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26 results for Yangon

Monocle Minute

Yangon in there

2 November 2015

Burma heads to the polls on Sunday for its most important election in a generation but questions remain as to whether it will be free or fair. For the first time the European Union has been allowed to send in election…

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Shed start

16 May 2014

Yangon is abuzz with the prospect of renewal and passionate entrepreneurs are starting to make their mark. Monocle visits the TS1 pop-up which is using culture and commerce to make a difference and still forge a brand.

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Open season

17 October 2013

Monocle meets the foreign investors and returning natives making the most of a budding business market in Yangon, Asia’s new rising trade magnet.

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Diplomacy

25 April 2013

The world goes cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new range of submarines and we met Washington's man in Yangon.

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Expo 59: Saving grace

15 November 2012

As Burma opens up slowly and businesses trickle in, there is a growing movement to preserve the former capital’s architectural heritage.

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Asia

17 September 2012

Protecting Yangon's architecture, tackling illegal mining in Goa, and understanding seismic activity in Taiwan.

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Asia

17 January 2013

New flights from Tokyo to Yangon, why the French are lighting up Cambodia, and Japan gets creative.

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Cities

23 March 2017

Mayor Solly Msimanga is fighting corruption in Tshwane, South Africa. Plus: getting Yangon on the move again and news from Buenos Aires and Madrid.

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Defence

25 April 2013

The world goes to cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new rang of submarines and we meet Washington's man in Yangon.

Radio

The Tech 10 - Pun intended

1 November 2017

Entrepreneur Ivan Pun is reviving the cultural scene of his native Yangon with Pun + Projects. The firm has cooked up some of the tastiest dining spots in Myanmar’s capital and beyond.

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Travelling companions

11 October 2016

Singapore and Yangon’s economic relations are rapidly tightening, particularly in view of this year’s golden anniversary of the start of their diplomatic relations. As Yangon’s biggest investor in the hospitality industry…

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Myanmar calling

24 September 2015

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party is looking to sweep the polls in the country’s November elections, meanwhile the current government is still trying to make its economy enticing to entrepreneurs. Next…

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Cartography in the city

7 December 2016

Urban Discovery, a social enterprise with a focus on culture and heritage preservation, is launching six illustrated district maps of Hong Kong to complement the selection of destinations on its travel app iDiscover City…

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Back in business

16 January 2020

Despite the political challenges tainting its name in the West, Myanmar is making steady economic progress – thanks, partly, to new-found friends.

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Lion’s share

10 June 2016

Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday wrapped up a three-day tour of Burma as his shrewd city-state deepened ties with the gradually democratising nation. Deals were announced to boost tourism and trade,…

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Business

21 November 2013

Booming in Burma, getting high in Spain, store wars in Thailand and fronts of knowledge in New Zealand.