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Sai Sai Kham Leng

2018-03-25T06:23:18Z

Kyaw Thurein12:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sai Sai Kham Leng<br/> {{my|စိုင္းစိုင္းခမ္းလိွဳင္}}
| background = solo_singer
| image = Sai Sai Kham Leng.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sai Sai at the Myanmar music concert in Singapore in 2011.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|04|10|df=yes}}<ref name=bwe/>
| birth_place =[[Taunggyi]], [[Shan State]], [[Burma]] (now Myanmar)
| occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[rapper]], [[actor]]
| genre = * [[R&B music|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| years_active = 1999–present
| website = {{URL|saisaionline.com}}
}}
'''Sai Sai Kham Leng''' ({{lang-my|စိုင်းစိုင်းခမ်းလှိုင်}}; {{IPA-my|sáiɴ sáiɴ kʰáɴ l̥àiɴ|pron}}; also '''Sai Sai Kham Hlaing'''; born 10 April 1979) is a well-known [[Burma|Burmese]] singer-songwriter, model, [[novelist]], and actor of [[Shan people|ethnic Shan]] descent. He is known for his [[hip hop|hip hop music]] and personal appearance.

==Background Image==
Sai Sai Kham Leng was born on 10 April 1979 in [[Taunggyi]], [[Shan state]] to Cho Cho San Tun and Kham Leng of an ethnic [[Shan people|Shan]] aristocratic family. His great-grandfather [[Sao San Tun]], [[Saopha]] of [[Mongpawn]], was a signatory to the 1947 [[Panglong Agreement]] that was the basis for the formation of modern Myanmar, and one of nine senior government officials assassinated on 19 July 1947.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Brief Biographies of the Martyrs | author=Tin Naing Toe | language=Burmese | url=http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3827:2010-07-18-03-26-08&catid=78:2009-11-13-06-25-17&Itemid=135 | work=Bi-Weekly Eleven | publisher=Weekly Eleven Publishing Group | date=18 July 2010}}</ref>

Sai Sai Kham Leng is the eldest son and has two younger sisters and a younger brother. Soon after he was born, his parents moved to nearby [[Aungban]] for two years before moving back to Taunggyi. He went to B.E.H.S (1) Taunggyi.<ref>{{cite journal | title=A moment with Sai Sai Kham Leng | author=Myanmar Celebrity | language=Burmese | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twhqRHSmF8w | work=Myanmar Celebrity | publisher=Myanmar Celebrity Youtube Channel | date=2013-10-25 }}</ref> His parents divorced when he was in the 4th standard (4th grade) . He was living in two homes soon after divorce but ended up with his father. He would not see his mother for another six years.<ref name=bwe>{{cite journal | title=Sai Sai Kham Leng's Youth | page=34 | work=Bi-Weekly Eleven Journal | language=Burmese | date=2010-03-05 | publisher=Weekly Eleven Media | author=Thida Win}}</ref>

Sai Sai attributes his interest in music to his father. He grew up listening to songs by [[Sai Htee Saing]] and [[Aung Yin]] that his father listened to on a "small [[Monaural|mono]] [[cassette player]]". It was after his parents' divorce that Sai Sai earnestly took up music. His father bought him a guitar in 5th standard, and he learned to play it by 6th standard. Sai Sai became a [[judo]] player in the eighth standard. He won district level competitions in high school, and even participated in national youth competitions in [[Yangon]].<ref name=bwe/>

Sai Sai moved to [[Yangon]] and enrolled in the [[English language|English]] major program in [[Dagon University]]. He received his bachelor's degree in [[English language|English]] from Dagon University and a graduate diploma in English from the [[University of Foreign Languages, Yangon]]. His mother lives in Australia and his father died in 2006.

