| 单词 | Rangoon |
| 例句 | Kinda soggy and cool crab Rangoon, but still. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Rangoon. Deep-fried dumplings with crab, garlic, and cream cheese inside.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As the warm insides of the Rangoon splash onto my tongue, I’m in heaven. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I can tell he still likes me after Saturday night because he’s bought me crab Rangoon. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Last year, a floating Burmese pop-up called Rangoon NoodleLab put down roots on Prospect Place in Brooklyn and shortened its name to Rangoon. 17 Restaurants Where New Yorkers Can Make Up for Lost Time 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z This picture captures his very last step on Burmese land, as he boarded the SS Salween in Rangoon on 21 March, holding my brother Michael's hand and carrying me. Family life 2012-08-17T23:05:05Z Fashion Statement: Views on a muse More top stories Events picks of the week My father's Burmese newspaper, the Rangoon Nation The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award All today's stories Last 24 hours 1. The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z The very first billboard on the road from Yangon International Airport to the gridded core of downtown Rangoon sounds positively Keatsian: "Welcome to Myanmar, the Golden Land." The Rangoon of The Glass Palace 2010-08-26T08:35:00Z His sharp-edged ambition earned him his nickname and enough money to build his parents a teak house, in the style of a Swiss chalet, in Rangoon, as the Burmese capital was then called. Sharky Brings Locavore to Myanmar 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z She was Danish but born in New Zealand and married Lumley's Scottish grandfather in Rangoon. Observer Ethical Awards 2013: Joanna Lumley – National Campaigner of the Year 2013-06-15T23:07:16Z On a visit to Rangoon last spring, I was told in perfect Queen's English by a pinched 70-something tea-shop owner, his mouth full of silver, that I looked like Rock Hudson. The Rangoon of The Glass Palace 2010-08-26T08:35:00Z In it, he wrote that the country’s architecture should focus on historical and regional styles, and resist the “creeping cancer” of modernism that was making “everywhere — from Riyadh to Rangoon” look similar. The Town That Charles Built 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z At the docks in Rangoon, I conjured up a vivid image of my father taking that nervous step into the unknown, against the best advice of friends and relations. Family life 2012-08-17T23:05:05Z “He’s really happy now because I’m calling him like, ‘Dad, how did you make your crab Rangoon?’” More Than ‘Just Takeout’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z “Eating that crab Rangoon was a childhood treat for a lot of us,” Mr. Li said. More Than ‘Just Takeout’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z BlackBerrys don't work in Rangoon but they do in the Wa area … It's a stunning reversal in Burma's geography. Siddhartha Deb welcomes a study of Burma's relations with its powerful neighbours 2011-08-19T21:55:02Z The central subject is the Thai-Burma railway, built between Bangkok and Rangoon by a quarter of a million forced laborers during the Second World War, to support the Japanese in their Burma campaign. Richard Flanagan’s Way With Intimacy 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Food will include pu pu platters and what Major Food boasts will be a “best-of-class Crab Rangoon.” A Grand Tiki Bar for a Less-Than-Tropical Island, Manhattan 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Then they came and searched my house and took me to Insein, a notorious prison in the suburbs of Rangoon. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z Then, in October, Ms. Tun opened Rangoon Spoon in neighboring Gravesend, with a menu wholly devoted to Burmese cuisine. Burmese Cuisine, a New York Rarity, at Rangoon Spoon 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Moe, who is from Yangon, formerly Rangoon, puts some of her fine-dining background into play in dishes like onion fritters, noodle soups and curries. Sami & Susu Opens for Takeout in Williamsburg 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The crab Rangoon mozzarella sticks draw in local diners, who often aren’t familiar with East Asian cuisines, Mr. Wang, 29, said. Once a Bowling Alley Snack, Mozzarella Sticks Are Having a Resurgence 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The tiki-bar craze of the mid-20th century, which fetishized an imagined South Pacific landscape, trickled into American Chinese restaurants by way of appetizers like crab Rangoon. More Than ‘Just Takeout’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Somerset Maugham's seldom-read The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong is a quick, interesting and, above all, sinuously written travelogue of the author's time in the region. The best summer reads ? and where to read them 2011-07-15T13:15:01Z The other components of Rangoon’s mohinga, though, recede before the majesty of its latticelike onion fritter, which looms half above and half below the broth, mahogany brown and crisp outside, turmeric-gold and soft inside. A Burmese Kitchen That Combines Fidelity and Freedom 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Homegrown kale greens up Olmsted’s take on crab Rangoon, while eggs are supplied, one at a time, by a resident pair of quail. Top New York Restaurants of 2016 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z We ate fried turkey and green beans and crab Rangoon. Friendsgiving Will Set You Free 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z When the aircraft wheels lifted off the Rangoon Tarmac, I had that sense of abandoning something that was dear to me, forever lost in the past. Family life 2012-08-17T23:05:05Z When the student uprisings began in 1988 my late husband and I ran a publishing house in Rangoon and I wrote articles for various magazines. Free at last... and they all owe?their lives to Amnesty 2011-04-02T23:11:34Z If Rangoon survives the pandemic, Ms. Moe will probably bring on another dessert or two to augment this one. A Burmese Kitchen That Combines Fidelity and Freedom 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z From frying crab Rangoon to sneaking naps on bags of rice, her story illustrates one family’s struggle to grasp the American dream, but it’s not all stir-fry and fortune cookies. 