On the brink of destruction, conservationists look to preserve what is left of Myanmar's historic trading centre, Yangon.

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

A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon ...

Speculative Yangon city mega-project draws ‘white elephant’ concerns for Myanmar A boatman operates on the western bank of Yangon, with the growing skyline of the east behind him.

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 ...

World Myanmar Yangon, an anxious, frenetic city where 'everything looks normal, but is abnormal' By Alexandre Mandri (Yangoun [Myanmar], special correspondent) Published on February 4, 2025, at 8: ...

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.

Staff at a major hotel in the city centre have advised guests to stay indoors after 8pm.

Towards Urban Growth Analytics for Yangon A comparative information base for strategic spatial development The International Growth Centre’s Myanmar office collaborated with LSE Cities on this first ...