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By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VO... [1]

For lovers of history, the “700 Years of Bonds: Unveiling the Journey of Italians in Myanmar” exhibition in Yangon is offering a rare glimpse into the bilateral relationship. [2]

YANGON — Mandalay is one of Myanmar’s most culturally rich cities and home to a number of listed historic monasteries, some of which are over 100 years old and remain in good condition as an example of ancient architecture. [3]

Yangon — On this day in 1852, British colonial forces proclaimed the annexation of Myanmar (then Burma). The 1824-26 First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the British taking control of Rakhine (then Arakan) and Tanintharyi (Tenasserim). [4]

The National Library of Myanmar originated from the Bernard Free Library, the first free public library in the country. [5]

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[1] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 100% match

King Mindon’s Ruined Vision

By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VOLUME 13 NO.10 By Aung Zaw OCTOBER, 2005 - VO

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-06-05 · 100% match

Yangon Exhibition Charts Italian Ties with Myanmar

For lovers of history, the “700 Years of Bonds: Unveiling the Journey of Italians in Myanmar” exhibition in Yangon is offering a rare glimpse into the bilateral relationship.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-04 · 100% match

Hidden History: Century-Old Monasteries in Mandalay

YANGON — Mandalay is one of Myanmar’s most culturally rich cities and home to a number of listed historic monasteries, some of which are over 100 years old and remain in good condition as an example of ancient architecture.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-12-20 · 74% match

The Day British Colonialists Concluded the Second Anglo-Burmese War

Yangon — On this day in 1852, British colonial forces proclaimed the annexation of Myanmar (then Burma). The 1824-26 First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the British taking control of Rakhine (then Arakan) and Tanintharyi (Tenasserim).

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-02-21 · 71% match

The Free British Colonial Library in Myanmar that Welcomed Everyone

The National Library of Myanmar originated from the Bernard Free Library, the first free public library in the country.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-10-13 · 70% match

Myanmar Junta Criticized Over Mandalay Palace Park Plan

Conservationists have criticized the military regime’s plan to create a public recreation area alongside the walls of Mandalay Palace in Myanmar’s former royal capital, saying the scheme will do more harm than good to the country’s cultural heritage.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-04-08 · 50% match

Remembering the ‘Hairy Men of Burma’

Media reports about Lalit Patidar, an 18-year-old Indian boy who has made it into Guinness World Records for the hairiest face of a male, have sparked folk memories in Myanmar of a family of hairy people who became world-famous in the 19th century Th

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-11-06 · 50% match

The marble ‘living Buddhas’ trapped by Myanmar’s civil war

AFP Sculptor Aung Naing Lin has spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar’s faithful — but getting the marble he needs from rebel-held quarries in the midst of civil war is now a perilous task.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-03-31 · 50% match

Up to 700 Myanmar Muslims Killed in Quake-Hit Mosques Weakened by Neglect

Friday’s devastating earthquake in Myanmar left up to 700 Muslims dead and destroyed around 60 mosques in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, many dating back to the 19th century, according to the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-05-19 · 50% match

Colonial Communications Hub Linked Myanmar with Outside World

Yangon — One of the places that connected Myanmar (then Burma) to the rest of the world during the colonial period was the Central Telegraph Office in Yangon (then Rangoon). Telegraph was first used in colonized Lower Myanmar in 1854.

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