Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia held a joint New Year Thingyan festival with teeming crowds at the Royal Thai Embassy to Kuwait on 18 April, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It was co-hosted by the embassies of these four countries to Kuwait.
The festival featured choral dances by Myanmar nationals in Kuwait, traditional Thai dance and Muay Thai (kickboxing) demonstrations by Thais, and video clips of the great event held jointly by four nations in English.
The Myanmar Embassy to Kuwait served the guests attending the Maha Thingyan Festival with traditional Shan noodles and sago with sweet potatoes. At the same time, the Thai, Lao and Cambodian embassies also provided their respective traditional foods.
This four-country festival was attended by Mr Khalid Jassim Al-Yassin, Deputy Assistant Minister, Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Ambassadors from ASEAN countries, chargés d’affaires, diplomats, Myanmar community in Kuwait and invitees. — ASH/ZN