6 new books to check out during AAPI month 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z And so it has these strange lines out of this guy going into this reverie about being posted in Rangoon. How Burt Bacharach became one of Elvis Costello’s greatest collaborators 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The wadded-up paper filling the body of the takeout container — rather than cargo of a lot more crab Rangoon — is the letdown here. Restaurant review: Itsumono is making some of Seattle’s best food — and great drinks, too 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In the capital Yangon, then known as Rangoon, she was swept up in a student-led revolution against the then junta that had plunged the country into a ruinous isolation. The trials of Aung San Suu Kyi, from heroine to villain to convict 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z She rose to prominence when she returned to Burma in 1988 from Britain and rallied pro-democracy supporters in Yangon, also known as Rangoon, and helped establish the National League for Democracy. Myanmar sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, more verdicts expected 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z On Aug. 8, thousands of people marched in the streets of Rangoon, now also known as Yangon, calling for democracy. From a tiny desk, newspaper editor opens window to chaotic Myanmar 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z A gunrunner’s girlfriend meets a drunken doctor in a Rangoon bar, where she sings. Movies on TV this week: 'The Searchers'; 'Forrest Gump' 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Protesters in Yangon, which is also known as Rangoon, not only included activists, but monks, students and celebrities too. Myanmar protesters counter military might with creative civil disobedience 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z In the capital Yangon, then Rangoon, she was swept up in a student-led revolution against the military junta that had seized power after her father’s death and plunged the country into a ruinous isolation. Newsmaker: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's torch bearer for democracy, detained again in coup 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Myanmar was then called Burma, and its capital, where they grew up, was called Rangoon. A $750,000 Taxi Medallion, a Driver’s Suicide and a Brother’s Guilt 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z In the historic downtown of Yangon – the former capital once known as Rangoon – there are many streetside book vendors, their battered and dusty tomes laid out on the pavements for passing pedestrians to sift through. Top 10 books about Burma 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z In mid-January Rangoon Ruby agreed to pay about 300 workers $4 million in wages and penalties. Waging war on wage theft 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z The scent features notes of rose, osmanthus, jasmine, Rangoon creeper, tuberose, ginger and patchouli. Actress Dakota Johnson discovers life's magic scents 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z About four decades earlier, when Ko Ni enrolled at the Rangoon Arts and Science University, there was no indication of the role he would one day play in his nation’s history. Special Report: In a Muslim lawyer's murder, Myanmar's shattered dream 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Nur Begum was born just after independence, but her family was far removed from the politics of Rangoon and the world beyond. The Rohingya crisis, a year on: four generations of one family on life in limbo 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Thankfully, for the Rangoon Tea House, the storm passed. The restaurateur couple who overcame arson threats 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z In early March, hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Rangoon to protest the proposed changes, standing for a time in front of a massive portrait of Suu Kyi. Burma considers law that could restrict work of United Nations, nongovernmental groups 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The Rohingya have lived in Burma for hundreds of years - they were there when the British/Hindus deposed and exiled the last Mogul of India to Rangoon in the 18th century. Opinion | I Saw a Genocide in Slow Motion 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z He’d moved to Rangoon – its name was later changed to Yangon by the military junta – from a hamlet of peanut farmers and fishermen near the Irrawaddy River in northern Myanmar. Special Report: In a Muslim lawyer's murder, Myanmar's shattered dream 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z OTTUMWA, Iowa — Maung Hlaing was a student activist in Rangoon, Myanmar, protesting a discriminatory government when he fled the country in fear of arrest. Iowa News Digest 3 pm 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Rangoon Tree House also runs a catering business creating canapes for dinner parties or more recently, 2,700 people at a religious occasion. The restaurateur couple who overcame arson threats 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z As a university student in the country’s capital of Rangoon, now known as Yangon, Hlaing joined political demonstrations and faced arrest. Refugee connects Myanmar community in Iowa 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z The journalists were arrested Dec. 12 after being invited to meet police officials on the outskirts of Rangoon, where they were first given some documents, then almost immediately taken into custody. Opinion | Burma prosecutes two for the ‘crime’ of investigative journalism 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z It said they were detained at a police station on the outskirts of Rangoon, the Southeast Asian nation’s main city. 2 Reuters journalists reporting on Rohingya crackdown arrested in Burma 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z From there, they started off for Moulmein, now known as Mawlamyine, a major city about 185 miles from Rangoon. Interpreter sought asylum after smuggling Bibles into Burma 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z He adds that Yangon is also "challenging" for restaurants like Rangoon Tea House because "diners need to jump into a car to travel anywhere". The restaurateur couple who overcame arson threats 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Rangoon University, the country’s top institution, had enough Rohingya students to form their own union. ‘No Such Thing as Rohingya’: Myanmar Erases a History 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z It took place in the residence of the archbishop of Rangoon, who has resisted international condemnation of the military’s operations against Rohingya as “ethnic cleansing.” Pope dives into Rohingya crisis upon arrival in Burma 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z The European Union’s mission in Rangoon also voiced concern. 