Yangon Post

We’re now two years in to our journey, which means it's two years since I almost toppled our first lovely customer from an extreme reaction to somebody ACTUALLY wanting to buy...

‘Tis (nearly) the season to be merry! And I don’t know about you, but we take cocktail hour quite seriously at Kalinko HQ and the difference between a good cocktail...

Not top of your list? Well, if you’re looking to top up your tan and watch beachy sunsets with cocktails, you’re probably right. But if a journey to the ancient...

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...

In Burma, we have two seasons: Rainy Season (June to October) and Dry Season (November to May). And while the tropical storms are on a par with the finale of...

How green fingered are you? We’ve jumped on the bringing-the-outdoors-in trend, and are hurling full-speed into an early-onset horticulture obsession. Here are our four beginner’s tips for nurturing your indoor...

Dear old Bangkok… the birth-place of millions of regrettable backpacking moments, every stag-do cliché in the book and a bunch of dodgy tattoos. But beneath all of this is a...

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...

It has finally happened: the sun has stopped shining. After what feels like the longest, hottest, Summer on record, you could be forgiven for thinking those glorious, balmy, sun-drenched days...

...but we can help you do better with our 5 Sofa Styling Hacks! Sofa styling?! Yes, it’s a thing. A thing quite close to our hearts in fact. Your sofa...

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...