This one vignette of the monastery came from a journey through Myanmar's past and present capitals: Bagan, the seat of an ancient empire; Mandalay, the base of the British colonial era; and Naypyidaw, ...

The driver swerved around pedestrians, motorbikes and mules as our hired SUV sped through Mandalay on a hot July day. Riding in the back seat, I gripped the headrest in front of me and hung on for ...

POWERCHINA signed a memorandum of understanding, or an MOU, for a feasibility study to be conducted on the proposed Mandalay-Bagan Railway Line with the Myanmar Ministry of Transport and ...

My second attempt at getting a tourist visa to visit Myanmar was successful this past spring — the first time I tried in early 2011, my application was turned down — as Myanmar slowly opens up after ...

Endless flying hopefully gets you someplace interesting. And today, it did—right in the middle of a waking dream floating above Myanmar’s ancient Kingdom of Bagan. I was there on assignment for ...

Rarely do I return to places I’ve already visited, but Burma (or Myanmar, as it is also known) keeps calling me back. Many changes have occurred in the decade since my first trip to this unspoiled and ...

MANDALAY, MYANMAR—Volunteers, including travel and tour groups, Buddhist monks, and firefighters are being trained by UNESCO experts and members of Bagan’s Department of Archaeology, National Museum, ...