Writer:  Lin Lin Khaing Filipino singer Charice is slated to perform at the Fashion & Music Festival in Yangon next month.   Filipino pop star Charice will perform at the Fashion & Music Festival at the MCC on August 28, according to Living Sound Entertainment. The singer will be joined on stage by American R&B artist Sammie and Japanese actresses and models.  “This concert has been in the works for a long time due to the hassle involving booking the venue. But we’ve finally got hold of the venue. Even if we face more difficulties with the venue, we’ll still be holding the concert on the day. The concert features American singer Sammie, Filipino singer Charice, Japanese actresses and models. We have also invited some Chinese artists. The concert will be held as a fashion and music festival.  “There will be fashion shows and performances. Japanese actresses from the film ‘Yangon Runway’ and Filipino stars ...

Fifteen-year-old Myanmar Miss demands apology for pushing her to accompany business-people Miss Asia Pacific World's award winner explained to the press that her decision to return home was reached mainly due to the fact that she was put under duress to undergo cosmetic surgery , she needs to accept invitations to escort some business tycoons whenever they require my company in order to raise funds for her music album, and for that the Korean-based organization, Supertalent of the World Incorporation (SOTW) which organize the pageant, owes her an apology. The fifteen-year-old demanded a proper letter of apology from the organization for insulting her dignity and that of the country. "If I receive it (a letter of apology), I will return the Crown. If not so, I will sue the organization," Ms. May Myat Noe told the local and foreign media in the...

‘ Myanmar police’s hunt for ‘stolen’ tiara begins following BBC’s advice’ May Myat Noe, Myanmar’s first international beauty queen was too young to enter Miss Asia Pacific World and was stripped of her title for borrowing money for $18 bras and complaining about a violation of her human rights, according to a senior official of the beauty contest Saturday. May Myat Noe is still only 15 years old despite the fact the organizer’s website states that she is 18 years old, the minimum age required to enter the contest, said Y.C. Choi, the founder and president of Miss Asia Pacific World. “Her birthday is Oct. 13, 1998,” he reluctantly acknowledged. He, however, argued that he belatedly learned about her real age by checking her passport in early May, just days before the opening of the contest. The top official also claimed that the teenage girl was mature enough to enter the beauty pageant as well as to undergo breast augmentation surgery . “She is already mature. Sh...

Burmese beauty queen 'goes on the run with £120,000 tiara after Miss Asia Pacific World competition strips her of the title for being rude' May Myat Noe, 18, was dethroned for 'lying' to pageant managers   Organisers thought she would be 'more beautiful' so bought her a boob job Now Miss Asia Pacific World competition demands she return £120,000 tiara Organisers claim pageant winner has vanished and will not answer phone By Ollie Gillman for MailOnline Published: 03:30 EST, 29 August 2014 | Updated: 19:25 EST, 29 August 2014 +6 Burmese model May Myat Noe, 18, was crowned winner of Miss Asia Pacific in May but has been dethroned A Burmese beauty queen has allegedly disappeared with a £120,000 jewelled tiara after being dethroned as Miss Asia Pacific World for 'being rude'. May Myat Noe, 18, was crowned as the most beautiful woman in south-east Asia in May by the South Korean pageant, but the or...

May Myat Noe, winner of Miss Asia Pacific World 2014. Photograph: Khin Maung Win/AP A Burmese beauty queen who was stripped of her title for allegedly being rude and dishonest has run off with the £60,000 jewelled crown from a South Korea -based pageant, according to organisers. May Myat Noe is said to have vanished from the competition after officials were adamant that she have breast enhancement surgery . Burma , which only recently emerged from a half-century military rule and self-imposed isolation, started sending contestants to international beauty contests again in 2012. May Myat Noe was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World in Seoul in May 2014. But, according to David Kim, director of media for the Seoul-based pageant, the 18-year-old was a disappointment from the start. Attempts to reach May Myat Noe for comment were unsuccessful on Friday and her Burmese phone was switched off. According to the online edition of Eleven Media, a Burme...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar beauty queen who was stripped of her title for allegedly being rude and dishonest has run off with the $100,000 jeweled crown, a South Korea-based pageant said Friday. Myanmar, which only recently emerged from a half-century military rule and self-imposed isolation, started sending contestants to international beauty pageants for the first time in decades in 2012. May Myat Noe was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World in Seoul in May 2014. But, according to David Kim, director of media for the Seoul-based pageant, the 18-year-old was a disappointment from the start. Attempts to reach May Myat Noe for comment were unsuccessful Friday and her Myanmar phone was switched off. According to the online edition of Eleven Media, a Myanmar newspaper, she was back in the country and would address a news conference soon, although it wasn't clear when. Following her success, the organizers said they were arranging singing and video deals for ...