2 Reuters journalists reporting on Rohingya crackdown arrested in Burma 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z When Luai spoke to the major, he agreed to assign a truck to carry the Bibles on the one-day journey to Rangoon. Interpreter sought asylum after smuggling Bibles into Burma 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z As a result, the Rangoon Tea House houses about 60 of its workers across five hostels. The restaurateur couple who overcame arson threats 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z If you ask us, “Rangoon Creeper” sounds like the perfect name for a new “Star Wars” villain. Red carpet rewind: It's florals, bows and Gucci galore at the 2017 LACMA Art + Film Gala 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The couple made headlines in Burma, with Ms. Yang placing Win Shwe’s name on the deed of a house in Rangoon, but Win Shwe later insisted that they were merely friends. Olive Yang, cross-dressing warlord and Burmese opium trafficker, dies at 90 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z A military transport plane with 120 people on board disappeared Wednesday on a flight from southern Burma to Rangoon, a military spokesman said. World Digest: June 7, 2017 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z From Capitol Hill to Rangoon, the question is whether the Trump administration will continue to nurture Burma’s transition or turn its back at a crucial juncture. As Trump administration focuses on Southeast Asia, concerns over its approach to Burma 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z While under military-enforced house arrest in Rangoon, reporters took great risks to speak to her, to hear her courageous story of resistance. Myanmar's Rohingya: Truth, lies and Aung San Suu Kyi - BBC News 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Yet as incredible as it is to easily get anything from Crab Rangoon to a meatball sub with a few taps of an app, food delivery isn’t perfect. Meet the Startup Trying to Reinvent Food Delivery 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z She spent 15 years under house arrest for opposing the junta, and was awarded her Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, when she was still confined to her Rangoon home. Aung San Suu Kyi Can't, Or Won't, Rein In Burma's Army 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are providing help and support to the family of a British national following a death in Rangoon, Burma, and are in touch with the local authorities." UK teacher sought as British colleague dies in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Embassy in Rangoon released a statement saying it was “deeply concerned by the ongoing fighting” and urged “relevant authorities to adhere strictly to their responsibility to protect civilians.” In Burma’s north, thousands protest continuing low-grade war 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z In the upmarket bars of Yangon, also known as Rangoon, the generals and their families will be toasting President Obama. Surprise as US ends Myanmar economic sanctions - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The modest exhibition at AAPP’s Rangoon office is part of a growing push to openly commemorate the sacrifices of political prisoners in the country, and seek proper recognition for the suffering they endured. How Will Burma Remember Its Political Prisoners? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The embassy, located in Rangoon, said no one was injured. World Digest: July 25, 2016 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Myanmar was known as Burma at the time, and Yangon, then called Rangoon, was its capital. Democracy helps fulfill long-dead Myanmar teen’s last wish 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Thin Yu Mon, a human rights activist in Rangoon who was recently in Washington, marveled at the atmosphere she encountered in a public festival. Can Aung San Suu Kyi avoid the mistakes of Burma’s past? 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Last year, he clamped down on student protesters while serving as chief minister of Rangoon, also known as Yangon. Burma, after decades of military rule, gets an unassuming democrat as president 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Near AAPP’s office in Rangoon is the 88 Generation Memorial Hall, set up by activists and political prisoners who took part in student-led mass protests against the government on Aug. 8, 1988. How Will Burma Remember Its Political Prisoners? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Returned to Rangoon in 1988 to look after her critically ill mother during the midst of a campaign for democratic reform. Aung San Suu Kyi: Power not presidency in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The administration opened an embassy in Rangoon the following year. Obama’s plan to visit Cuba is reminiscent of opening to Burma 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Swire responded on 1 August:“Our officials need to study the material closely and will liaise with the lawyers in Rangoon as to the next steps.” 'This is hell': British man held in Myanmar for 14 months without charge pleads for help 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z He attended a university in Rangoon, earning a master’s degree in statistics in 1968, and went on to graduate work in computer science at the University of London. Burma, after decades of military rule, gets an unassuming democrat as president 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Opened quietly around the anniversary of the uprising last year, the memorial is mostly a collection of photographs from the movement, which was crushed by the military on the streets of Rangoon. How Will Burma Remember Its Political Prisoners? