YANGON: Myanmar authorities are preparing to organise the unique floating Thingyan festival on Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township of Shan state, a local official said on Friday (March 14).

Hindus in Myanmar put their best foot forward on Wednesday - and prayed it wouldn’t get burnt to a cinder. Hundreds of the ...

A Hindu devotee pierces a Hindu boy's mouth and tongue with a sharp stick during a traditional Hindu fire festival in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

It is followed by all Myanmar Buddhists and is said to date back more than 2 1/2 millennia, a religious gift given by Buddha to his own son, Rahula. On Saturday, the colors pink and gold seemed to ...

Concerned about ongoing attacks on vulnerable religious communities in Myanmar, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently held a hearing on how to advance ...

YANGON (Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has inscribed Myanmar traditional New Year Ata Thingyan festival on the Representative List of the ...