The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 2.5 million visitors in the first four months of this year.

YANGON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 2.5 million visitors in the first four months of this year, U Boe Thin, a member of the ...

Residents of Myanmar’s biggest city are living in fear, hit by tremors and a quake prediction following the March 28 disaster ...

At first, the protestors used to gather outside the US Embassy or the Rangoon General Hospital, but soon, the focus of our protests shifted to the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. On August 26 ...

I found solace in the golden glow of Shwedagon Pagoda at sunset. I laughed while sipping cheap beers in small village ...

The Diamond Bud crowning the Shwedagon Pagoda is knocked askew, as gold bells and lights around the stupa fall. Fortunately, no deaths are reported – unlike the 1930 quake, when around 50 people died ...

Strategic planning for the Pagoda is underway and the Foundation for the Reading Pagoda wants public input. The foundation has a launched a survey that can be completed on its website at ...

According to the schedule, the relics were transported from Noi Bai International Airport through central streets of Hanoi to their final destination at Quan Su Pagoda. Upon arrival at Quan Su Pagoda, ...

Brisbane’s Nepalese Peace Pagoda is one of only three outside of Nepal. To build it, its German architect faced down bureaucratic tangles and traversed continents, even driving timber-laden ...

Tam Chuc Pagoda is the final location where the Buddha relics will be enshrined from May 17 to 20. From May 17 to 20, the sacred relics of Shakyamuni Buddha - recognized as a national treasure of ...