Ancient capitals and thousands of monasteries and pagodas were devastated by last month’s earthquake in the country’s ...

When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down - towering Buddha idols, ...

One of the key rituals, known as Buddha Abhishekam, involves bathing Buddha statues with water, milk, and fragrant oils-a ...

The World Health Organisation has appealed for USD 8 million to help prevent disease outbreaks and continue to provide basic ...

A broken Buddha statue is pictured inside a damaged pagoda following one of two strong earthquakes in Myanmar(REUTERS) Dr Thushara Fernando, WHO Representative to Myanmar, warned in a video ...

This is the terrifying moment a Buddha statue shook before being engulfed in clouds of dust during the earthquake in Myanmar. Worshippers were praying to the idol when tremors struck the Buddhist ...

But what was left unscathed has become more precious to the annals of Myanmar. Somehow a monumental eight-metre marble statue of the Buddha is largely undamaged -- its gold halo shattered and a ...