Growing skills and precious trees: Daw Poe Phyu
Alec Wilmot sat down with Daw Poe Phyu to reflect on her hometown Mogok and the charity projects that drive her today, from employing...
Rebuilding the future
While many of the heritage buildings across Yangon are left to face the elements and become evermore damaged, a select few are undergoing intense...
The First Makers Market
On December 2nd the inaugural First Makers Market will take place in Karaweik Gardens. Welcoming a wide range of locally crafted goods from artisans...
Portraits of Shan State
The Ann people are shy, reclusive and happily nestled atop a low-lying escarpment near Keng Tung township. Historically they are tribal hunters and their...
LGBT community welcomes charitable Yangon café
In a progressive trend, LGBT-themed bars and cafes have popped up around Southeast Asia over the years—and now Myanmar has its very own. My Place...
Barbers give free cuts on Yangon streets
Barbers are giving free haircuts to underprivileged men in downtown Yangon. The hairdressers from the lavish Burman Barbershop on Bogalay Zay Street are taking their...
Celebrate World Humanitarian Day
What better way to celebrate World Humanitarian Day on Sunday, August 19, than to become a humanitarian yourself? Most of us are busy with...
Mixologist column: Cocktail showdown
This month our bar team is focused on the Monin Cup, and Wild Turkey Behind the Barrel. What’s at stake? International flights and the...