==Career==
[[File:Sai Sai Kham Leng's Album Release.jpg|300px|thumb|Sai Sai Kham Leng's album release performance in Yangon, 2012]]
Sai Sai entered the Myanmar entertainment industry through connections and self-financing. At Yangon, Sai Sai first tried to break into the modeling industry but could not get any offers. He then tried a role in a [[direct-to-video]] movie that he and four other friends self-financed in 2000. In the same year, he launched his debut album ''Chocolate Yaung Yayge Einmet'' (Chocolate-Colored Ice Dreams). The follow-up album ''Thangegyin Myar Swar'' (Graduation: Friends Forever) released in 2001 made him a household name.<ref name=bwe/>

In his 2012 album ''Date Date Kyal'', he included a song named "ပြီးခဲ့သောဇာတ်လမ်းအကျဉ်း" (Summary of the story till now) about his 33 years of his life. He celebrates his Birthday shows in April every year, gaining thousands of ticket sales which is a large number in Myanmar. He has celebrated 12 shows from 2004 to 2016 so far.

==Personal life==
Sai Sai is still single, and lives in Yangon. In an interview with People Magazine Myanmar in May 2009, he expressed that he was unsure about marriage as he comes from a "broken family".<ref name=pm-09>{{cite journal | url=http://www.people.com.mm/article.cfm?id=10955&parent=10954&sec=10 | title=25 Random Facts about Sai Sai | language=Burmese | work=People Magazine Myanmar | date=May 2009 | author=Hnin Ei Ei Aung}}</ref> SAI Cosmetic, he's starting his own cosmetic brand in 2016.

His relationship with Myanmar Actress [[Wut Hmone Shwe Yee]] was one of the most controversial relationships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14893 |title=Did Than Shwe’s Grandson Kidnap Model? |publisher=.irrawaddy.org |date=2009-01-08 |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myanmarcelebrity.com/2011/06/model-wutt-hmone-shwe-yi-gold-digger.html |title=Wutt Hmone and Pyae Phyo Tayza's Couple Photos Leak Out - Myanmar Celebrity: Gossip, News, Video, Photo, Fashion, Entertainment |publisher=Myanmar Celebrity |date=2011-06-05 |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> They never made their relationship public and they broke up after some years.

He is a [[Theravada Buddhism|Theravada Buddhist]].<ref name=pm-09/>

==Humanitarian work==
In 2015, Sai Sai was involved in the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) Cover Your Cough Campaign,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cap-tb.org/event/cover-your-cough-campaign-myanmar|title=Cover Your Cough Campaign, Myanmar {{!}} CAP-TB|website=www.cap-tb.org|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> which aimed to increase knowledge about how [[tuberculosis]] spreads through [[droplets]] in the air and the importance of covering your nose and mouth when you cough. In 2016, he continued his advocacy in this area with the Myanmar Unite to End TB Mass Media Programme<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/UnitetoEndTBMyanmar/|title=Unite To End TB Myanmar|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> with the NTP, supported by The 3MDG Fund<ref name="Uniting to End TB in Myanmar">{{Cite web|url=http://3mdg.org/newsroom/hiv-tb-and-malaria/item/894-uniting-to-end-tb-in-myanmar#.VwMi2vl97IX|title=Uniting to End TB in Myanmar|website=3mdg.org|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref><ref name="Uniting to End TB in Myanmar"/>

==Discography==

===Studio Albums===
* "ချောကလက်ရောင် ရေခဲအိပ်မက်" ''Chocolate Yaung Yayge Einmet'' (Chocolate-coloured Icy Dream) (2000)
* "သူငယ်ချင်း များစွာ" ''Thangegyin Mya Zwa'' (Many Friends) (2001)
* "ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ မှတ်တမ်း" ''February Mhattan'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmarmusicstore.com/AlbumDetail.aspx?albumid=B0000149 |title=ေဖေဖာ္ဝါရီမွတ္တမ္း | Sai Sai Kham Hlaing |publisher=Myanmar Music Store |date= |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> (February Diary) (2003)
* ''Sai Sai Live in Yangon'' (2004)
* "စိုင်းစိုင်း ဟု ခေါ်သည်" ''Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi'' (It is Called Sai Sai) (2005)
* ''Happy Sai Sai Birthday'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmarmusicstore.com/AlbumDetail.aspx?albumid=B0000098 |title=Happy Sai Sai Birthday | Sai Sai Kham Hlaing |publisher=Myanmar Music Store |date= |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> (2007)
* "အမြဲတမ်း ဂေါ်လီ" ''Ever Golli'' (Always Dwifter) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmarmusicstore.com/AlbumDetail.aspx?albumid=B0000095 |title=အၿမဲတမ္းေဂၚလီ | Sai Sai Kham Hlaing |publisher=Myanmar Music Store |date= |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> (2009)
* "ဒိတ်ဒိတ်ကြဲ" ''Date Date Kye'' (Topnotch) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmarmusicstore.com/AlbumDetail.aspx?albumid=B0000013 |title=ဒိတ္ဒိတ္ႀကဲ | Sai Sai Kham Hlaing |publisher=Myanmar Music Store |date= |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> (2012)

