The Paing Takhon model was named by TC Candle as the Most Beautiful Face in the World in 2021, a title that should have been celebrated in a big way, but could not be because the winner is behind bars.
Paing has been arrested since April 2021 for participating in mobilizations to condemn the military coup that shook Burma in February 2021, after unconventional elections in which the army did not win. Unfortunately, he has already received a sentence for his actions and here we tell you more about it.
Who is Paing Takhon?
Paing Takhon, 25, is an actor, model and singer from Burma. His career began in 2014 as a runway model and in 2017 he appeared as an actor in various music videos and local business commercials. In that same year, he released his debut album Lover, and all the proceeds were donated to associations that take care of orphaned children.
His charisma and good demeanor opened the doors to him in the film industry, participating in Burmese films.s Midnight Traveller Y Bad Boys 2. In 2019 he starred in the series Traveller’s Notes, making thousands of girls fall in love with his character.
Paing has also been the face of brands such as Pond’s, the OPPO cell phone line and Sunkist Myanmar drinks. In addition, he has been appointed Ambassador of the Economic Community of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Myanmar Tourism Ambassador to Thailand and recently earned the title of Most Beautiful Face in the World in 2021 by TC Candler.
Although his future in the entertainment industry looks promising, Paing also studies psychology, is a protector of animals, a human rights activist, knows how to drive and likes to paint.
Why is he in prison?
In addition to his activities in the world of entertainment, Paing also worked as a political activist and led some of the pro-democracy demonstrations after the military coup in Burma in February 2021. He also shared images on his social networks with messages like: “Help us stop crimes against humanity.” For this reason, he was arrested in mid-April 2021, in the middle of a military raid made up of a hundred soldiers who did not hesitate to corner him at his parents’ home.
Since his arrest, the model has been stripped of his phone, his social media accounts have been terminated and he is only known through the messages he sends with his lawyer Khin Maung Myint, who revealed on Monday, December 27, that Paing He was sentenced to “three years in prison with forced labor” by a Yangon court. Now, his family is analyzing the possibility of appealing the ruling.
The sentence came simultaneously with the election of the model as the Most Beautiful Face in the World in 2021 by TC Candler, a company that, in addition to granting him that title, called for his release and defines him as a “political prisoner.”
What is happening in Burma?
In February 2021 there was a violent coup in the Southeast Asian country. During this time, historic elections were held and the army, which participated in them as a political party, irrefutably lost. However, like all sore losers, the army accused voting booths, took control of the country, and installed a junta that controls Burma.
According to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners, since the protests against the coup began, more than 1,300 deaths have been reported in the demonstrations and about 11,200 detainees, including the Paing Takhon model and the winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Aung San Suu Kyi.
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