The earthquake leaves over 1,700 dead. "All temples and pagodas have collapsed," says a Mandalay resident, the country's ...

Rescue efforts are underway especially in the major stricken cities including the capital Naypyitaw, and the country's second ...

Myanmar matters — as a challenge in the battle between democracy and authoritarianism, as a contest for influence between the ...

Explore Bodh Gaya, the land of Buddha’s enlightenment. Visit ancient temples, monasteries, meditation retreats, and cultural ...

So sadly, despite seeing all of these amazing sights and beautiful things and meeting ... being a few feet away from this gargantuan gold Buddha, with just a few incense sticks burning peacefully ...

It is followed by all Myanmar Buddhists and is said to date back more than 2 1/2 millennia, a religious gift given by Buddha to his own son, Rahula. On Saturday, the colors pink and gold seemed to ...

He said Mizoram is being secretly used as a transit route by foreigners travelling to Myanmar, which has become a grave concern for the Centre. During question hour in the state assembly ...

(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) Farmer walk through a field as Myanmar celebrates the national holiday Peasants’ Day annually on March 2 to show the country’s appreciation to its laborers, in ...

The United Nations is facing calls to investigate its special envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, over alleged ties between her consulting firm and Chinese mining and construction companies with ...

And I know that I like jumping out of a helicopter.” “Beautiful Things,” the song that paid for his house, the most-streamed track in the world last year, the national anthem of baby-and ...

Their nightmare was supposed to be over. Last month, a dramatic and highly publicized operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In former scam compounds across southeastern Myanmar thousands of freed workers are stuck in limbo. Rescued ...