2nd Salon (Moken) New Year Festival held in Kawthoung

25 MARCH 2026

THE second Salon (Moken) New Year Festival took place in Makyongalat Village, Sunge Barline Village-tract in Kawthoung, Taninthayi Region, yesterday.

The festival was jointly organized by the Taninthayi Region Ethnic Affairs Minister and the Salon (Moken) literature and culture association, and attended by the Taninthayi Region Transport Minister and other relevant officials.

After the ceremonial procedures, the minister and party observed the ethnic traditional booths. During the festival, the Salon (Moken) people performed dances.

The regional transport minister made a speech at the event, and the entrepreneurs, locals and donors made cash donations.

Officials also presented prizes to winners of the dancing competition and drama contests, marking the Salon (Moken) New Year Festival.

After the event, Salon (Moken) New Year Festival organizing committee chair U Soe Naing expressed gratitude.

The Taninthayi Region Transport Minister and party also watched the Salon traditional boat racing, swimming events and diving contests, and awarded the winners.

During the festival, various activities were showcased, including traditional ethnic dances, a Salon cultural exhibition, marine conservation awareness booths, and stalls selling traditional food and souvenirs. The festival was held from 21 to 23 March and featured traditional dances, ethnic drama performances, and live music concerts. — District IPRD/KTZH