YANGON, Myanmar - The Shwedagon Pagoda, or Golden Pagoda, is the largest and most striking temple in a land dotted with thousands of Buddhist temples. An Englishman visiting the pagoda in 1586 called ...

Illegal hoteliers and guesthouse owners at the iconic Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda in Mon state are about to face consequences, according to the Religious Affairs and Culture Ministry. Some hotels have expanded ...

YANGON: Approximately 200,000 domestic and foreign pilgrims visited the sacred Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock Pagoda) in Kyaiktiyo during the Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing festival periods, according to ...

Devotees walk around Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on December 29, 2025. The Golden Pagoda, attracted over 6.95 million visitors in 2025. - AFP YANGON: Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the ...

A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Amid the towering golden spires of Myanmar’s grandest Buddhist shrine there was talk of politics and hope for the future as thousands came Wednesday for the return of an annual ...

YANGON (Reuters) - Defying the threat of contracting coronavirus and a citywide lockdown, Myanmar taxi driver Ko Naing, 50, still travels each day to pray outside the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon ...

U.S. security went barefoot on Thursday as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured one of Myanmar's most revered shrines, a towering golden pagoda that is the symbol of a country seeking fresh ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Gongs chimed as thousands of people in ceremonial costumes walked barefoot Wednesday through the marble walkways of Myanmar’s most sacred Buddhist shrine in an annual festival that ...

YANGON, Myanmar - The Shwedagon Pagoda, or Golden Pagoda, is the largest and most striking temple in a land dotted with thousands of Buddhist temples.