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Myanmar’s generals unveil giant Buddha statue as they seek to win hearts and minds during civil war Laborers work while visitors stand below the sitting Maravijaya Buddha marble statue, Friday ...

BANGKOK – The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1, a powerful symbol ...