HLAING

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Hlaing Township is a mostly residential area just beyond the part of Yangon one might visit for leisure. Its most famous feature might be the Myanmar ICT Park, where around 50 private companies and government agencies work on software development, web development, security, network solutions, geographic information systems, engineering solutions and information and data processing services.

Mobile phone, gas leak cause explosion at Yangon shopping center

Eight workers were injured by an explosion at the Marketplace shopping center on Pyay Road in 6.5 Mile on Saturday night. The workers were sent to Yangon General Hospital for burn...

By Coconuts Yangon
Jun 4, 2018

NEWS, HISTORY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Yangon University’s Hlaing Campus reopens after 20 years

School is back in session this week at Yangon University’s Hlaing Campus, 20 years after the government closed it in response to political unrest. Over 1,000 students have...

By Coconuts Yangon
Dec 6, 2017

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