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From delectable street food to unique souvenirs, Southeast Asia's traditional markets give you a taste of the local culture ...
YANGON — Myanmar’s emergence from decades of cloistered junta rule has seen a cascade of foreign products flood the country in recent years. But it has also allowed for the revival of ancient ...
Designer Terence Tan’s background in archaeology, anthropology and paleontology has given him a unique perspective of Myanmar’s history. Over the years he has collected an extensive array of stones ...
For hundreds of years, Kayan women in Myanmar have worn coiled bronze rings around their necks, a traditional and customary symbol of beauty. But a new generation of women from one of Asia's most ...
Boys in traditional attire attend the Shinbyu novitiation ceremony in Dala township of Yangon, Myanmar, on March 19, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) A boy in traditional attire attends the Shinbyu ...
With the country's borders opened up and web censorship laws dismantled, young people in Myanmar are being exposed to foreign trends on a wide scale, and a host of new counter-cultures are emerging.