Myanmar marks 68th anniversary of Martyrs Day Martyr’s Day is celebrated in Myanmar as a national holiday every year on July 19, and marks a gruesome event in Burmese history.

(Reuters) - Myanmar's public marked one of the Southeast Asian nation's darkest moments on Sunday with tributes to slain independence heroes, though the annual Martyrs' Day gatherings were muted ...

(Reuters) -Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar held demonstrations on Monday to coincide with a public holiday to commemorate slain independence heroes, including the father of the country's detained ...

The Myanmar flag is flown at half-staff over the Myanmar Fire Services Department building in observance of Martyrs' Day in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, July 19, 2021. Myanmar's military-installed ...

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon and various religious leaders in Myanmar have joined Aung San Suu Kyi in praying for the country's fallen heroes including her father, General Aung San. "While we ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's civilian and military leaders have jointly commemorated the anniversary of the assassination of the country's independence hero, who was gunned down 72 years ago ...

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi commemorates 67th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in a wreath laying ceremony. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

PRINT APTOPIX Myanmar Martyrs Day . ... at the Martyrs' Mausoleum on July 19, 2019, in Yangon, Myanmar. The country's Independence hero Gen. Aung San and his cabinet were gunned down in 1947.

In Meiktila in central Myanmar, protesters held a banner in front of the Martyrs' Day memorial paying tribute to four other "martyrs" who had died in their district during recent demonstrations ...

Myanmar's public marked one of the Southeast Asian nation's darkest moments on Sunday with tributes to slain independence heroes, though the annual Martyrs' Day gatherings were muted by the ...

Myanmar registered a record 281 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, and 5,189 new infections, the state-run MRTV Television reported, citing health ministry figures. Coronavirus cases started to rise in ...