Myanmar
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Asia
The transformation of Mandalay, how the Philippines plans to tackle deforestation and Hong Kong ponders its landfill problem.
Shed start
Yangon is abuzz with renewal as entrepreneurs make their mark. Monocle visits the TS1 pop-up, which uses culture and commerce to forge a brand and make a difference in the city.
Open season
Monocle meets the foreign investors and returning natives making the most of a budding business market in Yangon, Asia’s new rising trade magnet.
Forecast 2010: Politics
Where will things kick off in 2010? Will anyone manage to make a new country in the new year? Or oust a tyrant? Or even manage to join the EU?
Model behaviour
In Burma’s new model capital, inaugurated in 2005, buildings are designed to consolidate the generals’ power. But with small steps towards democracy, could Aung San Suu Kyi one day call it home?
Myanmar mirage
Huge changes have recently taken place in Burma: a new capital rises from the plains, elections have been held and the military junta formally dissolved. But is it all a mirage?
