Support local charities by stuffing your face with European food this weekend
The second annual European Food Festival kicks off in Yangon this weekend, and...
Homeless Hlegu squatters, abandoned by govt, demand a new place to live
Former residents of the shantytown that was torn down by Yangon police earlier this month gathered in Naypyidaw yesterday to demand new land to replace the homes they lost. On...
Ayeyawady farmers are struggling to keep out South American rice-eating snails
South American apple snails have destroyed hundreds of acres of farmland in...
Mark your calendars for the fourth annual Irrawaddy Literary Festival
If you’ve got nothing to do during the first weekend of November, might we...
Thai police arrest 15 Myanmar nationals with fake work visas
Thai authorities arrested 15 Myanmar nationals yesterday after they were caught...
Hipster la phet thote recipe calls for honey, tofu, and kimchi substitution
We were hoping this day would never come, but to be honest it was only a matter...
Mandalay to host first mango and tea leaf fair
Do you like mango? Tea? Love mango and tea together? Then you might want to...
10 fun things to do in Yangon this weekend [March 31-April 2]
Boycotting Wirathu’s sermon tonight? Here are 10 other things you can do:...
Wanna eat? This San Francisco food truck serves up ‘authentic Mandalay food’
William Lee always knew he would leave Mandalay for America; his mother started...
Zucchini Textures: an elegy for tastemaker Kevin Ching
“Can I tell you a secret?” Chef Kevin Ching has his hands wrist-deep in a...
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