According to conservationists, city officials should showcase Yangon's heritage to increase its appeal, much like Penang and Singapore have done. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript ...

Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Central Mandalay city, the second biggest with 1.7 million inhabitants suffered some of the worst destruction (archived link). The tremor flattened a building as far away as Bangkok in ...

Over there is Yangon proper, a city of some six million people and the econ Speculative Yangon city mega-project draws ‘white elephant’ concerns for Myanmar - CNA Skip to main content ...

YANGON, Myanmar – When Thant Zin Maung decided to return home last October, he told his boys to play their hearts out. “Play as much as you can, because once you’re back you can’t play as much,” he ...

The bar street in Yangon's Chinatown, Myanmar, January 22, 2025. LE MONDE. Today, raids still take place, but signs of the military's presence in the city are discreet.

For many holidaymakers, Asia's cities with their endless traffic and pollution are just a quick necessary stop on a trip towards more idyllic rural settings. But places like Kuala Lumpur, Singapore ...

Yangon is the country’s largest city and remains the biggest commercial centre and main transit hub of the country, as well as home to historical colonial buildings and impressive landscape.

Myanmar’s subsequent economic stagnation left Yangon with more colonial buildings than any other city in South-East Asia. But the grand edifices were neglected during the long years of military ...

YANGON – It was close to ... Staff at a major hotel in the city centre have advised guests to stay indoors after 8pm. The nearby Kyauktada Police Station, displaying a large sign declaring ...

The International Growth Centre’s Myanmar office collaborated with LSE Cities on this first step towards developing a more in-depth research programme on urban development in Yangon. Cities around the ...