The ancient kingdom of Mrauk U welcomed Buddhists and Muslims. Now efforts to uncover its mysteries are threatened by ethnic hostilities Joshua Hammer - Contributing writer In semi-darkness ...

One of the scariest travel experiences I’ve ever had happened in Myanmar, when I visited the ancient temples of Mrauk-U in March 2019 and saw the military open fire on ethnonationalist soldiers.

The 233rd anniversary of the fallen of Mrauk-U Kingdom celebration was held in Arakan State on the 16th of January and the police opened fire at the demonstrator which killed seven people.