Bangkok, Thailand – According to Thai immigration officials speaking to CNN, a beauty queen from Myanmar who fled to Thailand after denouncing her home country’s ruling military junta has left Bangkok for Canada where she plans to apply for asylum. The Miss Grand International Myanmar competition finals in 2021 featured an emotional speech by Han […]
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Myanmar´s temple city Bagan awarded UNESCO World Heritage status
UNESCO inscribed Myanmar´s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing. The decision recognizes the importance of the central Myanmar site – which includes more than 3,500 stupas, temples, monasteries and other structures built between […]