9 Minutes To ReadHtet Hlaing Win contends that effective environmental campaigns in Myanmar are not possible until a dramatic change in political arrangement occurs.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, borderlands, China, climate change, democracy, environment, ethnic armed groups (EAOs), fossil fuels, military coup, military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, National League of Democracy (NLD), National Unity Government (NUG), Ne Win, State Administration Council (SAC), sustainability, Three Brotherhood Alliance, U Nu, urban planning, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC)
January 2, 2025
11 Minutes To ReadP.Yangon (pseudonym) explores how Yangon faces challenges under the coup.
Tags: Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), development, housing, public spaces, urban planning, Yangon
January 26, 2022
11 Minutes To ReadKhine Yin Htun explores how social distancing highlights Yangon’s current inadequate housing conditions.
Tags: COVID-19, development, housing, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
January 13, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that water supply related problems urgently need to be addressed in Yangon.
Tags: development, environment, groundwater, industrialization, sustainable development, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
August 18, 2020
18 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant presents different approaches to public infrastructure projects.
Tags: development, infrastructure, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), transportation, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
February 5, 2020
6 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Yangon City’s declining green spaces is bad for its citizens, climate change resilience and tourism.
Tags: environment, public spaces, tourism, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
June 24, 2019
6 Minutes To ReadDiana Huynh considers Myanmar’s trajectory towards national spatial planning and urbanisation under the NLD in the last year.
Tags: National League for Democracy (NLD), urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon, Year in Review
July 17, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadSwe Zaw Oo asks what might be standing in the way of a trash-free Yangon.
Tags: infrastructure, urban planning, waste management, Yangon
March 15, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant reflects on the recurring nature of the urban problems he encounters daily.
Tags: citizenship, infrastructure, labour, urban planning, urban politics, Yangon
October 4, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadDiana Huynh explores the possibilities for Yangon’s future development.
Tags: National League for Democracy (NLD), urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
January 20, 2017