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A tarot card reader plying his trade in Yangon, wearing a face shield during the pandemic last year. Photos: Aung Htay Hlaing
Lifestyle 23 Jan 2021
After a rub of his bald head, U Aung Zan opens his eyes after a moment of deep contemplation. He sits back in his...
Flames burn through the roof of the old Shwe Kyin monastery. Photo: Bo Win
Lifestyle 23 Jan 2021
A fire that broke out at Shwe Kyin, a century-old monastery in Mon State’s Ka Hnyaw village, has brought sorrow to...
New Year Boot Camp
Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in 2021: what's going on? – Wednesday, January 27, 6:30pm This event...
Elephants and their mahouts at the Myaing Hay Wun Elephant Camp near Taikyi township on December 27, 2020. Photos: Aung Htay Hlaing
Lifestyle 18 Jan 2021
As beaches, hotels, pagodas and even walking tours were starved of tourists for most of last year, the pandemic...
Photo of a Yangon street dog. Photos: ‘Free from street dogs’ Facebook page
YangonLifestyle 16 Jan 2021
A young boy lies cradled in the arms of his uncle on the side of a concrete road, breathing deeply as three orange...
A resident of Dagon Seikkan pumping water from the ground to wash clothes. Photo: Diageo Southeast Asia
Infrastructure and electricity are priorities for discussion in the new Hluttaw. Only a few MPs from townships...
Yangon Pride 2020. Photo: &proud Facebook page
LifestyleTop 10 16 Jan 2021
Being the first month of a year, January holds a special place in our hearts. It’s the month of new years’...
Residents pump water in Hlaing Tharyar township in Yangon. Photo: The Myanmar Times
Lifestyle 15 Jan 2021
It has been nearly two months since the rain last fell over Yangon. Though many clouds have passed over the city,...
Women sort onions at the Bayintnaung Wholesale Commodity Exchange Centre in this Myanmar Times file photo from 2007. Photo: Lwin Maung Maung
Lifestyle 15 Jan 2021
Onions are an essential part of Myanmar cuisine. Whether it is to fry with garlic to make curry paste, or to slice...
A hammock and beanbag station in front of Lalay Lodge. Photo: Lalay Lodge
LifestyleTop 10 09 Jan 2021
The first week of the new year is usually a time of reflection, and an opportunity for renewal. 2020 wasn’t a...
A great hornbill at Fa Do, Myo Chaung in Kyauk Da Khar township, December 17, 2020. Photos: Aunt Htay Hlaing..
Lifestyle 09 Jan 2021
Balancing on a branch of a banyan tree, on the hillside overlooking the Baing Dar Forest Reserve near Bago, one...
Singer Wine Suu Khine Thein kisses a girlfriend in a story about the first LGBT kiss in Myanmar popular culture. Photo: Wine Suu Khine Thein’s Facebook page.
Lifestyle 09 Jan 2021
As local and global outlets focused on one main health story this year, Myanmar news was also dominated by the...

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