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Art exhibition celebrates 75 years of China-Myanmar diplomatic ties through brush, ink
U Maw Li Shwe emphasized the enduring nature of the Paukphaw (fraternal) friendship between Myanmar and China. We hope this ...
Myanmar Now14d
Demand for high-rise apartments drops in Yangon after quake
After widespread reports of building collapses from the March earthquake, markets for real estate and apartment rentals in Yangon are showing a shift in demand from housing units on high floors to sta ...
The Washington Post2y
One day. One city. Three lives in the shadow of Myanmar’s military rule.
South of downtown, power outages left Hannway ... Diamond reported from Yangon. SINGAPORE — In Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, soldiers patrol the streets at all hours. Police officers ...
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Resistance to military rule in Myanmar remains steady 2 years after army seized power
BANGKOK — The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to ... showed empty streets in the normally bustling downtown area of Yangon, the country's largest city, with just a few ...
The Straits Times11mon
Yangon parties on in war-torn Myanmar despite tough circumstances
Myanmar’s moneyed and military-linked classes ... a towering landmark hotel in downtown Yangon that shut temporarily during the pandemic, has not reopened. The owner of a bar in the city ...
The Diplomat2y
A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar
On the evening of October 30, residents of a downtown Yangon apartment broke down the ... face on a tsunami of crime that has hit Myanmar in parallel to the intensification of the country ...
The Washington Post2y
In the shadow of Ukraine, Myanmar’s crisis gets worse
In Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, downtown streets usually teeming with activity were empty. In neighboring Thailand, a large protest contingent gathered outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok ...
The Independent2mon
Quake death toll in Myanmar tops 1,600 and expected to rise as rescue work slowed by damage and war
Other Indian supplies were flown into Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, which has been the hub of other foreign relief efforts. On Sunday, a convoy of 17 Chinese cargo trucks carrying critical ...
The Star1mon
Myanmar TikTok astrologer arrested for forecasting new quake
YANGON: Myanmar authorities have arrested a TikTok astrologer for spreading panic by predicting another strong earthquake in the aftermath of the tremor in March, state media said on Thursday ...
Global Times1mon
Solar, power expo kicks off in Myanmar's Yangon
The second Myanmar Power and Solar Energy Storage Lighting Expo 2025 kicked off on Thursday in Yangon. The expo featured a wide range of products, including lithium batteries, inverters ...
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Residents describe horror in aftermath of earthquake in Myanmar
A resident in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, told the BBC the shakes were "quite intense" and lasted for around four minutes. Speaking to the BBC World Service's Newsday programme, the man ...