===Collaborative albums===
* "ပြန်ပြောပြဖို့ တော်တော်ခက်လိမ့်မယ်" ''Pyan Pyaw Pya Bo Tawtaw Khet Leit Me'' (Would Be Quite Difficult to Argue) (2002)
* "မိန်းမ" ''Meinma'' (Woman) (2002)
* "အချစ်များစွာအတွက်" ''A-Chit Mya Zwa A Twet'' (For All My Love) (2002)
* "ဘဝ ဘဝ" ''Bawa Bawa'' (Life Life) (2003)
* ''City FM 2nd Anniversary'' (2003)
* "နတ်သမီးပုံပြင်" ''Natthami Ponbyin'' (Fairy tale) (2004)
* ''Rock & Rap Live Show'' (2006)
* "အလွမ်းရဲ့ ည" ''A-Lwan Ye Nya'' (Night of Missing) (2006)
* "အရင်လို စိတ်မချလို့ပါ ရှင်ရယ်" ''A Yin Lo Seit Ma Cha Lo Ba Shin'' (Because I Can't Trust Anymore Like Before) (2006)
* ''Angel'' (2006)
* "၁၀ စက္ကန့်" ''10 Seconds'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmarmusicstore.com/AlbumDetail.aspx?albumid=B0000126 |title=၁၀ စကၠန္႔ Volume (2) |publisher=Myanmar Music Store |date= |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> (2007)
* ''City FM 6th Anniversary'' (2007)
* ''City FM 7th Anniversary'' (2008)
* ''City FM 10th Anniversary'' (2011)<ref name="saisaionline.com">{{cite web|url=http://saisaionline.com/bio/|title=BIO - Sai Sai Kham Leng|publisher=}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''Mingalabar'' (2006)
* ''Gonshane Pyintat Chitchin Thatekhar'' (2007)
* ''Yin Khon Hninsi'' (2008)
* "အာဒမ်ရယ်၊ ဧဝရယ်၊ ဒဿရယ်" ''[[Adam, Eve and Datsa]]'' (2011)
*"Salves of Cupid" (2015)
* ''Angel of Eden'' (2016)
* ''[[From Bangkok to Mandalay|From Bangkok To Mandalay]]'' (2016)<ref name="Fbm">{{cite news | url=http://www.myanmaritv.com/news/love-story-film-%E2%80%9C-bangkok-mandalay%E2%80%9D | title=Love Story: Film On "From Bangkok To Mandalay | work=Myanmar International TV | date=28 October 2016 | accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref>
*''Jone Jone Jett Jett'' (2017) <ref name="saisaionline.com"/>

==Novels==
* "စက္ကူငှက်" ''Sekk-ku Nget'' (Paper Crane)
* "ကံကိုဆွဲ၍ မှုန်းသီချယ် မင်ရည်ကျဲ၏ မကျဲ၏" ''Kan Ko Swel Ywe Hmone Tee Chel..Min Yay Kywl Ei Ma Kyal Ei'' (We Draw Life By Fortune .. May be Bold or not)

