The situation in Myanmar remains dire, the International Coalition of Film makers at Risk (ICFR) has warned, with prominent cultural figures continuing to be imprisoned, and in some instances even ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Burmese community in Hawaii is hosting a fundraiser and Myanmar New Year festival in Waikiki to help raise funds for refugees of what is considered a forgotten war.

Myanmar is marking the end of the rainy season with the annual Tazaundaing festival, an eight-day celebration featuring fireworks and giant balloons, made of bamboo and paper, which are launched into ...

Bird-shaped hot air balloons released during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival in Taunggyi in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State Participants prepare candles as they set up a hot air balloon ...

Traditional Thingyan water festival has kicked off in Myanmar’s regions and states in full swing. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein on Friday extended wishes to the people for a happy ...

Children jumped around in a bounce house, blew bubbles and soaked each other with water guns – a welcome reprieve on a sunny summer day. Adults danced to live music, shared laughs and rubbed each ...

Thousands of Buddhists take to boats on Myanmar's famed Inle Lake for the seventeen-day Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival as it returns after a three-year absence. The event sees four Buddha statues ...

BANGKOK — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun. The ...

At least 24 people have been killed while protesting Myanmar's military government after a paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd. Around 100 people - who had gathered in Chaung U township in ...

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