The once grand Balthazar Building on Bank Street in central Yangon Shepherding a flock of tourists through the traffic-congested streets of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, a local tour guide shouts ...

It’s fair to say the Balthazar Building in central Yangon has seen better days. The rails are rusted, the Italian marble floors are cracked and the birdcage elevator hasn’t worked in more than 40 ...

The population of Yangon could double to more than 10 million over the next 25 years, under plans to turn the former Myanmar capital into a "mega city". Government officials, planners and construction ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Once or twice a day during heavy rains, this village of huts ...

There’s nowhere in Asia like it any more: a cityscape studded with hundreds of grand and humble buildings from the colonial era amid multiethnic communities that have remained intact, vibrant and ...

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 ...

YANGON (Reuters) - There are no skyscrapers in Yangon. No gleaming shopping malls. Certainly no subway system. Its rutted sidewalks are laced with treacherous holes and broken slabs of concrete.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The new civilian rulers of Myanmar’s commercial capital have slammed the brakes on a high-rise construction ...

Shepherding a flock of tourists through the traffic-congested streets of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, a local tour guide shouts over the roar of oncoming vehicles. Here, on Bogolay Zay Street ...