Water Supply Problems Are Overlooked in Yangon City
7 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that water supply related problems urgently need to be addressed in Yangon.
Maps to Another Nation: Pentecostal Journeys on the Yangon Bus
6 Minutes To ReadMichael Edwards asks how to navigate Yangon using a transit map of Seoul.
The Socio-Economic Struggles of Cyclone Nargis’ Migrants in Yangon
10 Minutes To ReadMyo Min explores the long-term effects of Myanmar’s 2008 Cyclone Nargis.
In(securing) Frontier Myanmar: Notes from Yangon (Part 2)
12 Minutes To ReadJasnea Sarma speaks to security guards in Yangon about wider insecurities in the city.
In(securing) Frontier Myanmar – Notes from Yangon (Part 1)
11 Minutes To ReadJasnea Sarma explores the contours of an emerging private security and surveillance culture in Yangon in Part 1 of a 2-part series.
Comparing Approaches to Financing and Managing Mega-Development Projects between the National Government and Urban Authorities: A Case-Study of Yangon’s MRT Implementation
18 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant presents different approaches to public infrastructure projects.
Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim Crisis: Rohingya, Arakanese, and Burmese Narratives of Siege and Fear, by John Holt. Honolulu, Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, 2019. 301pp.
7 Minutes To ReadChu May Paing reviews a new book on narratives of siege and fear in three cities of Myanmar.
From spongy function to year 2100
4 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that it is time for Yangon City to build climate resilience.
Myanmar filmmakers circumventing censorship and negotiating international demands (Part 2)
12 Minutes To ReadKimberley Pallenschat discusses Myanmar’s independent cinema and filmmaking.
Green Spaces in Yangon City: Towards a Greener City for all
6 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Yangon City’s declining green spaces is bad for its citizens, climate change resilience and tourism.