Thanakha -- a traditional yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground barks of Thanakha tree -- in Yangon on Wednesday evening ...