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Wild Waters: Yangon Region

For the 11th installment in our series on wild swimming spots, our intrepid reporter – locked down by the COVID-19 pandemic – explores some possibilities closer to home.

BY Dominic Horner

Travel, Features, Culture

Ywangan: cave paintings, coffee tours and a white lagoon

This hilly township in southern Shan State has everything from pagoda-dappled mountains and waterfalls to prehistoric artwork.

BY Dominic Horner

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Pinlaung: the ultimate adventure spot in southern Shan

Long overlooked, Pinlaung in southern Shan State offers stunning waterfalls, coffee farm tours and even a bridge for lovers.

BY Dominic Horner

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The Kokang casino dream

Local politicians in a border region known for its frequent outbreaks of violence hope to transform it into the “next Macau”.

BY Nanda

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Protecting paradise in Myeik

An eco-lodge established on one of the most remote islands of the Myeik Archipelago aims to show that tourism development can be undertaken sustainably.

BY Victoria Milko

Travel, Affairs, Features, Culture

A new destination in the Kayin hills

Residents of an attractive mountain town in Kayin State are striving to develop its tourist potential, with help from some partner organisations.

BY Oliver Slow

Travel, Affairs, Features, Culture

In Namtu, an empty town open to visitors

A township in the Shan hills that once produced most of the world’s lead, and much of its silver, is eager to share its fascinating history with visitors from near and far.

BY Kyaw Lin Htoon

Travel, Features, Culture

On top of the world in the Shan hills

It takes a long and arduous day’s hike to summit the highest peak in southern Shan State but the beautiful scenery is worth the trek.

BY Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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.

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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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