Many say only well-preserved structures and Bagan’s unique murals should be considered for world heritage status. Program specialist for culture at UNESCO Rangoon, Takahiko Makino, acknowledges ...

On the banks of the Irrawaddy River, more than 3,000 temples stretch across a 30-square-mile plain in Bagan, Myanmar (formerly Burma). Most were constructed between 1057 and 1287 during a building ...

Locations deemed World Heritage sites are of "outstanding universal value to humanity" and should be "protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy," according to Unesco. The ...

On March 28, 2025, in Mandalay, Myanmar, @AullTeeLin shared a video showing the aftermath of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that caused the collapse of Mahar Sandarmuni Pagoda. In the video, the remains ...