Through six decades of assault—the bombing of Yangon (Rangoon, as it was then called) during World War II, two military coups, a half century of isolation, and devastation by Cyclone Nargis in ...

There's a saying in Myanmar that, roughly translated, says you go to Mawlamyine for food, Mandalay for conversation and Yangon to show off. Poor Yangon. But since the military shifted the seat of ...

NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 — Yangon/Rangoon could be facing the same fate that befell other historic Asian cities such as Jakarta and Phnom Penh as they emerged from years of neglect into a world of ...

The Strand Yangon, 92 Strand Rd, Yangon, Myanmar; +95 1 243 377. ... The hotel is built on the site of the Rangoon Rowing Club, popular among the city's British, opening in 1934.

This looks like London 150 years ago”, said the Englishman named Frank. We are wandering through the tree-lined streets of Rangoon, now called by its native name Yangon; the way Burma became ...

Heavily-armoured officers blocked off roads with water-cannon trucks and barbed-wire bamboo barricades as the crowds yelled: 'Down with the military dictatorship' in Yangon (Rangoon).

The Strand Yangon, 92 Strand Rd, Yangon, Myanmar; +95 1 243 377. ... The hotel is built on the site of the Rangoon Rowing Club, popular among the city's British, opening in 1934.