YANGON, Myanmar — Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday feted something almost all find worthy: the use of thanakha, ...

History often remembers the 1962 coup in Myanmar as a sudden seizure of power by a power-hungry general. However, from the failed 1948 coup to the one-party authoritarian socialist regime of the 1960s ...

Joe Freeman is an American writer and researcher who has worked across Southeast Asia for more than a decade, reporting from Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines and in Myanmar during the mid-2010s ...

A team of coffee lovers were opening Myanmar’s first independent coffee chain, including retail shops and a coffee truck. They needed us to develop a complete brand identity and name from scratch, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancers perform during Capital Thingyan, a festival that celebrates Myanmar's traditional New Year Water Festival, on Saturday at ...

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“To…Ma Ma Nu Gyi,” an elegiac anti-war poem, has highlighted a divide among opponents of military rule.

Myanmar's coastline hides an incredible seafood culture few travelers ever experience. I explored local ocean farms, bustling markets, and family kitchens to discover unusual sea creatures, ...

Ma Khaing offers authentic Myanmar food to a customer during Capital Thingyan, a festival that celebrates Myanmar's traditional New Year Water Festival, on Saturday in Albany. The annual event was ...