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z In 1940, back in the UK on leave, he married 19-year-old Pearl and they sailed from Liverpool to Rangoon - now Yangon - in October that year. How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z That was Obama’s message when he landed in Rangoon, the old capital of Burma, just weeks after his reelection in 2012. Obama’s plan to visit Cuba is reminiscent of opening to Burma 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Discovered more than a hundred years ago in the Burmese capital Yangon, then named Rangoon, the disease has traditionally been seen as endemic to Southeast Asia and the northernmost parts of Australia. Wake-up call for obscure but deadly infection 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “Right now he’s making crab Rangoon,” the chef said. Out-of-town chefs make mark on New Orleans’ restaurant scene 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The drink was sold by the Solomon family, which owned a bottling plant in Rangoon. Hanukkah with spirit in Yangon - BBC News 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Monday night, as the music blared and pro-democracy forces danced and cheered in Rangoon’s streets, one NLD volunteer was more circumspect. Aung San Suu Kyi’s party predicts landslide win in Burma elections 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The past five years she’s been working on renovating the Rangoon hospital,” he said. Myanmar hopes for end to military rule as NLD looks set for poll win 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The latest take from our reporter Oliver Holmes in the country’s main city of Yangon – formerly Rangoon – is here. Myanmar elections: strong start for Aung San Suu Kyi's party as first seats declared - live 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Outside Rangoon, the busy streets give way to flat farmland, dotted with simple huts with woven bamboo walls, mango groves and palm trees. Opposition party projects victory in Burma’s first democratic election in years 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Still, Sunday was a time for NLD supporters in Rangoon to celebrate. Supporters of Burma's Suu Kyi Celebrate Historic Election 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z On Saturday evening in Rangoon’s Kyauktada township, a polling station in a Buddhist hall welcomed advance voters. Burma Votes in Historic Elections 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Rapid modernization followed, largely in Rangoon, also known as Yangon, and the country’s capital. Luxury cars and KFC: Life in the new Burma 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z I believe in her, the past five years she’s been working on renovating the Rangoon hospital,” he said, using Yangon’s former name. Myanmar elections: strong start for Aung San Suu Kyi's party as first seats declared - live 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z And the heady election buzz around Rangoon hasn’t translated to Burma’s rural periphery, where conflicts between government troops and ethnic rebel armies rage unabated, despite a supposed nationwide ceasefire being signed on Oct. Excitement and Anxiety on Eve of Burma’s Landmark Elections 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z On a recent day, the headquarters for the Ma Ba Tha movement in a monastery in Rangoon’s Insein Township was quiet, its nearby temple holding only a few worshipers of a large reclining Buddha. Hard-line Buddhist monks threaten Burma’s hopes for democracy 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Suu Kyi bristles when people point out all those new cars snarling Rangoon traffic, what she calls “a veneer of change.” Burma Votes in Historic Elections 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z “I will run the government,” Suu Kyi said at a press conference outside her lakeside villa in Burma’s commercial capital, Rangoon. Burma's Suu Kyi to Be 'Above the President' If NLD Wins 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z I believe in her, the past five years she’s been working on renovating the Rangoon hospital,” he said, using Yangon’s former name. Myanmar elections: strong start for Aung San Suu Kyi's party as first seats declared - live 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Election fever is palpable on the crumbling streets of Rangoon, Burma’s biggest city and colonial-era capital. What Confusion Over Elections Says About Burma's Politics 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z How did she keep her nerve when she posed as a European gems importer and filmed with a hidden camera in Rangoon, under repressive military rule, in 2007? Sue Lloyd-Roberts: How did she do it? - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z During the campaign period in Rangoon, NLD red flags, adorned with a fighting peacock and star, were draped from decrepit balconies and decorated sides of cars. Burma Votes in Historic Elections 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z In Rangoon, housewives crammed into open-air trucks and waved red flags emblazoned with the NLD’s fighting peacock. Burma's Suu Kyi to Be 'Above the President' If NLD Wins 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The latest take from our reporter Oliver Holmes in the country’s main city of Yangon – formerly Rangoon – is here. Myanmar elections: strong start for Aung San Suu Kyi's party as first seats declared - live 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The rally in Yangon - also known as Rangoon - was the finale of a nationwide victory tour for the monks celebrating the passage of four bills through parliament. Myanmar's Ma Ba Tha monks flex their political muscle - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z In Yangon, also known as Rangoon, that change is evident in new buildings, nascent shopping malls and, unfortunately, the traffic. Myanmar's diving scavengers and other working lives - BBC News 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Today, on the streets of Rangoon, known officially as Yangon, people, just like anywhere in the world, walk with their heads bowed over cellphones. Burma Votes in Historic Elections 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s a happy reminder of the years the Lindemulders spent in the capital city of Rangoon, where