YANGON, Myanmar — 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 thanakha, ...

History often remembers the 1962 coup in Myanmar as a sudden seizure of power by a power-hungry general. However, from the failed 1948 coup to the one-party authoritarian socialist regime of the 1960s ...

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Andrew Selth’s sweeping history traces Myanmar’s intelligence apparatus from the days of the kings to the military’s modern ...

Joe Freeman is an American writer and researcher who has worked across Southeast Asia for more than a decade, reporting from Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines and in Myanmar during the mid-2010s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancers perform during Capital Thingyan, a festival that celebrates Myanmar's traditional New Year Water Festival, on Saturday at ...

pdf, 133.92 MB png, 266.6 KB png, 305.8 KB png, 222.74 KB Explore Myanmar with this engaging 24-slide Country Study PDF Presentation featuring geography, culture, traditional foods, landmarks, ...

“To…Ma Ma Nu Gyi,” an elegiac anti-war poem, has highlighted a divide among opponents of military rule.

Myanmar's coastline hides an incredible seafood culture few travelers ever experience. I explored local ocean farms, bustling markets, and family kitchens to discover unusual sea creatures, ...

Ma Khaing offers authentic Myanmar food to a customer during Capital Thingyan, a festival that celebrates Myanmar's traditional New Year Water Festival, on Saturday in Albany. The annual event was ...