Myanmar

The Zwegabin Hill has a very unusual shape, which, once seen, is not easily forgotten. The leading town in the northern section is Thandaung. It…

A cheroot, once described as a ”Burmese facial feature”, is almost ubiquitous in this country. Even now that smoking is less popular in many parts…

The Mya Theindan Pagoda in Shwebo was also built by King Alaung Hpaya in his deeds of merit. When the successors of King Alaung Hpaya…

The Karaweik Hall is located in the Kandawgyi Royal Lake, on the Kandawgyi Kan Pat Road. It is situated in the Kandawgyi Nature Park. The…

The Sandamuni Pagoda is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill and bears a resemblance to the nearby Kuthodaw pagoda because of the large number…

The Ananda Temple is one of the four main temples remaining in Bagan. The structure is considered to be one of the most surviving masterpiece…

The Gubyaukgyi Wetkyi-inn is close to Wetkyi-in village, from which the name of the temple was derived. This 13th-century ‘cave temple’ has an Indian-style spire…

MYANMAR GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Burma is governed by a military junta with the head of state being Senior General Than Shwe, who holds the posts…

 THE BRIEF HISTORY OF MYANMAR The Mon are considered to be the first inhabitants of Myanmar possibly as early as 3,000 BC.  The Mon people…

One of the Asia’s largest and most spectacular ancient monuments is a wonderful Pagoda named Kakku. It contains over 2,000 stupas with origins dating back…

The Zine Man Aung Pagoda is located on top of the Pandein Taung hill andwas built and donated by King Sanda Thuddhamma during A.D 1652.…

The old town on the hilltop 4,050 feet above sea level is now officially known as Thandaungyi (meaning Great Thandaung) to distinguish it from the…