YANGON: On Sunday (May 17), the eve of International Museum Day, the National Museum of Myanmar in Yangon came alive with visitors exploring Myanmar's cultural heritage and the value of preserving ...

There’s nowhere in Asia like Yangon any more — a cityscape studded with hundreds of grand and humble buildings from the colonial era amid multiethnic communities that have remained vibrant for a ...

Yangon, in Myanmar, has lost hundreds of colonial buildings to rapid development over the past two decades. A handful of heritage hotels -- think teak mansions and grand colonial facades -- are ...

YANGON, Myanmar — They stand like ghosts from a bygone era, struggling to maintain a shabby dignity in the face of creeping foliage and years of neglect, all the while fueling a debate: Should they be ...

In this photo taken on June 1, 2012, pedestrians cross a road near old colonial buildings in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. There's nowhere else in Asia like it any more: Yangon's cityscape is filled with ...

It’s fair to say the Balthazar Building in central Yangon has seen better days. The rails are rusted, the Italian marble floors are cracked and the birdcage elevator hasn’t worked in more than 40 ...

Evening discussion with Dr. Thant Myint-U, Yangon Heritage Trust; Dr. Ian Morley, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Sarah Rooney, author; Moe Moe Lwin, Association of Myanmar Architects The modern ...

YANGON, MyanmarYANGON, Myanmar — The soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as his friends died. “I heard the shouting,” ...

Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar — They stand like ghosts from a bygone era, struggling to maintain a shabby dignity in the face of creeping foliage and years of neglect, all the while fueling a debate: ...