==Political views==
In 2014, there are several celebrities signing a petition to change a part of the [[Constitution of Burma|constitution]]. He wrote on his official [[Facebook]] that he has only one small brain and one body, so he don't want to be responsible for many things, hinting that he is not interested in politics. Netizens assume that he was referring to signing the petition but the intention of that post was unclear and later deleted after it was shared on Facebook page of [[The Irrawaddy|Irrawaddy News]]. Film director [[Kyi Phyu Shin]] stated that she also has one small brain and one body but she will sign on the petition and be responsible for many things, clearly dissing him. Despite controversies, he signed on the petition later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://7daydaily.com/story/12027#.U7gsN0CHaOY |title=ေဖ့စ္ဘြတ္ခ္အေကာင့္ ပိတ္ပစ္လိုက္တဲ့ စိုင္းစိုင္း | 7Day Daily - ၇ ရက္ ေန႔စဥ္ သတင္းစာ |publisher=7Day Daily |date=2014-05-31 |accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.saisaiclub.com Sai Sai Fan Club]
*[http://www.facebook.com/saisaifanpage Official Facebook Page]
*[https://twitter.com/saisai_khamleng Official Twitter]
*[http://www.myanmarmp3.net/artist.aspx?ArtID=136 Sai Sai MP3 Download Site]
*[http://www.lapepyar.com/music/artist/sai-sai Listen/download Sai Sai Kham Hlaing MP3]

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Mong Ton

2018-03-24T18:57:47Z

Kyaw Thurein12: Mong ton is not air pot

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'''Mong Ton''', also known historically as '''Möngtung''' and '''Maington''', is a town and seat of [[Mong Tong Township]] in [[Mong Hsat District]], [[Shan State]] in eastern [[Myanmar]] near the border with [[Thailand]]. ''Mong'' is equivalent to '''[[Mueang]]'''.<ref>[http://www.world-airport-codes.com/myanmar/mong-ton-8607.html World Airport Codes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212033310/http://www.world-airport-codes.com/myanmar/mong-ton-8607.html |date=2009-12-12 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Daen Lao Range]], in the southern part of the [[Shan State]], east of the [[Salween River]]. Mong Ton lies on the National Highway 45 and is also connected to [[Mong Hsat]] by National Highway 49 which begins to the north-east of the town.<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/shan/mong-tung/mong-ton/ Maplandia World Gazetteer]</ref>

==History==

Mong Ton has had a turbulent and unstable history.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Lintner, Bertil|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AYBuAAAAMAAJ&q=Mong+Ton&dq=Mong+Ton&cd=5|title=Burma in revolt: opium and insurgency since 1948|publisher=Westview Press|page=224|year=1994 | isbn=978-0-8133-2344-2}}</ref> According to Shan tradition [[Naresuan|King Naresuan]] was cremated and his ashes interred in a [[stupa]] in Mong Ton.<ref>The Nation, [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/04/30/headlines/headlines_30002880.php Warrior king remains a very modern mystery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617062149/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/04/30/headlines/headlines_30002880.php |date=2011-06-17 }}, 30 April 2006</ref> in 1888, when the area was part of [[British Burma]], Möngtung, Möng Hang, Möng Hat and Möng Kyawt, were claimed by [[Siam]] and were occupied secretly by Siamese troops. A fifth district, Möng Hsat, was also claimed by Siam, but no garrisons were posted there.<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45915/45915-h/45915-h.htm The Pacification of Burma, by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite]</ref> The districts were [[annexed]] by Thailand in 1942, following the [[Japanese invasion of Burma]] and were added to the [[Saharat Thai Doem]] territory. They were returned to [[British Burma]] at the end of [[World War II]].<ref>[http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=60485&start=30 Axis History Forum - Thailand]</ref>

More recently there have been conflicts between the [[Shan State Army – South]] (SSA-S) and the [[Tatmadaw|Myanmar Armed Forces]], although the problem is worse in the [[Kyethi]], [[Mongkung]], and [[Laihka, Mong Tong|Laihka]] Townships.<ref name="tbbc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tbbc.org/idps/borderstates.htm|title=Southern Shan State|publisher=Thailand Burma Border Consortium|accessdate=February 28, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328135718/http://www.tbbc.org/idps/borderstates.htm|archivedate=March 28, 2010|df=}}</ref> In Mong Ton and [[Mong Hsat Township]], the SPDC has demanded the removal of some UWSA military outposts and the Burmese Army is exerting more pressure on Lahu militias to conscript more soldiers and prepare to fight both the SSA–S and the UWSA.<ref name="tbbc"/> The SPDC supported three basic military training courses for the Lahu militia in Mong Ton during 2009.<ref name="tbbc"/>

