In 2021, he rose to international fame as the 'hot monk', was arrested for protesting against Myanmar's ruling military junta and later named TC Candler's most handsome face of 2021. After being pardoned and released from jail last year, Burmese model Paing Takhon returned to social media, most recently posting about his holiday in Singapore. Last Friday (Aug 11), the...
After being pardoned and released from jail last year, Burmese model Paing Takhon returned to social media, most recently posting about his holiday in Singapore.
[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/CvzPtXnxLyb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==[/embed] Coincidentally, he is the face of Singapore's Ice-Cream Sandwich, a Myanmar business selling the traditional dessert "directly imported from Singapore", according to its Facebook page. In January 2021, Paing Takhon went viral sharing photos of himself with a shaved head and wearing monk robes.
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