No heritage status for Myanmar’s Golden Rock

The famous “Golden Rock” pagoda in Myanmar’s Mon State will not be designated as a national cultural heritage zone. The Irrawaddy news site reports that the popular tourist destination and Buddhist pilgrimage site, officially known as Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, will only remain a protected zone but won’t receive additional protection. Officials gave the reason that, if […]

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