Stories about Yangon
Yangon's colonial treasuresAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] As a property boom triggers a flurry of construction activity in Yangon, the race is on to save the former colonial capital's architectural heritage from the wrecking ball.
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Saw Phoe Kwar and the One Love BandAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Myanmar's Bob Marley introduces reggae to Yangon...
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Visiting Yangonbrad martin - jemmartin [210] A photo essay of places to visit in Yangon
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The Grand Old Dame of RangoonRobert Tompkins - rtompkins [4,382] Time will determine whether The Strand, the grande dame of old Rangoon, experiences a renaissance or becomes an anachronism in new Yangon.
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Gill Pattison paints a picture of Yangon's art worldTo Myanmar With Love - tomyanmarwithlove [630] Visiting crowded city apartment buildings and quiet rural back lanes, Gill Pattison discovers Myanmar's up-and-coming artists.
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John Buckley drops his pants in YangonTo Myanmar With Love - tomyanmarwithlove [630] Ready for a pants-free lifestyle? Join John Buckley as he learns how to wear the traditional Burmese longyi.
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Ma Thanegi hungers for ethnic noodles around YangonTo Myanmar With Love - tomyanmarwithlove [630] When I am too lazy to cook, I stroll out to the shops in my neighborhood, where I can get oodles of noodles from dawn until midnight. This is one advantage of living in Yangon, the country's largest...
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Raise a Glass to Aythaya WineNatnapha Thanatharakit - the_orient [430] Myanmar Vineyard has been making Aythaya wine since 1997, among Buddhist monasteries on the slopes of Aythaya's Taunggyi Mountains, in Myanmar. Be sure to include a tasting in your tour of Burma.
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Pagan |
Nyaung U |
Nyaungshwe |
Inle Lake |
Sagaing |
Mandalay |
Amarapura |
Bagan |
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Buddhist New Year in YangonAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Buddhist New Year, known as the Thingyan festival in Myanmar (Burma), is celebrated every where in Southeast Asia. So for several days, water flies as partygoers engage in traditional water fights in the streets.
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Aye Aye Maw still has the old teashop feeling...Aye Aye Maw - ayeayemaw [59] When I was in my late teens I started going to teashops in Yangon without my parents. For a young woman like me this was a big step. In those days people in Myanmar frowned on young girls sitting at...
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