Bill was working as an architect. Weekend Project: Recipe for a Highly Collaborative Curry 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z All were from the Yangon, the city formerly named as Rangoon. Myanmar elections: strong start for Aung San Suu Kyi's party as first seats declared - live 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Seventy years ago, during World War Two, the Allied forces captured the then Burmese capital Rangoon from the Japanese. How a battle in north-east India changed WW2 - BBC News 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z It will feature items such as spiced garbanzo beans, flatbread pizza and vegetable Rangoon. Couple opens Dubuque restaurant, performance venue 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Rangoon’s fleet of taxis included geriatric specimens so rusted that you could watch the potholed roads through the floor. Burma Votes in Historic Elections 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z KFC is now able to operate in the former capital of Rangoon after the US lifted sanctions in 2012 following moves towards a partially civilian government. Crowds flock to Burma's first KFC 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z All were from the Yangon, the city formerly named as Rangoon. Myanmar elections: strong start for Aung San Suu Kyi's party as first seats declared - live 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Ma Ba Tha held a conference in Rangoon at the weekend. Buddhist monks seek to ban schoolgirls from wearing headscarves in Burma 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z We’ve studied 10 townships in the Rangoon Division, and in some townships the mistakes were as high as 80 percent. Aung San Suu Kyi on the state of democracy in Burma 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The men were charged after they used an image of the Buddha in an advertisement for a bar they opened in Rangoon in December. Accused arrives in 'Buddha insult' trial 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z They had planned to walk from the central city of Mandalay to the commercial hub of Rangoon but were blocked by police about 90 miles north of Rangoon earlier this month. World Digest: March 10, 2015 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Shepherding a flock of tourists through the traffic-congested streets of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, a local tour guide shouts over the roar of oncoming vehicles. Yangon's architecture under threat 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The journey makes Yangon, or Rangoon, seem small and backward. The square mile 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z And if things are that bad in Rangoon, how will they be in the border areas, for example? Aung San Suu Kyi on the state of democracy in Burma 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z During the colonial period, Rangoon served as the capital of Burma. In Myanmar, Racing to Save a Colonial Past in Decay 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z That kind of reception was missing this time, but Rangoon still presented itself, in contrast to Naypyidaw’s ghostly and gaudy excesses, as warm and alive as the motorcade wound through the streets. Obama takes on role as adviser and ally for Burma’s pro-democracy aspirations Officials said the subject was sure to come up in Mr. Obama’s meeting with her on Friday, which will be held at her lakeside residence in Yangon, once known as Rangoon. Obama Will Try to Push Myanmar Back on the Path Toward Democracy 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The streets of Rangoon and Mandalay are filled with business people from Japan and South Korea; if the administration were to restore a ban on investment, Myanmar’s Asian neighbors would happily fill the void. On Visit, Obama to Face a Backsliding Myanmar 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Jonah Fisher reports from Yangon, also known as Rangoon. Burmese suspects 'are scapegoats' 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Neruda served briefly as his country’s consul in Rangoon, an unpaid posting that left him poor but led to a passionate love affair with a Burmese muse he called Josie Bliss. In Myanmar, Racing to Save a Colonial Past in Decay 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Census records from the late 19th Century suggest that about 1,300 Armenians were living principally in Calcutta, Dhaka and Rangoon. The preacher refusing to give up keys to a Yangon church 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z In August, Ooredoo became the first of the two to launch services in the country's biggest city Yangon, also known as Rangoon, as well as in Mandalay and Naypyidaw. Myanmar's booming telecoms sector 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z She was also given a plane ticket back to Rangoon, but never turned up, with Eleven Media reporting that she got on an earlier flight. Burmese beauty queen 'vanishes with tiara' from pageant 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Their closeness to the Burmese royal court gave them a particularly privileged status in Rangoon's trading community. The last Armenians of Myanmar 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z But they also contributed to the entrepreneurial zest and trading connections that helped to create the wealth and vitality of imperial entrepots such as Rangoon and Singapore. The plural society and its enemies 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Watsa has an extraordinary memory from when he was about seven years old, and the family lived in Rangoon - Burma then was still part of the British Raj. The 90-year-old sex guru 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z In the country’s commercial capital of Rangoon, also known as Yangon, rents are skyrocketing. Luxury cars and artisanal cheese: Burma opens up, but true democracy still elusive On a sweltering day in downtown Rangoon, volunteers sat outside the party’s headquarters collecting signatures, an activity that would have been unheard of in the days of the military junta. U.S. wanted Burma to model democratic change, but it’s not turning out that way Their influence in the British Raj reached its peak in the late 19th Century, when census records suggest that about 1,300 Armenians were living principally in Calcutta, Dhaka and Rangoon. The last Armenians of