Zwekapintaung Pagoda Festival sees more gambling and more crowds than last year

March 14, 2025. KIC Karen State’s historic Zwekapin Santawshin Pagoda, which was held last night, has seen an increase in the number of Anglong gambling clubs and is more crowded this year, according to locals. The pagoda festival is held in both Khlauk Nu village on the eastern side of Zwekapin Mountain near Hpa-an town and Don Rin Sha on the western side, and this year, Anglong gambling clubs are more crowded than last year, according to a Khl…