In searing heat, threatened by tear gas and bullets, women in Myanmar are exploiting this male superstition, stringing up used sanitary pads and colorful longyi sarongs across neighborhood streets.

YANGON: Police in southern Myanmar were on Monday hunting six men who broke out of jail using their longyi, a type of local sarong, as ropes to climb down from the roof. The group have been on the ...

Protesters in Myanmar have taken to stringing up traditional women's skirts, called longyis, on clothes lines across streets as a way to protect themselves from security forces. According to old ...

"Are you tired of pants?" the brand asks in the video. "You don't have to suffer anymore. Longyi provides 1000 percent more airflow than pants to where you as a man need it the most." Goenka ...

Here’s why it is the most versatile garment any man can own. (Youtube grab/ Longyi Brothers) Now the practical, no-fuss garment is a hot-weather favourite for staying cool. But Bangkok-based ...

YANGON -- Fewer people in Myanmar wear traditional longyi attire on a daily basis these days, but one fashion brand is spurring renewed interest in the tube-shaped fabric with contemporary ...

For more than 60 years, the area has been the primary production hub of the longyi, a traditional Burmese garment that is routinely dyed a variety of colours, more often than not black. There are more ...

Former world title challenger Dave Apolinario suffered a stunning third-round knockout loss to unheralded Chinese boxer Longyi Hu on Tuesday night at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. What was meant ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — World-rated flyweight Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario is set to test his mettle once again in Japan’s bustling boxing scene as he returns to action on April 22 in Tokyo.