While his regime bombed civilians throughout the New Year festival, Min Aung Hlaing claimed the planned polls will be “free and fair” and he wants to solve conflicts by political means.

Thingyan festival begins in silence and sorrow as quake survivors face loss, heat, and hardship amid ruined cities and ...

Several Southeast Asian countries are kicking off their annual water festival holiday, an occasion for merrymaking during ...

Thingyan, or Myanmar New Year festivities were subdued in Taiwan this year following the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Mandalay that killed over 3,600 people. The lively holiday marked with water ...

Countries in Southeast Asia celebrate their water festivals amidst varying circumstances. While Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia enjoy their festivities, Myanmar's Thingyan is subdued due to a recent ...

The “Thingyan” festival typically celebrates Myanmar’s new year with water-splashing rituals symbolising cleansing and renewal, but the central cities of Mandalay and Sagaing lie devastated ...

Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor. The "Thingyan ...