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Affairs

Back in business

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

  • Issue #130
  • 1 min read
Back in business
Urbanism

Cities

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

  • Issue #102
  • 3 min read
Cities
Design

Shed start

Yangon is abuzz with renewal as entrepreneurs make their mark. Monocle visits the TS1 pop-up, which uses culture and commerce to forge a brand and make a difference in the city.

  • Issue #74
  • 7 min read
Shed start
Business

Open season

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

  • Issue #68
  • 10 min read
Open season
Politics

Diplomacy

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

  • Issue #63
  • 4 min read
New iraq embassy in Ottawa
Urbanism

Expo 59: Saving grace

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

  • Issue #59
  • 15 min read
Expo 59: Saving grace
Affairs

Asia

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

  • Issue #57
  • 5 min read
Yangon skyline showing colonial and modern architecture with golden pagoda at center.

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