Culture Lead Story News Rangoon
Calls to preserve Shwedagon Pagoda
A forum is to be held on 17 May to discuss plans to preserve the iconic building in the face of threats from developments in the vicinity.
Culture Lead Story News Rangoon
A forum is to be held on 17 May to discuss plans to preserve the iconic building in the face of threats from developments in the vicinity.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Religion
A prayer vigil on Tuesday was held at Rangoon’s Shwedagon pagoda for victims of the catastrophic earthquake that shook the Himalayan country on 25 April.
More than 30,000 foreigners visited Rangoon’s famed Shwedagon pagoda in May this year, according to Myanmar Business Today. Numbers from the pagoda’s Board of Trustees showed that Thai tourists were[…]
Lead Story News Religion Yangon
Burma’s most iconic Buddhist monument, Shwedagon Pagoda, has a fund of nearly 70 billion kyat (US$52 million) sitting in a bank account, earning yearly interest of up to 4bn kyat.
Hundreds of football-mad Burmese fans were able to catch a glimpse of this year’s Premier League champions during a brief stopover in Rangoon that included a visit to the city’s famed Shwedagon Pagoda.
The number of tourists visiting historical Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon reached a record high in 2014, according to one of the pagoda’s trustee committee members, who told DVB 442,947 tourists[…]
Feb 11, 2009 (DVB), While pagodas damaged by Cyclone Nargis in May last year remain in disrepair, the military regime has spent millions of dollars on building a replica of[…]
Feb 4, 2009 (DVB), Shwedagon pagoda authorities have been working for the past five months to repair damage caused in May last year by Cyclone Nargis, which dislodged precious gems[…]
Dec 7, 2007 (DVB), Police officers assigned to Shwedagon pagoda have been given a salary increase to counter discontent among the officers following the crackdown on protestors in September. The[…]
Business Lead Story News Property Rangoon
The Burmese government orders the cancellation of the Dagon City real estate projects due to public concerns about their proximity to Shwedagon Pagoda.
Economy Lead Story News Rangoon
A planned proposal in the lower house could see the government urged to block the Dagon City 1 development abutting Rangoon’s historic Shwedagon pagoda.
Fellow DVB staff in Rangoon, wearing matching black t-shirts, and carrying placards calling for the release of journalists and greater press freedom, gathered at the east gate of Shwedagon Pagoda in a prayer session.
Analysis Lead Story News Women's Issues
The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.
Business Lead Story News Yangon
Myanma Railways has selected a consortium led by Singapore-based Oxley Holdings to carry out a $2.5 billion redevelopment of the Yangon Central Railway Station. The project is expected to turn the station and surrounding area into a futuristic transportation hub along with commercial amenities and housing.
Thousands of people rally in front of Yangon’s City Hall in a show of support for the Tatmadaw, with participants waving national flags and military banners at a gathering with little precedent in a country formerly ruled by an oppressive junta.
Lead Story News Protest Religion
A spokesperson for the religious affairs ministry said that local and township chapters of the Sangha Maha Nayaka have been instructed to stop the protests.
Arakan Lead Story News Peace Process
“Arakanese people would never join such a demonstration. It is damaging to ethnic unity and we denounce it,” said a senior monk.
Thadingyut Festival marks the end of the Buddhist Lent with offerings of candles and other displays of light.
“There are still political prisoners behind bars despite the election of a civilian government,” said Ashin Sandar Thiri, a spokesman for the monks.
MPs proposed suspending construction to avoid potentially damaging a historic Buddhist stupa in the area.
Speaking at an event to mark the birth of independence leader Kodaw Hmaing, Tin Oo said his party would also respect the losers of last year’s elections.
Lead Story News Photos Rangoon
Second only to Thingyan, Thadingyut is the most significant holiday in Buddhism, signifying the day that Buddha descended from the heavens.
Lead Story News Travel & Tourism
Burma has been declared ‘2015 Destination of the Year’ by TTG Asia, but DVB have known all along where to find the hidden gems! Here’s some of our tips.
Lead Story News Travel & Tourism
The India-Burma-Thailand stretch of the Asian Highway is set to open in November, so DVB has mapped out the must-see stops along the way.
Contributor Lead Story News Opinion Politics Property Religion
Recent successes over two very distinct issues prove the hardline monks’ group has its own broad political agenda.
This week in business: Dagon City development scrapped; Myanmar National Airlines launch first international flight; Dawei SEZ finally gets green light.
The under-pressure developers of a controversial housing and commercial district in Rangoon say the government supports continuing the project.
Student protestors have been allowed to pass through police lines in Letpadan where they have been embroiled in a week-long standoff with police. Following talks on Tuesday morning, the education[…]
Environment Lead Story Mon Travel & Tourism
News of a cable car planned for Mon State’s famed Mount Kyaiktiyo next year has been greeted with a mixed reaction.
Culture Lead Story News Society
Minister tells architectural forum that regulations should be followed and different actors must work together.