Yangon Post

Burmese food is the most underrated cuisine in Asia. Just like the country, it’s incredibly varied and colourful, rammed with textures and flavours, and has a sweet, salty, sour spiciness...

I feel a digital detox coming on this Summer. More than ever, people seem to be planning to put down their phones and pick up a book.  If you’re building...

Best pronounced “Oombria”, with a frown, pursed lips and that very Italian hand-gesture which is a mixture between blowing a kiss and inspecting a ripe segment of tangerine in your...

My mother’s one stipulation about me moving to Burma was that we got some bullet proof travel insurance; “just in case you fall off a mountain in the middle of...

Kalinko Cushions are having a moment. These handwoven wonders are popping up in homes all over the place, bringing gorgeous little bursts of Burma to the cosy places in your...

Curtains are a bit like the hairstyle of a room. They really define the feel of the space. Change them, and the whole personality of the room changes. And without them, it...

Yangon, the old capital of Burma, has had a hell of a ride. Just a little fishing village until the late 18th Century, it grew into Rangoon, one of the...

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Hong Kong island is only 80 square kilometres. And only 25% of it is built up. So the whole of Hong Kong which isn’t jungle, mountain or beach would fit...

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,...

The great thing about rattan is that it looks seasonal all year round. So while we patiently wait for summer to arrive, here’s our pick of the ways you’ve been...

It’s an odd phrase: spare room. It sounds like it’s unloved. While it might be less used than others, there’s no need for it to be bare or boring. Here...