BBC American singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48, her publicist Kristen Foster has said Continue reading the main story Whitney Houston 1963-2012 In pictures: Whitney Houston's life Rise and tragic fall of superstar Stars react to Houston death A life steeped in soul Watch American singer and actress Whitney Houston has died in Los Angeles at the age of 48. Police said she died in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she had been staying as a guest. Houston was one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, with hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Love For You. But her later career was overshadowed by substance abuse and her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Police spokesman Mark Rosen told reporters Houston was pronounced dead at 15:55 pm (23:55 GMT) in her room on...

This series of photos shot on the 5th May. 51 the past. Made a series of photos. Dancer .... The earlier series intended to present a single Dancer. ... So no pictures of Tata in the series ... One Love One Dancer. Thus, this combination will offer the same, but Tata is content to do it wholeheartedly. I watch it with Tata .... One Love @ Chiang Mai. The anecdotes I tell you before, as a pro. That is. Concert photography. Where it was shot .. (I had to sit), we need to choose a location before the show. And the singer before he handed the microphone or hand held microphone, so if he holds his right hand. I have to side with his hand held. Tata is also likely to be right-handed. We just need to stay on the left side of the singer. (About me). But this case has chosen not to. I was shooting left hand. It went straight to the right of Tata. .... But not able to go pick up a camera on the opposite side. Both the fans. Journalists and photog...

The song features the lyrics: "Goo goo, moshi moshi, I'm Lady Goo Goo." Continue reading the main story Related Stories Lady Gaga sues cosmetics company Look out, there are monsters about Lady Gaga has won an injunction at London's High Court to stop animated character Lady Goo Goo from releasing a single, its makers have said. Lady Goo Goo, a baby with a long blonde fringe from the Moshi Monsters online game - owned by UK firm Mind Candy - released The Moshi Dance on YouTube. But Lady Gaga's injunction has stopped its full release, Mind Candy said. Law firm Mishcon de Reya confirmed it had represented Lady Gaga but said it could not comment further. The Moshi Monsters game, aimed at six-12-year-olds, invites players to adopt "moshling" characters including Lady Goo Goo, Dustbin Beaver and Roxy. Its owners had planned to release The Moshi Dance - which features lyrics including "my stroller's pretty and my diapers a...

Transtroemer is Scandinavia's best-known living poet Continue reading the main story Related Stories Vargas Llosa awarded Nobel Prize Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Royal Swedish Academy named him the recipient "because, through his condensed, transluscent images, he gives us fresh access to reality". The 80-year-old is the 108th recipient of the prestigious prize, given last year to Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa. Presented by the Nobel Foundation, the award - only given to living writers - is worth 10 million kronor (£944,246). A trained psychologist, Transtroemer suffered a stroke in 1990 that affected his ability to talk. 'Mystical' Much of his work has been translated into English by Scottish poet Robin Fulton and American poet Robert Bly, a personal friend. His poems - described by Publishers Weekly as "mystical, versatile and sad" - have been translated into more tha...

The show turned Cassidy into a 70s heartthrob US singer David Cassidy has sued Sony, claiming he has not been paid royalties for sales of Partridge Family merchandise which bear his image. The 70s TV show made Cassidy, 61, an international star. A string of spin-off merchandise included lunchboxes, magazines and board games. Cassidy told broadcaster CNN that Sony had breached his 1971 contract which gave him 15% of sales. He is demanding "in excess of millions of dollars". Sony has not commented on his claims. Cassidy's legal action, which was filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, claims Sony Pictures Entertainment and its co-defendants Screen Gems and CPT Holdings "have swindled Mr Cassidy out of his rightful share of the profits from The Partridge Family". His lawyers claim that, during the show's run between 1970-74, Cassidy received an average of 30,000 letters from fans per week. They say his contract guaran...

Depp has played Captain Jack Sparrow in four Pirates of the Caribbean films Continue reading the main story Related Stories Lone Ranger filming 'shut down' Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp has apologised for "regretful" comments made in an interview, comparing photo shoots to being raped. He told Vanity Fair magazine he found being photographed "just weird" and said: "You just feel like you're being raped somehow. Raped. The whole thing." In a statement he apologised for "a poor choice of words on my part, in an effort to explain a feeling". It came after he was criticised by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Speaking at the same interview, Depp, 48, added "whenever you have a photo shoot or something like that, it's like - you just feel dumb". "It's just so stupid," he added. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote In an effort to correct my lack ...

By Liam Allen Entertainment reporter, BBC News Harvey said she had spent more time on lyrics than ever before Continue reading the main story Related Stories PJ Harvey interview: Let England Shake Harvey wins second Mercury Prize In pictures: Mercury Prize ceremony Idiosyncratic performer PJ Harvey talks of the sense of "urgency" that prompted her to pen her second Mercury Prize-winning album. When PJ Harvey became the first woman to win the Mercury Prize on 11 September 2001, she gave an emotional acceptance speech over the telephone from Washington DC. It's a moment she can barely remember. "Ten years ago feels like such a surreal experience - I'm sure for everybody - that my only memory of the day really is being in the hotel room and watching television and seeing the Pentagon burning," Harvey said after accepting the prize for a second time at a ceremony in London. Were it not ...