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Finland / Iceland / International relations / Myanmar / Norway / Sweden

Myanmar’s military launches coup: Aung San Suu Kyi and state leaders arrested

February 1, 2021 - by Zazithorn Ruengchinda - Leave a Comment

Myanmar’s military has seized power in a coup in the early hours on 1 February and placed Myanmar’s state counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s President Win Myint, and …

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Construction, infrastructure / Denmark / Myanmar / Sustainability

Denmark participating in sustainable urban planning in Yangon

June 8, 2020January 12, 2021 - by Zazithorn Ruengchinda - 2 Comments.

The Royal Danish Embassy in Yangon has announced a green initiative plan in Myanmar. The statement said: “Earlier in May, Denmark signed an agreement for support to @DohEainYGN, a social …

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Denmark / Healthcare / Myanmar

Denmark donated medical gowns and masks communities in Yangon

June 2, 2020 - by Zazithorn Ruengchinda - Leave a Comment

The Deputy Head of Mission of the Danish Embassy, Ms Hanne Carus, handed over 7000 sets of disposable isolation gowns to the community fever clinics in Yangon Region. The gowns …

Denmark donated medical gowns and masks communities in Yangon Read More
Denmark / General news / Healthcare / Myanmar

Denmark donates 50,000 masks to Hlaing Tharyar community in Myanmar

May 21, 2020 - by Zazithorn Ruengchinda - Leave a Comment

Denmark has donated 50,000 medical grade masks for the vulnerable community in Hlaing Tharyar Township, which is one of the most populated townships in Yangon Region with a large number …

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Denmark / Entrepreneurship / IT Telecom / Myanmar / Sponsored content

Martin’s Myanmar mission: Getting a grip on the work place hierarchy

November 29, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

“I felt I came too late,” Martin Hamann says about his arrival in Myanmar in 2014. He felt that it was too late to experience the real, unspoiled Myanmar. “I …

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Denmark / Myanmar / Norway / Singapore / Thailand

How to be a good expat in Myanmar

November 29, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to live in a country that has only recently started opening up to the world outside its own borders? ScandAsia has …

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Myanmar / Traveling around

Following the newly paved tourist path in Myanmar

November 10, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

Countries undiscovered by average Joe and plain Jane are a rare site these globalised days. If you’re not up for paying countries like North Korea and Syria a visit, it …

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myanmar naypyidaw
Myanmar / Traveling around

Abandoned town or capital?: Explore this strange city in Myanmar

November 10, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - 2 Comments.

If you drive about 5 hours directly north of Myanmar’s old capital Yangon, you will find a large city which appears abandoned. You have now arrived at the country’s new …

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Birgitte Weeke myanmar yangon
Cambodia / Denmark / Entrepreneurship / Laos / Malaysia / Myanmar / Sponsored content / Thailand

Asian adventures: The sun always shines on Birgitte

October 29, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

Birgitte Weeke might just have the most genuine smile I have ever seen despite the fact that I’m late due to Yangon’s morning traffic. She’s sipping coffee as she sits …

Asian adventures: The sun always shines on Birgitte Read More
jørn kristensen miid myanmar
Denmark / International relations / Myanmar / Singapore / Thailand

Dane about life in Myanmar in 1991: “My phone was tapped”

October 24, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

No shops, no good restaurants, no super markets and no private satellite dishes allowed, so no international news. That was the reality when Jørn Kristensen and his wife, Astri, arrived …

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shwedagon pagoda myanmar yangon
China / Hospitality / Myanmar / Singapore / Thailand

Unique Yangon: “Blood” splatters and men in skirts

October 24, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - 1 Comment

Developing. That would be the best word to describe the largest city and former capital of Myanmar, Yangon, previously known as Rangoon. Before arriving in Yangon, I didn’t have many …

Unique Yangon: “Blood” splatters and men in skirts Read More
myanmar living expat tourism
Community news / Denmark / Hospitality / Myanmar / Norway

Astri is in love with Myanmar: Hoping the tourists will return

October 18, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

Entering the Sule Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, is overwhelming. The high-ceilinged lobby is adorned with intimidating columns and large armchairs. An excessive chandelier lights up the huge room. …

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