YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday feted something almost all find worthy: the use of ...
A man stands near burning paddy stubble during a slash-and-burn farming festival on the border of Karen state and southern Shan state in Myanmar - Copyright AFP STR A ...
Myanmar Fireworks Festival Goers Shun Politics For Tradition By AFP - Agence France Presse Oct 31, 2025, 11:36 pm EDT Share ...
Myanmar's ethnic Karen people celebrate the traditional new year, which falls on December 30 in 2024. People in Hpa-an, the capital of Karen State, hold a traditional ceremony in which they dance, ...
Rural teak farmhouse in Kywe Chin Village, north of Nay Pyi Taw, 2017. Myanmar’s traditional teak farmhouses, included on the 2020 World Monuments Watch, embody the country’s unique vernacular ...
If World War I was allegedly fought “to make the world safe for democracy,” World War II seems to have made the world “safe” for socialism, as socialist regimes ...
YANGON (Xinhua) -- The rhythmic beat of drums echoed across Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday evening as red lanterns swayed above over 1,500 spectators, ushering in a vibrant ...
A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene. But the villagers who set it ablaze dance below in a ceremony celebrating the ...