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First-timer’s Guide to Visiting Yangon: Cultural charms, nature landscapes, and bustling markets of the city
Explore every nook and cranny of the city.
Yangon gripped as big-budget blockbuster brings streets to standstill
Cars dangling from cranes, street shootouts and actors rappelling from roofs — Yangon residents... Read on
Coconuts Yangon Directory Contest: Submit your event or business for a chance to win a free advertising campaign!
If you’ve been clicking around Coconuts lately, then you’ll have noticed the expansion of... Read on
Miss Ethnic Myanmar pageant belies minorities’ woes
A “Miss Ethnic Myanmar” beauty pageant and a campfire dance with a buffalo skull on... Read on
This year’s Yangon Pride Week, celebrating Myanmar’s LGBTIQ community, is the biggest yet
Yangon Pride has arrived, and its organizers &Proud have a pretty solid schedule of activities lined up... Read on
The new Wyndham Grand Hotel in downtown Yangon is a modern design concept with lake and pagoda views
It's Wyndham's second opening in Myanmar, after its boutique debut in 2017. Read on
The Coconuts guide to visiting Golden Rock, one of Myanmar’s famed Buddhist pilgrimage sites
Popularly known as the Golden Rock, Kyaikthiyo is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site that devout followers of the...
Karst country: A rundown of Myanmar’s coolest (and least-visited) caves
Though a lot of international travel magazines still frame Myanmar as a “new” tourist destination, the...
(Original) Pics or It Didn’t Happen: Knock-off films ineligible for Myanmar Academy Awards
Myanmar’s film industry is infamous for its, um … shall we say “lax” approach to pesky issues of copyright....
Grace Baey’s portraits of Yangon’s trans population are intimate without being intrusive [PHOTOS]
Some photographers are able to capture the most delicate moments deftly. With her project Living Choices,...
Yangon Gallery to showcase antique cameras
A private collection of 150 antique cameras will be on display at the Yangon Gallery from Oct. 19 to 21. “Some...
(Original) Pics or It Didn’t Happen: Knock-off films ineligible for Myanmar Academy Awards
Myanmar’s film industry is infamous for its, um … shall we say “lax” approach to pesky issues of copyright....
Why is Westlife so popular in Myanmar?
Before I moved to Myanmar, I didn’t know who Westlife was. That’s not because I don’t have opinions on boy...
‘Mudras Calling’ actor Zenn Kyi wants to end Myanmar’s ‘copying’ culture
Actor Zenn Kyi has recently become the darling of the Myanmar film world with his breakout role in Mudras Calling. His...
Sanchaung dog lovers commemorate Wa Doke with t-shirt sale
A Yangon couple has printed a series of t-shirts commemorating Wa Doke, the fat dog that lived and feasted at the...
Jamunmai: Myanmar fashion for the swashbuckling superwoman
Wandering a busy, gritty street in downtown Yangon, a stranger catches the eye of fashion designer Julia Expert. The...
J&Me Studio nails the mani-pedi experience
Mani-pedi enthusiasts say this small Myaynigone salon deserves recognition for its quality service, low prices, and...
Grace Baey’s portraits of Yangon’s trans population are intimate without being intrusive [PHOTOS]
Some photographers are able to capture the most delicate moments deftly. With her project Living Choices,...
Great date spots in the city: Best places to chat, chill, geek out (and maybe make out) in Yangon
For those of you looking to get romantic in Yangon, the city offers plenty of options from couples massages, to sporty...
In Myanmar, the Vagina Monologues are as relevant as ever
More than 20 years have passed since The Vagina Monologues was created, and like an aging female celebrity in a sexist...
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Coconuts Yangon Lifestyle
Myanmar is changing quickly, and nowhere is that more true or more exciting than in Yangon. A city that a few years ago was unknown to most people in the rest of the world is now on the map as an artistic and innovative hub, drawing in internationally renowned artists from a wide range of fields. The Lifestyle section of Coconuts Yangon covers everything from modern ways to wear the traditional longyi to stoners debating the reason for a sudden lack of weed in the city to the many ways art makes history here. This is also where we give you guys heads-ups about upcoming concerts, interesting movies that are coming to local cinemas, the latest shopping boutiques, and any other kewl activities and events that we think are worth mentioning. Whether you’re looking for ticket sale dates for an upcoming EDM festival, the opening date of the newest shopping mall, or an overview of a currently ongoing art exhibition to see if it’s something you’d be interested in, Coconuts Yangon’s Lifestyle guide is here to please. Yangon’s lifestyle scene always has something for everyone, and even if you often find yourself feeling like there’s nothing really exciting to do in town (we get that not everyone enjoys raving to EDM on a weekly basis), we guarantee that there’s something going on that caters to your interests — you just need to know where to find it; luckily for you, Coconuts Yangon’s Lifestyle section is the perfect place to start looking.