Podcasting gender activist Nandar on tearing up taboos as a ‘Nosy Auntie’
When Nandar decided to take on the topic of abortion in an episode of her podcast, she reached out to several doctors working at U.N. organizations to be her guests. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given its deep taboo in a country where illegal procedures are the third leading cause of maternal death, they all declined. Two days ...
Dung and Dragons: Myanmar kids dodge cows to play rugby
Sidestepping cowpats and garbage, Myanmar’s only home-grown junior rugby side train on the outskirts of Yangon, preparing to take on children from the city’s...
Dharma Dogs: Buddhist chants calm stray Myanmar mutts
Pumped out over speakers, Buddhist chants play for packs of stray dogs at a Yangon shelter in an unusual effort to calm them down as Myanmar struggles to control a ballooning...
Dragons and wizards fired up at Myanmar rocket festival
Clad in elaborate headdresses representing dragons and wizards, Myanmar’s ethnic Pa’O fire huge, homemade rockets into the sky — an annual call for plentiful...
Slaves to the Poppy: How decades of conflict have led to modern-day slavery in Myanmar’s Shan State
Lway Kay* sits inside a dimly lit shack picking bugs and stale rice from a large bag. She is incredibly adept at preparing the rice for her family’s meals, and she needs to...
New FB group brings fishy memes to Burmese teens
From snarky historical references (who would win, two of the largest armies in the world or a random guy with a weird looking hat, i.e. General Aung San) to heated discussions...
Myanmar’s atypical music duo talk art, identity and the music industry
Both W-A.I., aka Waiyan Kyawni, and Steph KoKo seem like pretty typical millennials — mindful of the latest trends, tuned into the hashtag zeitgeist, and always down to...
Rights groups protest in downtown Yangon mark Reuters reporters one year in detention (IN PICTURES)
Journalists and rights groups rallied in downtown Yangon on Wednesday to mark one year since the detention of two Reuters journalists, who are serving seven-year sentences related...
Augustine’s Antiques: Stewards of Myanmar history
The family behind Augustine’s Antiques have been collecting rare and beautiful objects from throughout Myanmar’s history for more than 50 years. In a cramped,...
The struggles of being a Burmese millennial
Myanmar has changed in so many great ways over the last couple of years, but the pressure to maintain the culture, values, and traditions we grew up with remains a part of...