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 confirmed.

With its stunning Buddhist architecture, ancient traditions, and warm hospitality, every trip to Myanmar is an enriching ...

Located in Yangon, Myanmar, Shwedagon Pagoda's golden stupa, adorned with jewels, is a stunning Buddhist site that captivates visitors, especially at sunset. Wat Phra Kaew, located in Bangkok's ...

Yangon’s centre is called the Cantonment, and at its heart lies the glittering Sule Pagoda. The Shwedagon Pagoda, a mile (1.6km) north of Cantonment, is the more famous of the temples, and is ...

YANGON, Jan. 23 (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 ...

This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is ...

Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the blackouts that have become a ...

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Myanmar’s military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections ...

In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year, Chinatown in Yangon's historic city-center was packed. Moving around required weaving through stalls selling fruit, donuts and crickets coated in ...

The junta has lost control of swathes of the country to ethnic minority armed groups and other opposition forces in the civil ...