NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Last last week in Naypyitaw, numerous affluent individuals from Myanmar assembled to contribute over 16 billion kyats (US$7.5 million) in cash to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to erect an immense Buddha statue.
State media reports that the donations were presented during a ceremony in Naypyitaw's Dekkhinathiri Township, where construction of the 17-meter-tall statue had commenced before the m
