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 ...

AS WE SIT IN YANGON peak-hour traffic, Thant Myint-U is conjuring a golden age. The eminent Burmese historian, academic and former United Nations official has devoted much of the last two years to ...

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.

FeatureLe Monde managed to visit Myanmar's largest city despite the war. The city has lost none of its buzz, our journalist reports. Yet, beneath the festive atmosphere, many residents are pessimistic ...

Riot police were deployed in Myanmar today as thousands of protesters flooded the streets to demand the end of the military junta which seized power this week. Heavily-armoured officers blocked off ...

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 Myanmar.