The Poy Sang Long celebration is a vibrant three-day ritual before boys of Myanmar's Shan people enter monastic life for up ...

South Korea fires latest: 27 killed and 1,000-year-old Buddhist temples destroyed in biggest wildfire on record - ‘We are nationally in a critical situation’, says acting president as blaze doubles ...

The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...

A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon ...

The fire that began in Uiseong county is now the biggest single forest fire in ... including historic 7th-century Buddhist temple that was reduced to ashes as the fire continued to expand.

Several heritage cultural sites, including the Unramsa temple, have been affected by the fire. Videos posted on social media show fires burning around the historic temple. The blazes raging in the ...