The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also ...

In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: “What’s our spirit like?” “The spirit of iron!” shout a group of rifle-bearing men ...

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More than a week after the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, the stench of death still poisons the air in the northern Mingun town, a few miles from the epicentre. A Buddhist monk who goes by the ...

The Greek Buddhist monk Nyanadassana has been a senior monk of the ancient Buddhist Theravada tradition for 37 years in Sri ...

Data from the UN indicates that more than 10,000 buildings had collapsed or suffered severe damage as a 7.7 magnitude quake hit on Friday afternoon with its epicenter near the city of Mandalay. This ...

Myanmar's religious temples stood as symbols of faith and history. After the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, many are ...

A group of Buddhist monks in saffron robes are gathered beside ... It could not come at a worse time for Myanmar with the repressive military regime engaged in a brutal war against the population.

The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last ...

Satellite images show the destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country killing more than 1,600 people.

The people of Myanmar have often turned to clergy during natural disasters, but the earthquake was also devastating for monks ...