Myanmar 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who was consul there at the time, described Rangoon as “a city of blood, dreams and gold”. The plural society and its enemies 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z At the time, the Karen controlled land both east and west of the then capital Rangoon, and the plan was to use the plane to link the two. The story of a 60-year-old hijacking 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z RANGOON, Burma — On a recent rain-soaked night, the ancient gold Shwedagon Pagoda, believed to contain relics of the Buddha, glowed through the mist in Rangoon. Luxury cars and artisanal cheese: Burma opens up, but true democracy still elusive Now in Rangoon, the country’s commercial capital that is also known as Yangon, construction cranes compete for attention on the skyline with the historic gold Shwedagon Pagoda. U.S. wanted Burma to model democratic change, but it’s not turning out that way U Win Tin, a journalist, author and poet who became a leading opponent of the military rulers of Myanmar, where he was imprisoned and tortured for 19 years, died on Monday in Yangon, formerly Rangoon. U Win Tin, Writer Jailed by Myanmar Junta, Dies 2014-04-22T05:01:12Z "We call on the local authorities to release Zaw Pe and we ask the government to ensure that media freedom is respected equally everywhere, without differences between Rangoon and the rest of the country." Myanmar papers in 'blackout' protest 2014-04-11T10:56:08Z The British Embassy in Rangoon echoed these concerns in a statement. Burma’s Racist Census Degenerates Into Violence 2014-04-01T09:53:11Z The last three years have seen far-reaching political change in Burma, but the army has so far shown little appetite for change, or altering the way it operates, says the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Rangoon. Burma army 'using rape as weapon' 2014-01-15T08:10:57Z In 1910 opponents reported him to the chief court of Rangoon after he publicly accused Christians of being immoral, violent and set on the destruction of Burmese tradition. Dhammaloka: The Irish Buddhist monk 2013-12-06T09:30:09Z In a dingy room on the outskirts of Rangoon, I met up with one of the daughters of a student leader called U Sein. The political prisoners who Burma will not free 2013-10-24T00:22:44Z A few kilometres from downtown Rangoon is south Dagon, designated an industrial zone back in the days of military rule. Winners and losers of Burma's opening up 2013-10-21T22:37:28Z In the 1950s, Yangon, then known as Rangoon, was Southeast Asia's aviation hub. Insight: Myanmar's aviation industry booms despite grim safety record 2013-10-21T21:22:30Z In April 2010, a trio of explosions at a Burmese new year celebration in Rangoon, also known as Yangon, claimed 10 or so lives and injured more than 100 others. Burma Violence: Explosion Strikes Rangoon Hotel 2013-10-15T06:35:26Z From there he made a three-week journey by steamer to Rangoon in Burma where he got work as a tally man at a logging company. Dhammaloka: The Irish Buddhist monk 2013-12-06T09:30:09Z So the World Bank's first funding project since it returned to Burma last year is, unsurprisingly, to help the government upgrade an old power-station in Thaton, south of Rangoon. Burma grapples with power supply issues 2013-10-10T11:01:09Z The most ambitious project is a planned industrial estate next to the port of Thilawa, south of Rangoon, to provide an area of reliable power and suitable infrastructure for Japanese manufacturers. Winners and losers of Burma's opening up 2013-10-21T22:37:28Z Your father was an ethnic Kachin but considered himself Burmese above all and aligned himself with the Rangoon elite. Q&A: Gauging Dictators and Burma's Reforms 2013-08-26T05:20:26Z The Traders Hotel in Rangoon, Burma’s largest city and commercial capital, is a hub of social life in this formerly cloistered nation, which is currently enjoying the renewed attentions of foreign investors and tourists alike. Burma Violence: Explosion Strikes Rangoon Hotel 2013-10-15T06:35:26Z His outspoken opinion gained him followers but also made him a figure of some notoriety in Rangoon during the first decade of the 20th Century. Dhammaloka: The Irish Buddhist monk 2013-12-06T09:30:09Z Even downtown Rangoon presents an unexpectedly murky cityscape once the Sun goes down. Burma grapples with power supply issues 2013-10-10T11:01:09Z She is seen here at a meeting of the National League for Democracy in Rangoon. In pictures: Nic Dunlop's Burma 2013-07-29T00:55:21Z A few weeks ago, I flew back into Rangoon airport for a holiday with my family. Discovery of Burma in transition 2013-07-15T14:51:52Z The reports will be made public on the Web site of the newly reopened American Embassy in Yangon, also known by its colonial-era name, Rangoon. U.S. Companies Investing in Myanmar Must Show Steps to Respect Human Rights 2013-07-01T02:18:17Z Perhaps that will look better in Rio and Rangoon. Rhys Ifans interview exposed absurdity of interview genre 2013-06-09T08:04:01Z The Japanese solution to this is a plan to build a massive industrial estate next to the port of Thilawa, south of Rangoon. Burma grapples with power supply issues 2013-10-10T11:01:09Z I went along to the opening of its factory outside of Rangoon and spoke to the company's chief executive, Muhtar Kent. Could Coca-Cola put fizz into Burma? 2013-06-04T23:02:53Z We checked into a brand-new hotel in the centre of Rangoon and went to find some old friends. Discovery of Burma in transition 2013-07-15T14:51:52Z At the opening ceremony for the plant, in a Rangoon suburb, the company said it would directly create 2,500 jobs in Burma over the next five years. Coca-Cola plant opens in Burma 2013-06-04T16:45:55Z Nay Myo Say admits that he was surprised when he heard Khin Nyunt was opening a gallery, but also acknowledges a chronic lack of gallery space in Rangoon, officially known as Yangon. Burma's Feared Ex-Spy Chief Finds New Life as Gallery Owner 2013-05-31T06:05:24Z One garment factory owner told me it was more economic to drive his products 24 hours over the border into Thailand and to ship from Bangkok than to export from Rangoon. Asia's new frontier 2013-05-28T21:12:33Z Earlier this week, more anti-Muslim violence erupted north of Rangoon, leaving one person dead and dozens of houses razed. US announces Burma sanctions move 2013-05-03T07:43:35Z On Tuesday, Buddhist mobs attacked mosques and burned more than 70 homes in Oakkan, north of Rangoon, after a Muslim girl on a bicycle collided with a monk. Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims? 2013-05-01T23:16:32Z The anti-Muslim violence broke out in Oakkan, north of Rangoon, after a Muslim girl on a bike bumped into a monk. Burma violence leaves one dead 2013-05-01T09:12:55Z And last month, a wave of rioting hit the town of Meiktila, around 500 km north of Rangoon. Burma Accused of 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Rohingya Muslims 2013-04-23T05:35:26Z After Cyclone Nargis devastated southern Burma in 2008, the number of women entering the domestic sex industry in cities like Rangoon also rose dramatically, according to local media reports. Can Burma Avoid the Curse of Sex Tourism? 2013-04-12T05:35:30Z That alone may explain why government officers trailed the Guardian to various drilling sites and demanded to see travel visas, and why a very different oil rush is taking place in Rangoon. Burma's oil rush: 'Nothing else in this country gives you money like this' 2013-03-05T07:00:07Z In 1930s Rangoon, amid resorts to direct action, monks knifed four Europeans. Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims? 2013-05-01T23:16:32Z The Kipling Bar Burma’s largest city, Rangoon, is buzzing and change is in the air—nightlife included. A Taste of Burma: Where to Drink 2013-02-26T05:00:00Z Excavations began at Rangoon International Airport, one of three sites, earlier in January. 'No buried Spitfires' in Burma 2013-01-18T08:11:46Z But beyond my naïve first impressions formed in the optimism and bustle of Rangoon, Burma remains a nation fractured along ethnic and religious lines. Burma Unbound: Photos from a Waking Nation 2013-01-14T02:05:21Z Here in Thayet, a township caked in dust about seven hours north of Rangoon, the oil rush began in 1989 after a farmer found crude near his land. Burma's oil rush: 'Nothing else in this country gives you money like this' 2013-03-05T07:00:07Z President would come and give this rather magnificent speech at Rangoon University. Behind the Story: TIME on Burma's President Thein Sein 2013-01-11T05:05:22Z For years, the best bet for a drink in Rangoon was a five-star hotel and these swanky spots still offer good watering holes. A Taste of Burma: Where to Drink 2013-02-26T05:00:00Z It is planning further excavations at Rangoon international airport, where it believes 36 planes are buried, and in the central city of Meiktila. Spitfire hunters discover crate 2013-01-09T12:42:06Z Afterward, as we drove down the boulevards on our journey back to Rangoon, we passed hotels and a shopping mall, islands of modernity like nothing one will find in provincial Burma. Burma Unbound: Photos from a Waking Nation 2013-01-14T02:05:21Z Eyewitness accounts and metallurgical surveys suggest that more than 30 unused planes are buried in crates at Rangoon international airport. Team dig for Spitfires in Burma 2013-01-07T07:00:28Z When I take a flight from Beijing to Rangoon, I land in Burma and can check my Facebook, I can read newspapers with real content and websites aren’t blocked. Behind the Story: TIME on Burma's President Thein Sein 2013-01-11T05:05:22Z People in Burma enjoyed their first ever public new year celebrations, with a $1m fireworks and musical event in the former capital Rangoon. In pictures: New year celebrations 2013-01-01T10:18:22Z Tens of thousands are expected to attend the celebration near the golden Shwedagon pagoda in Rangoon. Burma to stage New Year countdown 2012-12-31T11:23:15Z Ten hours from Rangoon, on a road that turned to dirt then meandered through hills long ago deforested, I arrived at the president’s childhood village, Kyonku. Burma Unbound: Photos from a Waking Nation 2013-01-14T02:05:21Z Tens of thousands are expected to attend the celebrations in Rangoon, which will feature a fireworks display and performances by Burmese entertainers. Celebrations begin to welcome 2013 2012-12-31T11:13:42Z Many local residents travel long distances to work in Rangoon or Thailand Hpa-an, the little capital of Kayin, or Karen, State is set among jagged, green limestone hills along the banks of the Salween River. Building new opportunities in Burma's Karen State 2012-12-20T01:20:45Z Earlier this week, eight people arrested and charged in connection with the protests were released on bail in Rangoon. Monks protest in Burmese cities 2012-12-12T12:49:58Z Some - like on this picture from Rangoon in Burma - walked on burning charcoals to inflict suffering on themselves. In pictures: Shia mark Ashura 2012-11-25T15:51:27Z When I landed in Rangoon for the first time in April 2012 to photograph Burma’s historic parliamentary by-elections, I sped from the airport to my hotel in a rickety but relatively late-model taxi. Burma Unbound: Photos from a Waking Nation 2013-01-14T02:05:21Z “For many years, the U.S. flag meant defiance against the regime,” says Thiha Saw, a newspaper editor in Rangoon, the country’s largest city, where Obama spent six hours. Where Obama's Visit Leaves Burma, U.S. and China Relations 2012-11-23T20:51:20Z The highlight of his visit was a speech at Rangoon University, which was at the heart of pro-democracy protests in 1988 that were violently suppressed by the military regime. Barack Obama hails Burma journey 2012-11-19T13:01:55Z He chose the crumbling campus of Rangoon University to deliver a speech, where protest movements started against British colonial rule and later against the military leadership. What did Obama achieve in Burma? 2012-11-19T18:04:47Z Their body language in Rangoon gave every evidence of affection as well as respect; at one point they looked a little like Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in the well-known Gone with the Wind poster. Burma’s Half-Made Revolution 2012-11-19T18:35:00Z On my last day of photographing in Burma, during a Buddhist full moon festival, I wandered through a slum in the north of Rangoon. Burma Unbound: Photos from a Waking Nation 2013-01-14T02:05:21Z Just a few months ago, the Rangoon airport where Obama landed was decorated with advertisements for local instant coffee brands and jewelry companies owned by the regime’s cronies. Obama's Landmark Visit to Burma Brings Hope, Criticism 2012-11-19T16:05:24Z But, in a speech at Rangoon University, he urged Burmese people to accept Muslim Rohingyas after recent violence. Barack Obama hails Burma journey 2012-11-19T13:01:55Z In the 1990s, student life was largely shut down when the military forced undergraduate students to move to the outskirts of Rangoon. What did Obama achieve in Burma? 