Yangon Post

I often get asked what it’s actually like to live in Burma. The every-day-ness of it. If you read this post about the difference between London and Yangon, you’ll know that every day is unexpected,...

Did you know that there’s no word for “no” in Burmese? It will therefore come as no surprise that their national sport is entirely non-competitive. Chinlone (“Cane Ball”) is a combination of...

You’d think that living in Yangon would be worlds apart from London. But oddly, it isn’t so different. Monday to Friday, I get up and go to the office. On...

In Burma, the tradition is older than time. Historically, Bamar men were tattooed in boyhood from the waist to the knees, to provide immunity to bullets and knives, or in...

It’s Pub Quiz Day at Kalinko. Fabric Trivial Pursuit. The Guess Who of Patterns... There are 135 ethnic groups in Myanmar, each with their own fabrics and patterns. But a quick game’s...

Hello! We are Kalinko's Backstrap Weavers. We are from Chin State in Western Burma, and we make the fabric for Kalinko's cushions. This is a little bit about us, where we live,...

Planning a South-East Asian Shopping Trip? Here’s the scoop for picking up the goods from Yangon to Saigon, starting in our homeland.  For your Yangon spree, you’ll need cash (very few...

In the twilight of 60 years of political struggle, global isolation and strict censorship, you might expect a vibrant, cathartic artistic response to be shifting the ground in the comparably enlightened...

Yangon, previously called Rangoon, is the bustling capital of Myanmar, known as Burma until 1989.  Prada-lined shopping malls and Porches are popping up so rapidly, it's sometimes difficult to visualise...

Perhaps unexpectedly for a majority Buddhist country, Myanmar embraces Christmas with gusto. Yangon’s Bogyoke Road Christmas Lights give Oxford Street a run for its money, and hotels and shopping malls...

Burmese food has a bit of a Marmite effect on tourists; some can't get enough, others just don't get it... But with a little bit of homework, and some help...

Rangoon, now called Yangon, has had a hell of a ride. Just a little fishing village until the late 18th Century, it grew into one of the largest ports in...