AN earthquake of some intensity was felt in parts of Lower Burma in the early morning of July 5 last, when the moon was in total eclipse. The only damage reported was at a famous pagoda at Pegu, a ...

New Zealand family’s gift bridges 165 years, heals colonial wounds The Bodle family handed over these Buddha statues, along with several other artifacts, to the Myanmar government on July 20. They ...

The two groups argued but finally the procession continued. Meanwhile, in the city of Bago about 50 miles away, another 1,000 monks peacefully marched to the Shwemawdaw pagoda, residents said.

YANGON (Eleven Media Group/Asia News Network): Eleven people were injured when a pirate ship ride collapsed at the Shwemawdaw Pagoda festival in the Bago region, according to the chairman of Tugyi ...

A journey back in time A trip to Nonthaburi offers visitors a chance to unwind and explore Ayutthaya-era history along the Lat Kret Noi network ...

Shwemawdaw Paya – Shwemawdaw Paya is the tallest pagoda in Myanmar. Shwemawdaw Paya is also referred to as Great Golden God. Several relics belonging to Buddha can be found inside the Pagoda is an ...

Nyein Maung, a native of Yangon who didn’t move to Bago until late February of this year, was still not very familiar with the city when he became a protest leader at its main defence site. As a ...

Stupas at the Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago, Myanmar. Credit: Flickr/Hans A Rosbach At least 82 people were killed on Saturday in Myanmar during a crackdown on anti-coup protesters in a city in ...

I reached Bago at the same time as a front of rain on the eastern flank of Cyclone Mora. Traffic had slowed to a crawl. There was little to be done except find a hotel. Bago’s sights are no less ...

On this day in 1930, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked Bago, killing at least 500 people. The earthquake, one of the strongest in Myanmar’s recorded history, occurred at ...

4K Tilt down Shwemawdaw Paya in Yangon , Myanmar . Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without ...