Myanmar’s traditional new year celebration, known as Thingyan, takes place over four-to-five days each April, marking the shift from the old year to the new, according to the lunisolar calendar. At ...

India is a land of temples, Gods, religions, and beliefs. And in every 1 kilometre, you will surely spot a temple, big or small, old or new, of Lord Shiva or Lord Vishnu’s, or maybe a home to ...

Ongoing archaeological work at the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor has resulted in a wealth of new finds. Crews discovered storage areas—which once kept oil, honey, and wine—that paint a new picture ...

egrettably, the recent devastating earthquake in Myanmar compounds the longstanding pain and suffering inflicted on the peoples of the country due to authoritarianism and human rights violations.

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, Apr 21 2025 (IPS) - As I walked through the streets of Sagaing and Mandalay, the scenes unfolding in the wake of the 7.7 earthquake were hard to comprehend. Tall buildings and ...

"Child, this is [the] apocalypse," said a voice note, received within the first hours of Myanmar's devastating recent earthquake. It shook me to the core. It came from a veteran humanitarian whose ...

A Myanmar ceasefire declared after last month's devastating earthquake was due to expire on Tuesday, after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts.

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, caused a staggering 20ft ground displacement along the Sagaing Fault. NASA and Caltech researchers found the quake triggered a 550km ...

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a temporary ceasefire in its conflict with rebels to April 30, in a move to expedite relief and rebuilding efforts following a devastating earthquake last ...

China sent a team to a city in northern Myanmar to monitor a ceasefire it brokered between the ruling junta and an ethnic armed group, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The observers ...

BEIJING, April 22 (Reuters) - China has recently sent a team to Myanmar to monitor a ceasefire it brokered between the country's ruling military and a rebel group, China's foreign ministry said on ...

Actor Mugdha Veira Godse “I couldn’t visit the consecration of the Ram Temple last year and it so happened that I also missed joining the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. Missing these events ...