Myanmar is marking the end of the rainy season with the annual Tazaundaing festival, an eight-day celebration featuring fireworks and giant balloons, made of bamboo and paper, which are launched into ...

Myanmar’s traditional new year celebration, known as Thingyan, takes place over four-to-five days each April, marking the shift from the old year to the new, according to the lunisolar calendar. At ...

BANGKOK — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun. The ...

Children jumped around in a bounce house, blew bubbles and soaked each other with water guns – a welcome reprieve on a sunny summer day. Adults danced to live music, shared laughs and rubbed each ...

Countries across Southeast Asia kicked off annual water festival celebrations on April 13, but in Myanmar, the holiday spirit was muted as the country continues to recover from a powerful earthquake ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian ...