Human Interest Lead Story News
Three Burmese men will set out to climb Hkakabo Razi in an attempt to not only reach the peak of the sub-Himalayan mountain but to accurately record its precise height.
At 7am on 19 May, Pyae Phyo Aung and Win Ko Ko became the first Burmese nationals to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Two climbers made history this morning by becoming the first Burmese nationals to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Two members of a three-person team of Burmese mountaineers are expected to reach the summit of Mount Everest by Thursday morning, according to the Htoo Foundation, the sponsor of the climb.
Kachin Lead Story Lifestyle News Sport
Sponsors of the Burmese mountaineering team, which on Sunday conquered Hkakabo Razisay, have lost communication with the expeditioners who are still on the icy Himalayan mountain.
Kachin Lead Story Lifestyle News
An eight-man team plant the Burmese flag on the icy peak of the highest mountain in Southeast Asia, which marks the tri-border of Burma, India and China.
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Ethnic issues Lead Story News Society Travel & Tourism
A team of five Burmese mountaineers have been forced to postpone a plan to climb Mount Everest in the wake of an avalanche that last week killed 13 porters, with three missing, presumed dead.
