Two temples in Bagan 2 months after earthquake
After a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in late August damaged more than 400 temples in Bagan, two temples suffered partial collapse on Tuesday after rainwater seeped into cracks caused by the Aug. 24 tremors, government archaeologists say. One temple, built in the “cave”...
Burma travel destination
Burma Top Ten 2017 Travel Destinations Burma has been listed in the top ten countries to visit in 2017 by renowned travel guide the Lonely Planet. The country ranked ninth in the ‘Top Countries’ category of the Best in Travel 2017 list. Canada was named the best...
Bagan restoration
Bagan restoration begin 2017 Renovation and conservation work to nearly 400 earthquake-hit ancient temples and pagodas in Bagan will start on January 1 of next year, officials said. Officials from Bagan’s Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library, said...
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Violence erupts in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — At least 24 people were believed on Monday to have died in western Myanmar after unknown assailants attacked police outposts on Sunday near the border with Bangladesh. In Maungdaw, a township in Rakhine State close to the border, seven villagers, all...
Damages Scores Of Ancient Temples
Myanmar Earthquake Kills 3, Damages Scores Of Ancient Temples. Yangon: A powerful earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people including two children, and damaging scores of centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient capital of...
Séisme en Birmanie
Séisme en Birmanie : au moins trois morts et de nombreuses pagodes de Bagan endommagées. Un puissant séisme de magnitude 6,8 a frappé le centre de la Birmanie, mercredi 24 août, faisant au moins trois morts et endommageant plusieurs des célèbres pagodes de Bagan, haut...
Yangon Newspaper & democracy
Freer media is critical to the country’s political transition, but it is also time for more responsible journalism As a voracious consumer of Myanmar journalism over some time, I am fascinated by how the country’s transition to freedom of the press takes root and...
Martyrs’ Day on July 19 was a significant break
Martyrs’ Day: a wake-up call for reconciliation in Myanmar For many reasons, this year’s Martyrs’ Day on July 19 was a significant break from the past. For the first time, it was held under a National League for Democracy-backed government. After...
Myanmar the second-largest producer of illegal opium in the world
How Myanmar’s illicit opium economy benefits the military. For the past 10 years drug production in Myanmar has been on the rise. The amount of land used to grow poppy – from which the opium sap used to make heroin is derived – has more than doubled since 2006....