A land of smiles for the weary traveler

YANGON, Myanmar — On the first morning we set out into Myanmar to discover how the country is changing, we went to one of the places in Yangon that for centuries has largely stayed the same: Shwedagon Pagoda. The 368-foot gold structure predates ...

The Shwedagon pagoda dominating the skyline of Rangoon - (Soe Lin) By Yann Rousseau LES ECHOS/Worldcrunch RANGOON - Down Pyay Road, in the middle of a huge traffic-jam, children walk between old Japanese cars in the stifling heat and humidity. Like ...

Buddhist monks pray for Rakhine victims of religious violence on the platform of Shwedagon pagoda on October 30, 2012. Buddhist monks from across Myanmar will gather on Thursday for talks about the religious violence that has shaken the country, ...

YANGON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- One of the three Sakyamuni tooth- relic stupa replicas, donated by China to Myanmar, arrived Yangon Wednesday via Bago as the final leg of the conveyance to be kept in the golden stupa at the Shwedagon Pagoda for public ...

Agnes Winarti, Bali Daily, Nusa Dua, Bali | World | Tue, June 11 2013, 10:02 AM A- A A+ Paper Edition | Page: 12 With the two regions great potential in cultural heritage and environmental concerns, East Asia and Latin America will be ...

Our hot destination at the moment is Myanmar. After a long period of inaccessibility, this once isolated nation at the cross roads to India and China has finally opened its doors to new frontier type travelers. Myanmar is now easily reachable from ...

Through the floor-to-ceiling wall of Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, you see no plane outside. Achara Deboonme The Nation Publication Date : 11-06-2013 "We are inviting you to the capital of Myanmar. Nay Pyi Taw welcomes visitors.

I HAVE a stalker in Burma and her name is Maisie. She is a diminutive thing with a face that would melt butter. The late afternoon sun exposes the majesty of Bagan's temples I meet her outside a lacquerware factory on a dusty street in Bagan, a ...

STEFANEL guests Raffy Hechanova, Steve Cheng, Mariko Jacinto, Sea Princess, Linda Ley, Jonathan Matti, Gina Hechanova and pretty daughter Patricia From its majestic temple grounds and astonishing natural beauty to its extraordinary cultural ...