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From the crimson of monks' robes in Tibet to the shimmering licks of golden leaf that make Myanmar temples dazzle - Asia is a continent of extraordinarily rich and varied colours. Photographer Jeremy Horner embarked on a pilgrimage to 16 countries where Buddhism is practiced, capturing the vibrant worship of the faith. The spellbinding images show a candlelight procession of Thai monks illuminating the night with their torches, Kung Fu masters practicing their art in China and dedicated Buddhists visiting the Golden Rock Pagoda, which perches precariously atop a cliff in Myanmar. Horner's breath-taking collection, which will be showcased in a photography book published by Goff Books, San...

  By Alice Bianchi - There's more than 2,000 temples on the eastern bank of Irrawaddy river - The sprawling historic structures date back to the 11th to 13th century - Mail on Sunday's Alice Bianchi discovers there's still few tourists around We glide through the air silently. On the horizon, a shy sun is rising and the sky is tinged with streaks of pale pink. Below our hot-air balloon, the Burmese valley unfurls like a carpet, woven with scenes of rural village life: palm-thatched huts, stray chickens, and girls waving at us in excitement. We soar higher over tamarind trees and crumbling pagodas, their silhouettes theatrical against a coral sun. In the distance is the ancient...

Adorned with gold leaf and intricate embellishments, the pagodas peppering Asia are wonders to behold. From the 14th Century Gyeongbokgung Palace in South Korea to the Shwedagon Paya Pagoda in Myanmar - decked out with almost 5,000 diamonds - all of the temples have a common theme: peace and tranquility. Along with the bold design, the pagodas are also impressive for their sheer size. Indeed, some Chinese pagodas can stand more than ten stories high, while others - especially in south east Asia - feature sky-high spires, visible for miles around. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist, and were often located in or near monasteries. MailOnline...

Thailand's largest industrial estate developer has suspended work on a $1 billion project in Myanmar due to fears that the military coup and possible international sanctions will drive investors away from the country. Amata had just begun construction on the 2,000-acre industrial complex outside Yangon in December but the development, including a new power plant, will be put on hold, chief marketing officer ViboonKromadit told reporters on Tuesday. The announcement is a sign of the impact that the military coup, which began on Monday with the detention of Aung San SuuKyi and other civilian leaders, could have on business activity in the country. "We and our clients are concerned about a...

The government of Myanmar is showing interest in the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus, consultations are underway between the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Ministry of Health of this country, spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Yangon Anton Anisimov said. “Like many other countries in the world, Myanmar is showing interest in the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is showing interest in a detailed study of the pharmacological properties of the vaccine, the conditions for its storage, transportation and use, "RIA Novosti quotes him. According to a spokesman for the Russian embassy, ​​Myanmar is...

Just before the November election The Danish Embassy’s TechPlomacy (technological-diplomacy) initiative provided six Myanmar based groups with pilot funding for fact checking. The country faces challenges around disinformation, misinformation, hate speech as well as lack of news and digital literacy skills amid a boom in online access and social media platforms. On top of that most media outlets in Myanmar do not fact-check regularly and today there are only six locally based fact-checking organizations in the country, while other fact checkers such as civil society groups are found outside news circles. Though the TechPlomacy-initiative launched in Denmark in 2017, Denmark became...

“Wherever you see Myanmar people, shoot them down,” read one Thai comment on YouTube after a surge of coronavirus cases among workers from Myanmar. The outbreak, first detected at a seafood market near Bangkok, has prompted a surge in online hate speech as well as questions over Thailand’s treatment of millions of migrant workers. “Myanmar people are being labelled for transmitting COVID-19, but the virus doesn’t discriminate,” said SompongSrakaew of the Labour Protection Network, a Thai group helping migrant workers. Shifting sentiment has had real consequences, he said, with workers from Myanmar, previously known as Burma, being blocked from buses,...

A resident of Myanmar’s border town Tachileik claims a recent Covid-19 outbreak spread at sex venue parading as a hotel. 10 Thai women tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from Tachileik where they had worked. Some confirmed they worked at the 1G1 Hotel in the border town. Tachileik resident Moon Saing told Coconuts Bangkok that the virus spread at the 1G1 Hotel after a group of “fat military generals” from Yangon, where infections continue to rise, had sex with Thai women working at the venue. “It’s 5,000 THB per session and some charge 10,000 THB to bring home.” While that’s the only claim reported on hostesses at 1G1 Hotel...

Two people from Myanmar have left for Japan to work in the country under a new visa category.ThetKoHtoo, aged 25, and HtetShein Win, aged 21, left an airport in the city of Yangon on Wednesday. They will work at a resort hotel in Nago City in the southern prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese Embassy in Myanmar says the two men are the first from the country to enter Japan under a visa category for those with specified skills.Japan introduced the category in April last year to address manpower shortages. Their departure was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They were allowed to travel after the Japanese government relaxed entry restrictions. They can speak Japanese and English and...

A photo that shows a health worker carrying a baby while a tearful woman looks on has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that suggest it shows the separation of a mother from her baby in Sri Lanka. The claim, however, is misleading; the photo in fact shows a mother in Myanmar who tested postive for Covid-19, according to the photographer and a local health worker. The photo was published on Facebook here on October 28, 2020. The post has been shared more than 3,500 times. The post’s Sinhala-language caption translates to English as: “The nature that stole love…”Multiple Facebook users indicated they thought the photo was taken in Sri Lanka,...