May 02, 2026
The auspicious and gala ceremony to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Sixth Buddhist Council continued in conjunction with the paper-reading session in Maha Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon for the second day yesterday.
May 02, 2026
During the reign of the Bagan kings in the 11th century AD, mural paintings were created in pagodas, temples, Buddha images, and caves. Currently, university students and researchers are able to conduct practical studies on mural paintings and ancient works in these pagodas and temples. According to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (Bagan Branch), the preservation of Myanmar’s ancient heritage is a source of national pride.
May 01, 2026
Tatmadaw columns yesterday reoccupied Indaw, where terrorists had temporarily controlled. Tatmadaw columns reopened the route connecting Tagaung and Htigyaing on 25 March and marched to Katha from Htigyaing.
May 01, 2026
On the occasion of the Full Moon Day of Kason (Buddha Day), to promote peace of mind and compassion among the public, to encourage understanding of the State’s goodwill and benevolence, and to foster friendly relations between countries, prisoners serving sentences in various prisons, detention centres and labour camps were granted amnesty under Sub-section (1) of Section 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
May 01, 2026
A total of 1,519 prisoners, including 1,508 citizen prisoners and 11 foreign prisoners serving sentences in various prisons, detention centres, and camps, were pardoned yesterday.
May 01, 2026
On the Kason Full Moon Day, also known as Buddha Day, devotees thronged the Shwedagon Pagoda and other pagodas across Yangon, performing meritorious deeds and pouring water on sacred Bodhi trees.
May 01, 2026
The second session of the ceremony to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Sixth Buddhist Council took place at the Maha Pasana Cave in Mayangon Township yesterday afternoon.
May 01, 2026
Families of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air) held the Kason Maha Bodhi tree water-pouring ceremony for 1388 ME for the 11th time at Maha Bodhi trees in Lawka Chantha Hsutaungpyae Association’s Pagoda in Zeyathiri Township yesterday afternoon.
May 01, 2026
An auspicious ceremony to administer Buddha’s teachings to mark the Buddha Day on Kason Full Moon Day 1388 ME was held at Agga Dhipati Sasana Beikman in the precinct of Maravijaya Buddha Park in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
May 01, 2026
The Kason Banyan Tree Water-Pouring Ceremony organized by the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, was held in the precinct of Maravijaya Buddha Park in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon, attended by Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Nyo Saw and his wife Daw San San Aye, and Vice-President Nan Ni Ni Aye.