HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Burmese community in Hawaii is hosting a fundraiser and Myanmar New Year festival in Waikiki to help raise funds for refugees of what is considered a forgotten war.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Myanmar is marking the end of the rainy season with the annual Tazaundaing festival, an eight-day celebration featuring fireworks ...

Myanmar is 90 percent Buddhist, and October and November are packed with donation drives in the aftermath of Buddhist lent. The religious season culminates in the Tazaundaing festival, which ends late ...

INLE LAKE, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival, a major Buddhist celebration and world-class tourist attraction, has seen some of its celebratory spirit diminished, with locals and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traditional barges, golden statues and gorgeously-attired celebrants brought color and spectacle to one of Myanmar’s biggest ...

Myanmar traditional dancing troupe members perform during the opening ceremony of Myanmar traditional water festival, also known as Myanmar New Year,in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 13, 2026. On ...

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 — 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 ...

Thousands of Buddhists take to boats on Myanmar's famed Inle Lake for the seventeen-day Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival as it returns after a three-year absence. The event sees four Buddha statues ...

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.