The SHWEDAGON Pagoda was our first stop on a mission to gather data on air quality in various locations across Yangon, which began one Sunday morning in late March. The air quality in the commercial capital seemed to have deteriorated throughout the hot season, and we wanted to know how bad it was and what […]
Restoration project reopens ‘best view in Yangon’
December 13, 2018 by
Through a doorway where colonial shoppers once flocked, up several flights of steps and a wrought-iron spiral staircase, there lies one of the most splendid sights in downtown Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. Gazing to the left from a panoramic roof terrace, almost within touching distance, is the top of the gleaming Sule Pagoda. Slightly beyond […]
This website lets you see Yangon change over a century
February 22, 2018 by
Do you ever wonder what Yangon was like before all the cars came? A new online documentary project launched last week called Yangon Time Machine aims to give visitors a glimpse of how this city has changed over the last century or more. The website is filled with vintage photos of famous places in Yangon […]
Yangon Central Railway Station redevelopment to start in 2018
September 4, 2017 by
The redevelopment of Yangon Central Railway Station will start next year, said general manager U Htun Aung Thin from Myanma Railways. Myanma Railways aimed to upgrade Yangon railways station to become as an international standard in order to provide more convenience and comfort to passengers. Myanma Railways aimed to construct modern buildings which will include […]
Sustainable Yangon Relies on Waterfront and Railway
June 23, 2017 by
Yangon has a framework to become a sustainable city, with three key areas which need to be prioritised for development in order to develop the city’s sustainability, said Robert Marshall, director of planning and landscape of Canada-based urban planning firm B+H Architects. Pedestrian routes through historic central business district (CBD) areas, water bus transport and […]
The land of the $20 smartphone
March 31, 2017 by
“This one $40, this one $30 … that one $20!” The owner of the street stall, a man of about 30 years wearing a traditional longyi tied around his waist, is gesturing at a phone that looks, to my eyes, like a mid-range Android phone. It bears the brand Singtech, a brand among myriad others […]
