Loren Lee Chiesi

Loren Lee Chiesi is an writer, editor, and teacher who enjoys storytelling, travel, and the quirkier aspects of living abroad.

Culture

A home for Om: Yoga in Yangon

The steady growth in global popularity of the ancient Indian practice of yoga is supporting a rising number of studios in Yangon as well as retreats in spectacular locations.

BY Loren Lee Chiesi

Features, Culture

Fashioning a business with French design flair and hand-woven fabric

A French fashion entrepreneur has found satisfaction and success designing clothes and accessories made from cloth created by artisan weavers.

BY Loren Lee Chiesi

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

Stories in this issue

Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

News Feed, News

Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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