Despite decades of imprisonment and vilification, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi still commands what Myanmar’s generals never could: ...

To mark detained Myanmar leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday, The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the key events in ...

Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda is thought to contain between 6 and 60 tonnes of gold. (Image: Getty) There are some massive structures in the world, but very few are made of gold.

"Shwedagon Pagoda, the treasured pagoda in Myanmar, was seriously damaged. #Shwedagon #EarthquakeinMyanmar," reads a Thai-language Facebook post circulating in Thailand on March 28, 2025.

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YANGON (Xinhua): The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 8.65 million visitors in 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees have ...

Shwedagon Pagoda, one of Myanmar's most revered sites, saw an increase in visitors. While the pagoda typically welcomes about 40,000 pilgrims on regular days, ...

Yangon, Nov 15 (IANS) Myanmar celebrated its traditional Tazaungdaing festival, also known as the Festival of Lights on the full-moon day of Tazaungm ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Yangon, July 17 (IANS) The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the 'Golden Pagoda' in Myanmar, attracted over 3.6 million visitors in the first six months of 2024, U Boe Thin ...

Discover the beauty and spiritual significance of five remarkable Buddhist temples in Asia. From the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar to the Borobudur in Indonesia, each temple showcases unique ...

Hanoi (VNA) – Thousands of Buddhist followers gathered at Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar on May 22 to mark the Buddha's birthday. Crowds shuffled up a roofed stairway crammed with stalls to reach ...