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The Economist | 16 Dec 2020
Yangon has more of them than any other city in South-East Asia. Since Myanmar began to reverse decades of isolationism in 2011, it has embraced modernity…
Myanmar Times | 10 Dec 2020
YCDC’s Roads and Bridges Department will carry out an upgrade to Bank Street for both pedestrians and street vendors, with the Yangon Heritage Trust ..
Myanmar Times | 20 Nov 2020
Nicknamed ‘the red castle’ among doctors, the three-storey main building of Yangon General Hospital shines again after it received a much-needed facelift…
Myanmar Times | 17 Sept 2020
For many overseas visitors, coming to Yangon is like stepping back into the past. When the past has been refurbished for modern-day use…
Myanmar Times | 10 Sept 2020
Postcards and written letters have a sense of romance about them, given that everyone now relies on email and instant messaging to keep in touch.
Myanmar Times | 3 Sept 2020
Yangonites who love history are spoilt for heritage architecture along Pansodan Road. Many of the colonial buildings along this famous street…
Myanmar Times | 6 Aug 2020
Yangon has a whole host of government, religious and educational buildings listed with the Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT). Few were built as centers of trade or commerce.
Myanmar Times | 24 Jul 2020
Architect U Aung Soe Myint is always sad to see an old building being demolished, or left to decay, in Yangon’s inner-city townships.
Myanmar Times | 23 Jul 2020
The Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT) and Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) initiated Yangon’s Blue Plaque project in 2013, as a means of preserving and…
Myanmar Times | 19 May 2020
As many people are under semi-lockdown, and workers have been encouraged to stay at home to avoid spreading COVID-19, some will turn to their houses for inspiration.
The Asean Post | 21 Nov 2019
As Myanmar celebrates its 99th National Day today, the challenge of how best to balance its rich architectural and cultural heritage with the demands of modern…
The Irrawaddy | 7 Feb 2019
YANGON — Known as the home of one of the most complete ensembles of colonial architecture in the world, Yangon today might have been a different place…
Myanmar Times | 16 Aug 2018
The Yangon region government has come under flak since March, when it announced the launch of a new Yangon City project at the west bank of Yangon River.
GovInsider | 16 Aug 2018
Myanmar’s commercial centre Yangon, is one of the fastest growing cities on the planet. Its population is estimated to be around 10 million, says Mayor U Maung Maung Soe.
Myanmar Times | 8 Aug 2018
Sometimes, you have to run fast before cars heading towards you at full speed slices you into half. Maybe Yangon residents are already familiar with this kind…
Frontier Myanmar | 6 Mar 2017
Five years ago, a group of architects, historians, businesspeople and others banded together to form the Yangon Heritage Trust in a last-ditch attempt to preserve…
NIKKEI ASIA | 2 Feb 2017
YANGON Scott Hostel, on 31st Street in downtown Yangon, offers arguably one of the best deals in Myanmar these days. Prices at the nine-room establishment range from
The Irrawaddy | 27 Sept 2016
RANGOON — Burma’s prominent heritage conservation body, the Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT), revealed its conservation strategy for the country’s former capital…
The Irrawaddy | 29 Apr 2016
RANGOON — A 100-year-old building in downtown Rangoon is undergoing a complete renovation, inside and out, due to the efforts of two heritage preservation groups..
Frontier Myanmar | 30 Sept 2016
MAKING YANGON liveable through heritage conservation and sustainable development – that’s the aim of a strategy released this week by NGO Yangon Heritage Trust.
The Irrawaddy | 21 Jun 2015
Thant Myint-U was on Friday announced as the winner of the 2015 Fukuoka Grand Prize, a prestigious Japanese award recognizing achievements in Asian culture.
The Irrawaddy | 16 Mar 2015
As a long-time native of Yangon, U Maw Lin has witnessed many changes in the former capital city. He grew up in a flat overlooking the Sule Pagoda, in the heart of downtown…
The Irrawaddy | 19 Jan 2015
RANGOON — An international conference to provide policy recommendations on the future of Rangoon has called for government coordination to realize the economic,
Frontier Myanmar | 17 Dec 2015
The campaign by the Yangon Heritage Trust to preserve the city’s architectural treasures includes working closely with the residents of buildings under threat of demolition.
Myanmar Times | 01 Sept 2014
Yangon can be a modern city and a city of heritage if it makes the right decisions, according to historian U Thant Myint-U. While Yangon is seeing a slew of modern
Myanmar Times | 03 Jun 2013
Of all the important issues facing Myanmar at the moment - from the peace process to telecoms liberalisation and electricity supply - the one critical issue that has not…
Myanmar Times | 11 Mar 2013
Yangon Heritage Trust founder Dr Thant Myint-U discusses President U Thein Sein’s response to the organization’s preservation plans with The Myanmar Times’ editor, Thomas Kean.
The Irrawaddy | 6 Jun 2012
RANGOON—A conference on protecting the iconic colonial-era buildings that hark back to Rangoon’s illustrious past has warned that urgent action