YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Every evening, more than a dozen men and women walk in a tight row in front of Myanmar’s most revered Buddhist pagoda, sweeping the vast marble terrace in unison in hopes of ...

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YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda also known as the golden pagoda in Myanmar attracted over 10 million visitors including nearly 80,000 foreign visitors in 2023, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon ...

There are some massive structures in the world, but very few are made of gold. From ancient temples to modern skyscrapers, it’s rare to find buildings constructed using precious metals. But there is ...

Make no mistake, Burma’s reforms are genuine. In the past few days, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has delivered her party’s election campaign into the country’s conflict-ridden far north, ...

Land of the Golden Pagoda: Myanmar, earlier known as Burma, is called the Land of the Golden Pagoda because the country is filled with thousands of glittering pagodas and temples covered in gold.