Organisers of the Hpaung Daw U Pagoda Festival in Shan State said the incident would not affect the event, held annually on Inle Lake.

Organisers of the Hpaung Daw U Pagoda Festival in Shan State said the incident would not affect the event, held annually on Inle Lake.
The vehicle was part of an army convoy travelling in eastern Shan State under heavy rain when it apparently slid over a steep cliff.
Two adults and one child were killed after a compressed air-canister exploded in Rangoon’s Insein township on Tuesday
Seven workers were killed and three injured after scaffolding at a construction site collapsed in Shan state’s capital Taunggyi yesterday afternoon
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