Apr 13, 2011
YANGON - MYANMAR has kicked off its traditional New Year's celebrations with water fights, live music and tighter security after deadly bombings marred last year's festival.The four-day festival that started on Wednesday marks the traditional New Year on the lunisolar calendar also used in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
In Myanmar last year, three bombs ripped through a celebration in the largest city Yangon, killing 10 people and injuring 170 others.
Media reported that police, firefighters and Red Cross workers will be deployed around Yangon and at large stages that are erected for dancing and water fighting. -- AP
