The once grand Balthazar Building on Bank Street in central Yangon Shepherding a flock of tourists through the traffic-congested streets of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, a local tour guide shouts ...

YANGON Scott Hostel, on 31st Street in downtown Yangon, offers arguably one of the best deals in Myanmar these days. Prices at the nine-room establishment range from $10 to $15 a night, with free ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Downtown Yangon is a perfect grid. Built by the British in the ...

Khin Khin Htay lives with her family in Yangon's sprawling northern outskirts. She recently traveled with her two young daughters by bus to a park in the center of the city. The journey took at least ...

Thwarhairah has run a betel nut stand on a primarily Muslim street, which she took over from her parents. She said she was quite happy on election day, and went to vote in the rural town of Dala, ...

YANGON, Myanmar—When Barack Obama visits Myanmar for a security conference today, he is unlikely to notice the vacant lot at 233-235 Upper Pansodan Street, in the heart of Yangon's chaotic downtown.

On a recent walk through downtown Yangon, I passed by the shuttered British Club, once a favorite watering hole for diplomats, journalists and businesspeople, who affectionately knew it as the ...

One public servant skipped work. A butcher shut up her store for the day. A noodle seller watched on his phone. They all wanted to hear what Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi had to say about ...

SINGAPORE - Yoma Strategic Holdings on Wednesday (Nov 29) announced the signing of an agreement with two global construction companies to build its integrated real estate development Yoma Central, and ...