Buddhist novice nuns visit the Sulamani temple in Bagan, in Mandalay Region, on July 8. (AFP)

Myanmar temple town pines for tourists as conflict rages

The domes and spires of Myanmar's temple town of Bagan mark an island of calm in the country's raging civil war, but with conflict keeping tourists away locals are struggling to make ends meet.

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