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Myanmar Stunt Bikers Dazzle on Yangon’s Streets

Some are in their 20s, but most are students who dream of going pro.

Myanmar Teacher Sacrifices for Poor Student

Teacher Thuzar Mon earns about $30 dollars a month teaching at a monastic school near Myanmar’s commercial center, Yangon.

Myanmar Tortoises Fight Extinction

Almost half of Myanmar’s 26 species of fresh water and land turtles face extinction as humans capture them for illegal wildlife trade.

Myanmar Town Offers Hope for Marginalized Muslims

In a western Myanmar town, Buddhists and Muslims used to live side by side as neighbors. But since 2012, when inter-communal unrest swept through swathes of ...

Myanmar Trains Special Police for Elections

The recruits will be responsible for directing traffic and reporting suspicious activities to local police stations.

Myanmar Village Women Blacken Teeth

While the western world strives for whiter than white teeth, in one Myanmar hill tribe black teeth are considered beautiful.

Myanmar Watermelon Growers Eager to Cash in on China Market

Myanmar’s trade ministry says watermelon exports across the Shan and Kachin state border into China bring in about US$100 million a year. But the trade ...

Myanmar’s Bottle Collectors at Work

Waste collectors scour the banks of Myanmar’s Yangon River looking for anything plastic that they can sell for recycling.

Myanmar’s Farmers Face Climate Change Challenges

Myanmar is one of the nations in the world most vulnerable to extreme weather and losses linked to climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index ...

Myanmar’s Kayan Return Home to Start Businesses

During the military junta, many left for Thailand where they earned money posing for photos. Now they have come home to sell their food and crafts.

Myanmar’s LGBT Festival Goes Public for the First Time

The "&Proud" festival took place in a country where same-sex relations are still officially illegal.

Myanmar’s Mon State Faces Water Crisis

Villages across the state are struggling to find water. Although water shortages are a yearly occurrence, they began earlier than usual this year – likely due ...

Myanmar’s Muslims Mark Ramadan out in the Cold

The government has struggled to contain rising anti-Islam sentiment since sectarian violence broke out in western Rakhine State in 2012.

Myanmar’s Peacock: A National Symbol Dying Off in the Wild

The Wildlife Conservation Society estimates that only two thousand of the birds are left in the wild in Myanmar.

Myanmar’s Rohingya: ‘The World’s Most Persecuted Minority Group’

The United Nations has called recent violence against the Rohingya ‘a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.’

Myanmar’s Saffron Revolution – 10th Anniversary

Massive pro-democracy protests spread across Myanmar in 2007, drawing tens of thousands into the streets.

Myanmar’s Sea Turtles Fight the Odds

They face dangers from trawling, pollution, habitat destruction and poaching all of which directly impact the number coming to nest on the country's beaches.

Myanmar’s Secret Jade Industry a Threat to Democracy

Global Witness says Myanmar jade sales are worth up to $31 billion a year.

Myanmar’s Snake Temple

Pilgrims travel to the Buddhist temple to pin their hopes on the pythons slinking across the temple's floors.

Myanmar’s Startups Shape Future and Past With Virtual Reality

As Myanmar hurtles into the 21st century after decades of junta-imposed isolation, a handful of tech entrepreneurs are using virtual reality to preserve the ...

Myanmar’s Storied Film Industry Gears up for a Sequel

With freedoms flowing under a new democratic government, the stage is set for a cinematic renaissance.

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Visits Conflict-Torn Rakhine State

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits northern Rakhine State for the first time since an army crackdown against the Rohingya Muslims began in late August.

Myanmar’s Swordsmiths Carry on Ancient Tradition

Blades from the Shan state village of Hamngai are famous for being light and easy to handle.

Myanmar's Edible Bird Nests New Caviar of the East

Edible birds nests have become one of the main industries in Bokpyin, Myanmar and are sold to neighboring China.

Myanmar's Gold Mines: The Environmental and Human Cost

Gold mines in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state hold the potential for vast amounts of wealth. But so far, losers outnumber winners. And the influx of fortune ...

Myanmar's Opium Farmers Cling to Lucrative Crop

Poppy growing in Shan state has helped make Myanmar the world’s second biggest source of opium, after Afghanistan.

Myanmar's 'Smiling' Irrawaddy Dolphins on Brink of Extinction

Rogue fishing gangs are killing the dolphins in record numbers -- threatening the livelihoods of local fishermen as well.

Natural Therapy: Hong Kong's Mountain Warriors

The city's country parks are a necessary balm for stressed out residents.

Near Phnom Penh, a Village Reinvents Itself

In the Samaki Meanchey community, villagers earned a living collecting and selling garbage. Now they make handicrafts to sell in local markets.

Neon Signs Fading in Hong Kong

One of Hong Kong's last neon sign makers continues to shine despite competition from cheaper LEDs.