The site lies in Rakhine state, an isolated region at the western corner of Myanmar, with poor infrastructure and, in recent years, terrible headlines. Mrauk U's history helps explain why Rakhine ...

Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar. Soldiers from the Arakan Army pose inside the Maung Shwe Lay Navy ...

Usually nothing was built underground. The pagoda, however, was unique in having an underground palace, called the dragon palace or the dragon cave. This special structure is not found in other ...

For instance, the pagoda at the White Horse Temple near Luoyang, built in 68, the pagoda in Xuzhou, built between 188 and 193, and the one at Yongmng Temple in Luoyang, constructed in 516 ...

A fresh outbreak of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has caused hundreds of thousands of Rohingya civilians to flee to Bangladesh. The exodus began on 25 August after Rohingya militants ...

Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims remain trapped in northern Rakhine State, as fighting continues between the military and the Arakan Army. Boat transportation to the island has been suspended ...

NARA--Yakushiji temple here will open its renowned East Pagoda to the public for the first time in more than a decade, from March 1 until June 30, as its restoration work finally finishes.

The action is unfolding in Rakhine, where the military is cornered by the Arakan Army, the local ethnic armed group.

Myanmar junta carried out airstrikes on shelters in Thandwe, Rakhine State, on Thursday, killing at least 14 displaced civilians and wounding 25 others, according to the Arakan Army (AA). AA spokesman ...

NARA--The first story of the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, is now open for public viewing until Oct. 16. It will be the last chance to see the central ...

Many civilians in Rakhine State are finding themselves in the crossfire as the Arakan Army rebel group makes sweeping gains and challenges the military junta and Rohingya fighters. On August 5 ...