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Holy day: Nuns praying at Shwedagon Pagoda as Buddhists mark Buddha’s birthday, which falls on the Full Moon Day of Kasone, in Yangon. [1]
RANGOON — Shwedagon Pagoda’s board of trustees has suspended its plan to increase entrance fees for foreigners from 8,000 kyats to 10,000 kyats. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]
Mizzima Shwedagon Pagoda was crowded with visitors on 17 October for the full moon day of Thadingyut, in the year 1386 of the Myanmar calendar. Thousands of pilgrims came to pay their respects on the public holiday. [3]
YANGON – Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda earned 67 billion kyats plus USD15.2 million (20.5 billion kyats) in tourist receipts in fiscal 2016-17, while the regional government’s interest income on pagoda-related deposits at state-owned Myanmar Economic Ban... [4]
RANGOON — Shwedagon Pagoda will be discussed as an addition to a UNESCO tentative list that will inform future World Heritage nominations, according to a UNESCO Rangoon announcement on Friday. [5]
Holy day: Nuns praying at Shwedagon Pagoda as Buddhists mark Buddha’s birthday, which falls on the Full Moon Day of Kasone, in Yangon.
RANGOON — Shwedagon Pagoda’s board of trustees has suspended its plan to increase entrance fees for foreigners from 8,000 kyats to 10,000 kyats.
Mizzima Shwedagon Pagoda was crowded with visitors on 17 October for the full moon day of Thadingyut, in the year 1386 of the Myanmar calendar. Thousands of pilgrims came to pay their respects on the public holiday.
YANGON – Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda earned 67 billion kyats plus USD15.2 million (20.5 billion kyats) in tourist receipts in fiscal 2016-17, while the regional government’s interest income on pagoda-related deposits at state-owned Myanmar Economic Ban
RANGOON — Shwedagon Pagoda will be discussed as an addition to a UNESCO tentative list that will inform future World Heritage nominations, according to a UNESCO Rangoon announcement on Friday.
Mizzima Editorial What were pilgrims praying for during the latest Thadingyut Festival circulating around the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon? Typically, the Light Festival of Myanmar, held on the full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut, se
YANGON -- High-rise buildings are encircling Myanmar's most sacred spot, the Shwedgaon Pagoda in Yangon, advancing on this wondrous, ancient hilltop from every direction like a besieging army.