In November, 2013, I set out to find a suitable apartment in Yangon. The below entry details some of my experiences in locating housing in a real estate market where serviced condos and office spaces are leased for higher rates than in Singapore.
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Myanmar’s traditional form of boxing — Lethwei (CNN)
I got into journalism because I get joy out of giving a voice to the voiceless. This past week, my latest feature for CNN did just that. In covering the Thut Ti Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Club in Yangon, I got to share personal perspectives of a centuries old martial arts from the stewards that love …
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The world’s last great mobile revolution is about to begin
There is a village of thatched wooden and bamboo huts just outside a Monywa in northern Myanmar where even the richest family has nothing more than a dirt floor and rickety TV set. One household has spent years of savings on a large red and black Sony stereo system, but other that these electronic luxuries, wealth is …
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Myanmar 2 years on: Overseas banking and the telecom revolution
When I first visited Myanmar in 2011, power cuts were frequent, ATMs were exasperatingly inaccessible for customers of non-domestic banks (forcing visitors to budget their entire trip ahead of time!) and SIM cards were, quite insanely, around the 500-dollar mark. At the time, Hillary Clinton was scheduled to arrive in the next two weeks, tasked …
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Mini Myanmar: Time-lapse video
This video brings the minute details of Myanmar to life, as seen through the lens of a scratchy ant farm tank. The photographers, Little Big World, have shot in an assortment of other great countries and cities as well, such as Toy Thailand and Forbidden Little City. And you thought the world couldn't get any …
Justin Calderón 