In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: “What’s our spirit like?” “The spirit of iron!” shout a group of rifle-bearing men ...

Holding itself up as the sole defender of Burmese heritage, the military has long manipulated Buddhism for its political purposes. A bar manager and two colleagues face two years in prison for a ...

Burma is a long-forgotten battleground for religious freedom and human rights in Asia, and its turmoil is part of a broader struggle in the region.

Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa in Myanmar. It houses over 700 slabs inscribed with the Tripitaka. Each slab is 1.5 m tall and together they form what some people think may be the world’s ...