Given its location near the border with Thailand and internal conflict, the Myanmar Armed Forces have the important IB277 military base just outside the town. There are five Burmese army battalions in Mong Ton town alone.<ref name="FBR">[http://www.taigress.info/politics/p_82.html Free Burma Rangers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121202518/http://www.taigress.info/politics/p_82.html |date=2008-11-21 }}</ref> Trafficking of [[narcotics]] is a major problem in Mong Ton and Burma is the number two opium producer in the world after [[Afghanistan]], and one of the leading producers of amphetamines in South East Asia.<ref name="FBR"/> The [[Free Burma Rangers]] have alleged that the army is involved in the production and trafficking of narcotics in order to profit from the trade in opium, heroin and amphetamines.<ref name="FBR"/> Opium is cultivated and it is not only processed for trade abroad it is also consumed by some local villagers and has created drug addiction problems.<ref name="FBR"/>

==References==
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{{Shan State}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Mongsat District]]
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User:Kyaw Thurein12

2018-03-24T18:49:22Z

Kyaw Thurein12: ←Created page with 'Arthur Name.Kyaw Thu Rein Birthdate. 26th,August,1997 Occupation. DTEd Born place. Mong Ton'

Arthur

Name.Kyaw Thu Rein

Birthdate. 26th,August,1997

Occupation. DTEd

Born place. Mong Ton

Kyaw Thu

2018-03-24T10:42:59Z

Kyaw Thurein12: Pronounciation wrong

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'''Kyaw Thu''' ({{lang-my|ကျော်သူ}}, {{IPA-my|kɔ̀ θù|pron}}; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time [[Myanmar Academy Award]] winning [[film actor]] and [[film director]]. One of the top leading men of [[cinema of Burma|Burmese cinema]] in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 films and has directed several successful films. Since the early 2000s, Kyaw Thu has devoted much time to do [[social work]] for the poor, and in the process has gradually emerged as a vocal critic of the Burmese [[State Peace and Development Council|military government]].

== Early life ==
Kyaw Thu was born Kyaw Win (ကျော်ဝင်း, [tɕɔ̀ wɪ́ɴ]) in November 2, 1959 to father U Sein Tin and mother Daw Mya Than. He studied Physics major (correspondence) at [[University of Yangon]] up to final year. He met his future wife Myint Myint Khin Pe (also known as Shwe Zee Kwet) when they were both attending university at Hlaing Campus. They got married in 1978 during his final year at the university. They have a son Pyi Thein Kyaw and a daughter Myint Mo Oo.

Kyaw Thu made his film debut in 1984 in the film ''Chit Kyoe Lay Net Myin''. He has starred in over 200 films and directed six films in a career spanning over two decades. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu was one of the most successful leading men in Burmese cinema.
Kyaw Thu won the 1994 Myanmar Academy Award for Best Actor in ''Da-Byi-Thu Ma Shwe Hta'' (တပြည်သူမရွှေထား; lit. Miss Shwe Hta, the Foreigner). Many believe that Kyaw Thu would have won more awards had he been more pliant with the propaganda demands of [[Myanmar Motion Picture Organization]] (MMPO), which gives out the annual awards. Until 1994, he refused to do a propaganda film. In 1993, one of his films received popular and critical acclaim but failed to win a single award. In 1994, he finally agreed to do a pro-government film, and came his win with ''Da-Byi-Thu'', which he feels is inferior to his previous work.[3] He won his second Academy Award in 2003 for the Best Director in the film ''Amay No Bo'' (အမေ့နို့ဖိုး).
His latest scuffle with the authorities—he was arrested in October 2007 for supporting the anti-government protests led by the monks—surely will not win him more awards. In October 2007, his latest HIV/AIDS awareness film, ''A-Kywin-Mè Longyon-Ya'' (အကြွင်းမဲ့ လုံခြုံရာ), has been blocked by the government censorship board.

