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Our family turned a blind eye to the country’s violence against Indians in the 1930s. But that pattern of persecution and denial continues to play out in Burma—and beyond—today.
For much of late September, the road to the eastern gateway of Rangoon’s revered Shwedagon pagoda was a sea of maroon and saffron robes, as hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered to march in ...
A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon ...
(CBS News) - As they have for 2,000 years, faithful monks practiced ancient rituals at Burma's holiest Buddhist temple, Shwedagon Pagoda Friday. The scene looked like it was locked in time, much ...
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With foreign journalists locked out of the country by Burma's military government, this dispatch was written by TIME staff based on eyewitness reports.[NOTE: The junta ...
View Two views in Burma: The Platform of Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon; and Sagaing Hills, Mandalay. (2) By Mg Tun Hla; watercolour with traces of pencil; 19 x 14.9cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8in) 14.6 x 19cm (5 3/4 ...
A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake has caused buildings to collapse in Thailand and Burma, leaving more than 1,000 dead across both countries.
Jason Mraz will make history next month when he performs at an outdoor concert in Burma to raise awareness about human trafficking. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter will headline a free show ...
Burma is a long-forgotten battleground for religious freedom and human rights in Asia, and its turmoil is part of a broader struggle in the region.