Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

South Asia News: Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people including a six-year-old girl over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month, ...

TORONTO - The Hudson's Bay trademarks Canadian Tire hopes to acquire span well beyond the retailer's name, coat of arms and iconic stripes, new court documents show.

Myanmar has a desperate past. After a coup in 1962, it suffered 49 years of military rule. Between 2011 and 2021, the army relinquished some power, and for a while that allowed Aung San Suu Kyi, a ...

An unstated border understanding between India and Myanmar’s government-in-exile has broken down after the death of 10 rebels, and has been replaced by fear, including for thousands of refugees.

Rhode Island is the first U.S. state to offer a license plate featuring the Portuguese coat of arms. The plates benefit the RI Day of Portugal organization and celebrate Portuguese heritage. Pre ...

Myanmar’s military government has awarded its first offshore production sharing contract since seizing power in February 2021. State-owned Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) under the nation’s ...

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. The Documentary Podcast. The Watermelons: Myanmar's military moles. Audio, 31 minutesThe Documentary ...

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the $30-million deal to sell Hudson’s Bay’s trademarks, coat of arms, and iconic stripe design to Canadian Tire.

Susan and Geoffrey Rieser, a prominent Shenandoah Valley couple accused of filching a fur coat from Farmington Country Club outside Charlottesville, have agreed to a plea deal.

“This is the first in the world. It is not found in other countries,” Dr. Kyaw Thu told The Myanmar Times in 2016, recounting the day he realized he was holding something historic in his hands.

Heavy rain for nearly a week triggered flooding in northern and central Myanmar, impacting hundreds of people already reeling from ongoing civil war and a recent deadly earthquake.. Extensive flooding ...