St. Francis Church, Sandaw Quarter, Pyay, Myanmar +95 53 - 22467 Fax :--Bishop Joseph Thaung Shwe was born on Oct. 10, 1935, in the village of Paik Kyone, Mandalay. He was ordained a priest on Jan. 11 ...

This article by Pyay Kyaw is from The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar, and is republished by Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Located seven miles from Loilen ...

This article by Pyay Kyaw is from The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Despite its pristine natural beauty ...

PYAY, Myanmar (AP) — Few convicts leave prison with their heads held high. Political detainees, like the several hundred released Friday under a presidential pardon in Myanmar, are a different matter.