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Buddhist monks' peace walk across US draws crowds
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» GLEN ALLEN (UNITED STATES) — Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington to promote peace have become a surprise popular hit as they near the US capital -- attracting crowds of thousands who line the route or join in for a few miles.
Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war
AFP, Published on 28/12/2025
» YANGON (MYANMAR) - A trickle of voters made their way to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.
Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» YANGON - Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport -- a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
Fears and hopes at collapsed Mandalay school
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers clambered into the wreckage of the Wisdom Villa Private High School on the outskirts of Mandalay on Saturday until a jammed door blocked their passage.
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
The New York TImes, Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
Slain journo's camera resurfaces 16 years after death in Myanmar
Published on 26/04/2023
» When Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead by Myanmar troops as he covered anti-military protests in 2007, his video camera disappeared, along with the last images he filmed.
Myanmar boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» HLAINGBWE, Myanmar: After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.
Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, says Widodo
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.
Streets empty on Myanmar coup anniversary
AFP and Reuters, Published on 01/02/2023
» Streets emptied and shops closed in protest across Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, with the junta hinting it may extend a state of emergency and delay new elections.
Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha footprint temple
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» MAGWAY, Myanmar: Devotees are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Lord Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage.