DALA
Bridging the gap: Yangon’s boom falls short across river
On her scruffy, downtrodden bank of the river, teashop-owner Khin works just a few hundred metres across the muddy water from Yangon and dreams of the riches promised by a new...
Dala bridge construction stalled as officials debate last-minute design tweaks
Construction on the bridge that will link downtown Yangon to Dala Township, on the opposite bank of the Yangon River, has stalled as government officials debate whether the design...
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS
-
Dagon
‘Little NGO world’ ‘Foreigners’ ghetto’ ‘Hipster Yangon’ Located...
-
Mingaladon
Mingaladon Township is best known for being home to the ever-expanding Yangon...
-
Kyauktada
This is the beating heart of downtown Like Pabedan, it’s full of colonial...
-
Bahan
Coming up north from downtown, we hit one of Yangon’s better known...
-
Botahtaung
Botahtaung winds up from the gritty port and its gleaming gold pagoda through...
-
Kamaryut
Farther west along University Avenue road is Kamaryut Township Judging by the...