Christmas & New Year: Reasons for Season
Christmas's English term "mass of Christ's day" is of fairly recent origin. Since the early 20th century, Christmas has also been a secular family...
Myanmar’s Property Investment Scene
In urban spaces in Myanmar, the maze of new constructions seems to indicate that real estate business is booming and a lot of people,...
Save It on the Platter
Roughly one third of the food is produced in the world for human consumption every year yet more than 800 million people in the...
Yangon – A Destination to Learn Meditation
Living in Myanmar is a different experience. The whole country is quieter, calmer than the rest of bustling Asia, beautifully, naturally green, with an...
Meditation for Happiness – Vipassana for the Common Man
Thousands of years ago, Gautama Buddha found that suffering is part and parcel of everyone’s life, albeit in different forms. For some suffering is...
The Future of Myanmar E-Commerce
Remembering history correctly, mobile phone access in Myanmar was at a miserable 2% until 2011. A single SIM card was being retailed at $600....
Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing Festivals
The Thadingyut Festival, also known as the Lighting Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Thadingyut. Myanmar is rich...
Attitude of Gratitude
Lord Buddha said, “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little,...
Digital money: The promise of access to finance and the risk of over-indebtedness From...
Access to finance is considered as one of the main elements in empowering entrepreneurs and pulling the poor out of poverty. However, banks and...
Promising Digital Payments in Myanmar
Myanmar has changed a lot since becoming an attractive investment destination. Many businesses are always trying to modernize their products and services to cope...