BANGKOK — Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday. Accompanying the ...

A Sinicized form of the religion has been preserved on the island, where daily life itself now sometimes seems like an ...

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A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia. By Aatish Taseer The T writer at large Aatish Taseer spent some ...

Family members wait outside Insein Prison for the release of prisoners as part of an amnesty to mark Myanmar's new year in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2026. -- Photo: REUTERS YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's ...

Tuan Andrew Nguyen's “The Light That Shines Through the Universe” (2026) glimmers warmly on the High Line plinth (all photos Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic) Between the sea of sky-blue high-rise windows ...

While historical records vary, most scholars place the Buddha’s lifetime between 563–483 BC. Born in Lumbini, Nepal, Siddhartha lived a life of luxury until he witnessed the 'four sights' (an old man, ...

CEBU-Even if the energy crisis looks set to dominate discussions at 2026’s ASEAN Summit, one question, sometimes discussed in hushed tones, looms: whether, or even when, the regional grouping should ...

BEIJING - China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will “firmly support” Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing.

ASEAN foreign ministers agree to virtual meeting with Myanmar's foreign minister, secretary-general says Myanmar seeking to normalise ties but ASEAN demanding progress on de-escalation and aid access ...

Myanmar’s military is well versed in the art of obscuring language and manipulating narratives. More recently, it has moved to entrench its rule through the façade of a sham election to install a ...