== Social work and politics ==
Kyaw Thu has used his prominence to help the country's poor. He is founder and vice president (now President) of the [[Free Funeral Service Society]] (FFSS), which provides free funeral services to the poor.[5]
In collaboration with the famous author/movie director U Thukha, Kyaw Thu and his wife Shwe Zee Kwet founded the Free Funeral Service Society (Yangon). The organisation offers funeral services free of charge to people of all race, religion and background. On January 1, 2001, the FFSS began providing free funeral services. The first funeral service was of the famous sculptor U Han Tin whose hearse Kyaw Thu himself drove.
From 2001 January to 2012 October, the organisation has undertaken at least 120,000 funerals free of charge. The organisation currently undertakes up to 40 funerals each day.

In 2003, Kyaw Thu was elected vice president of FFSS (Ygn). Since 2008, he has been serving as the president of FFSS (Ygn).

Since 2003, his society has also helped pay medical costs in poor neighborhoods of Yangon. In 2007 April, the organisation was expanded to Thukha Charity Clinic where free healthcare is provided with the help of volunteer doctors, medical specialists and surgeons. As of 2013 March, the clinic has provided healthcare to over 143,000 patients. Similar clinics have been founded in Pyay, Pegu, and Kyobingauk regions as well.

Thukha Ah-lin library and free educational and vocational training classes are also run by the organisation. The organisation also provides Emergency Aid to disaster areas. FFSS organisation is fully run and operated by donations and volunteers by the Myanmar people.

Through his funeral services society, Kyaw Thu was active in rescue and support efforts in the aftermath of May 2008 [[Cyclone Nargis]] which completely devastated Burma's Irrawaddy delta and cost over 130,000 lives. As of June 2008, the society had helped to raise K500 million (~US$400,000) for the victims of the disaster.

The humanitarian efforts Kyaw Thu has made through FFSS (Ygn) include Nargis Cyclone relief, contribution of potable water and building water wells and reservoirs in water shortage areas, distribution of relief aid to fire victims of [[Mingalataungnyunt Township]] and [[Hlaing Thaya Township]], rendering humanitarian assistances to war victims in Kachin State and refugees in the unrest area of Rakhine, donating medicines and cash to the injured monks and people in crash against the Letpatdaung copper mine project, providing foods, medicines and cash to the victims of the communal violence and Meiktila and speaking words of encouragement to them.

In 2007 Saffron Revolution, Kyaw Thu and Daw Myint Myint Khin Pe publicly supported the protesting monks. Because of this, they were detained by the junta for seven days. Kyaw Thu was also banned from the filming career.

== Personal life ==
Kyaw Thu is married to Myint Myint Khin Pe. They have a son, Pyi Thein Kyaw, and a daughter, Myint Mo Oo, and grandsons, Wunna Kyaw Zin and Thiha Kyaw Zin.

== International recognition and awards ==
In 2009 April, he was awarded the prize “the artist who stands for the fellow people” by the Myanmar community in London.
In April 2010, Myanmar community worldwide from 54 countries voted him to be honoured with the award “Citizen of Burma” presented by the Citizen of Burma Award Organization.
In 2011 November, Immanuel Theological Institute (Main Church), Union Biblical Seminary (Yangon), International School of Theology (Bangkok), and Online Bible College International (Australia) together awarded him with D.H.S.S (Doctor of Humane Social Services) and his wife with M.A.S.S (Masters of Social Services) at the Emmanuel Church, Yangon.
In 2012 September, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) honored him with NED award in Washington DC.
He was honored with [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MOE MYINT AUNG|title=Activist Kyaw Thu to Receive Prestigious Magsaysay Award|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/activist-kyaw-thu-to-receive-prestigious-magsaysay-award.html|website=irrawaddy.org/|publisher=IRRAWADDY|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Myanmar Motion Picture Museum]]
* [[List of Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards]]

== References ==
* http://www.ffssyangon.org/
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