Shwe Myintzu Pagoda Cleanup

This week, we are cleaning up the trash left behind after the largest pagoda festival at the lake. Want to come help?

Mountain Cultivation

High in the hills around Indawgyi Lake, you can find numerous farms and other forms of agriculture in places where no car or motorcycle could ever go.

Lon Ton Village လံုးတံုရြာ

This week we write about Lon Ton Village. We went to weddings, monasteries, and other community events to learn about the place Face of Indawgyi calls home

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Ma Mon Kaing Village မမုန္ကိုင္ေက်းရြာ

Ma Mon Kaing Village was founded over hundred years ago and has had a rich history here at the lake.

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Le Pon Lay Village လယ္ပံုေလး

Le Pon Lay is located on the southern edge of Indawgyi. We sat down with U Thein San who shared some oral history about the village as well as stories about his life with us.

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Village Initiative

Our return trip to Lonsant Village to see how things were progressing.