Manuscripts from Burma (Myanmar) in the form of folding books (parabaik) often contain depictions of traditional games and sports such as boxing, martial arts, cock-fighting and chinlone, reflecting ...

YANGON - Zay Koko Shine and Zay Nyinyi Shine, 11-year-old twins from Myanmar's Karen state, are glad they listened to their grandmother. The two boys were among 222 players selected to take part in a ...

There is no Singapore national chinlone team. In fact, there may not be any chinlone players in Singapore to begin with. But that didn’t stop the republic from gamely sending its sepak takraw team to ...

Myanmar's traditional national sport, Chinlone (caneball), with a history spanning over 1,500 years, remains a vital part of the nation's cultural heritage. "More than just a game, Chinlone is an art ...

"Once you get into playing the game you forget everything," says 74-year-old Win Tint. "You concentrate only on your touch and you concentrate only on your style." Chinlone is Myanmar's national game ...

A photo made available on 21 November 2013 shows Myanmar men playing Chinlone as other people wait for their turn to play, in a small indoor station at Hlaing Township, in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 November ...

Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a vete­ran of the traditional Myan­mar sport – a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation. “Once you ...

Singapore's sepak takraw players kicked off the nation's SEA Games campaign on Wednesday, albeit in chinlone - a traditional sport of the host country, Myanmar. The Singaporeans finished fifth in the ...

THE South-East Asian (SEA) Games, which will begin in Myanmar on December 11th, will feature competitions in such popular sports as boxing, gymnastics, football and wrestling. They may also award ...

SINGAPORE - Singapore was awarded a joint bronze when its chinlone same stroke team finished fourth in the preliminary round of the SEA Games' sepak takraw competition on Sunday afternoon. The ...

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's traditional national sport, Chinlone (caneball), with a history spanning over 1,500 years, remains a vital part of the nation's cultural heritage. "More than just a game, ...