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The Missionary School That Educated Many of 20th-Century Myanmar’s Most Prominent Figures

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Places in History

By Wei Yan Aung

Occupying its current site since 1886, the Yangon school once known as St. Paul High turned out many of the leading figures of the colonial and post-independence periods.

The Day Myanmar’s Capital Erupted Into Race Riots

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On This Day

By Wei Yan Aung

On this day in 1930, violence between Myanmar and Indian workers over jobs at Yangon Port led to days of bloody clashes between the two communities across the country.

The Day Myanmar’s Most Esteemed Foreign Monk Passed Away

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On This Day

By Wei Yan Aung

On this day in 1966, Italian-born U Lokanatha died of cancer in Pyin Oo Lwin after many decades of promoting Buddhism around the world.

21 May 2020 The Day the First British Missionary Entered Myanmar’s Buddhist Order

19 May 2020 Colonial Communications Hub Linked Myanmar with Outside World

17 May 2020 The Day Myanmar Experienced the Socialist Era's First Demonetization

16 May 2020 The Day the Lawyer Behind Myanmar’s First Constitution Died

12 May 2020 Now YSX, the Building Once Managed Myanmar’s Monetary System

11 May 2020 The Day a Renowned Rakhine Buddhist Scholar Died

30 April 2020 When Myanmar’s Dictator Revealed the Burmese Way to Socialism

29 April 2020 When Myanmar Made One of the Largest Bells in the World

25 April 2020 The Day Chinese Invaders Were Forced Out of Myanmar

22 April 2020 When Japanese Forces Took Burma Off the Airwaves

17 April 2020 When Myanmar Rallied the UN Against the Chinese Nationalist Army Invasion

11 April 2020 A Burmese Dictator’s Final Visit to Japan

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