It’s fair to say the Balthazar Building in central Yangon has seen better days. The rails are rusted, the Italian marble floors are cracked and the birdcage elevator hasn’t worked in more than 40 ...

The once grand Balthazar Building on Bank Street in central Yangon Shepherding a flock of tourists through the traffic-congested streets of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, a local tour guide shouts ...

A Yangon historic-preservation group says the city is facing its "last best chance" to save many crumbling architectural treasures You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

A campaign to clean up and beautify Yangon has been kicked off in a downtown alley to make the city more lively and attractive. The campaign on Sunday was spearheaded by the social and heritage ...

Myanmar and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing sister cities relationship between Yangon and Bussan, the official daily New Light of Myanmar reported Friday.

YANGON (Reuters) - There are no skyscrapers in Yangon. No gleaming shopping malls. Certainly no subway system. Its rutted sidewalks are laced with treacherous holes and broken slabs of concrete.

Shepherding a flock of tourists through the traffic-congested streets of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, a local tour guide shouts over the roar of oncoming vehicles. Here, on Bogolay Zay Street ...

YANGON (Reuters) - There are no skyscrapers in Yangon. No gleaming shopping malls. Certainly no subway system. Its rutted sidewalks are laced with treacherous holes and broken slabs of concrete.