While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate ...

On Tuesday evening, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, was filled with excitement as 32 teams gathered for the ...

Thanakha, a traditional cosmetic paste in Myanmar, is celebrated across the nation even amid civil unrest. The natural product, rooted in heritage for over 1,000 years, is being considered for ...

The Myanmar Cultural Heritage Trust (MCHT) organized a show this Wednesday in Rangoon as part of the movement to have the traditional Thanakha of Burma included in the list of the Intangible Cultural ...

President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added ...

US President Donald Trump's move to freeze American foreign aid programs will impact civil war-wracked Myanmar, where ...

YANGON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar held its first-ever performance competition of Thanakha -- a traditional yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground barks of Thanakha tree -- in Yangon on ...

Pe Kha Lau passed away four days after being discharged from a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded healthcare facility operated by the International Rescue Committee (IRC ...

In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have.

Nearly 16,000 devotees participated in the Thaipusam festival in Singapore, performing rituals like carrying the 'paalkudam' or 'kavadis'. The event, significant for Tamil Hindus, faced logistical ...

The British Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grant Programme – a ...

Almost all of China’s foreign aid to Southeast Asia – some 85 percent – has taken the form of non-concessional loans with a ...