2012-11-19T18:04:47Z Signaled its acceptance of the United Nations human rights office in Rangoon. Obama’s Delicate Burma Dance 2012-11-19T14:42:00Z Rangoon University, as it was previously known, was the center of the country’s struggle for independence against British rule. Obama Visit Brings Hope of Renewal for Yangon University 2012-11-14T20:53:22Z Once known as Rangoon University, the school was an educational jewel of the British Empire and teethed on dissent. Obama's Landmark Visit to Burma Brings Hope, Criticism 2012-11-19T16:05:24Z In Burma's commercial capital Rangoon, a spokesman for her National League for Democracy party welcomed the move, saying it would be "good in the long term". US set to ease Burma import ban 2012-09-27T04:11:22Z Burma's capital Rangoon is experiencing a construction boom The European Union plans to further ease sanctions on Burma in response to a perceived improvement in the conditions of Burmese workers. EU plans trade boost for Burma 2012-09-18T12:16:59Z In Rangoon, the streets and hotels are jammed with representatives of foreign companies, foreign-government officials, entrepreneurs—and grifters looking to cash in on the economic opening. Obama’s Delicate Burma Dance 2012-11-19T14:42:00Z A Buddhist monk is pictured through a hole in a wall at a monastery where people gathered in the first rally to mark the "saffron revolution" in Rangoon, Burma. Day in pictures: 18 September 2012 2012-09-18T12:00:14Z They are expected to discuss the political changes in Burma, nine months after they last met in Rangoon. Suu Kyi to see Clinton on US trip 2012-09-18T09:29:13Z Boom Days In Burma Investors rush in as Rangoon starts down the path of reform. Burma’s Boom Days 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z A man rides a bicycle past a roadside restaurant with a large Coca-Cola banner in downtown Rangoon on September 11, 2012 After more than half a century, Burmese are getting a Coke and a smile. Coca Cola Goes Back to Burma for First Time in 60 Years 2012-09-13T06:05:29Z Rangoon is awash in beggars, many of them minorities. Obama’s Delicate Burma Dance 2012-11-19T14:42:00Z Secretary of State visited her in Rangoon last December, but with the Obama administration’s decision this week to lift bans on American investment in Burma, relations may become strained. The Honeymoon May Be Over 2012-07-22T08:45:00Z Ms Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader who spent much of the past two decades under house arrest, laid flowers at her father's tomb in Rangoon to mark what is known as Martyrs' Day. Burma TV airs Aung San memorial 2012-07-19T08:15:42Z In the lobbies of Rangoon’s few business hotels, Western investors in suits are gathering with local businessmen in traditional sarongs to discuss joint ventures, land-lease terms, and profit repatriation rules. Burma’s Boom Days 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z Now that financing was permitted, the world's biggest jet engine and electric turbine maker would eventually look to aircraft leasing there as Burma prepares to build a new airport outside the commercial capital Rangoon. General Electric signs deal to invest in Burma 2012-07-14T13:34:40Z The group is also expected to visit the Burmese capital Nay Pyi Taw and Rangoon. Clinton to meet Burmese leader 2012-07-13T02:23:28Z About 300 people met in Rangoon to mark the event despite the detentions and the presence of plain-clothes police. Crackdown on students in Burma 2012-07-07T14:06:13Z The US is currently represented by a lower-level diplomat in Rangoon. US confirms new Burma ambassador 2012-06-29T23:35:21Z But the scene outside the carpeted conference halls of Rangoon’s top hotels is unlikely to conform easily to slide show predictions. Burma’s Boom Days 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z With a request to open an office in Rangoon still pending, progress would be slow and the company, he said, would limit its work in the country for now. General Electric signs deal to invest in Burma 2012-07-14T13:34:40Z In the event, it meant separation from him and from their children, Alexander and Kim - with occasional initial visits by them to Burma - after she went to Rangoon from Britain in 1988. Retracing Aung Suu Kyi's UK life 2012-06-19T05:06:26Z Activists said the detentions were made in several different locations across the country, including five in Rangoon. Crackdown on students in Burma 2012-07-07T14:06:13Z Not just green shoots, Burma's economy is set to bloom In Rangoon's hotel lobbies anticipation is high. Burma: The next Asian tiger? 2012-06-17T16:00:16Z When he drives, his hands remain clenched in vigilant anticipation of Rangoon’s abundant potholes. Burma’s Boom Days 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z A child worker in a charcoal store October 11, 2007 in Rangoon, Burma. Suffer the Children: Young Laborers Around the World 2012-06-13T02:05:00Z In the commercial capital, Rangoon, colonial era buildings are crumbling, the paint is peeling, and the pavements broken, but there are some visible signs of change. Burma starts work on its tattered image 2012-06-12T16:25:52Z Last month, protests over Burma’s chronic electricity cuts—the classic case of a hydrocarbon rich country unable to power itself—hit the major cities of Rangoon and Mandalay. Will Ethnic Violence Kill Burma's Fragile Reforms? 2012-06-11T22:05:41Z At the main Rangoon branch of Yoma bank, customers wander in with plastic bags full of bank notes. Burma: The next Asian tiger? 2012-06-17T16:00:16Z Real tourists jam the spiffed-up Strand Hotel, a stately relic of colonial Rangoon, and explore crumbling old temples with new leases on life. IHT Rendezvous: As Our World Shrinks, It Also Narrows 2012-06-11T20:18:36Z Thirty years before, Bangkok and Rangoon would not have been that different when it came to their glow in the night sky. The Lady Abroad: On First Foreign Tour, Aung San Suu Kyi Enchants and Lectures 2012-06-01T23:35:35Z Ms Suu Kyi said that it felt like she was back in Rangoon The crowd outside was gripped with a mix of heady optimism laced with a sense of reality. Rapturous welcome for Aung San Suu Kyi's historic trip 2012-05-30T14:02:26Z There were few pictures of Suu Kyi in evidence, compared to her omnipresence in Rangoon and other parts of central Burma. Will Ethnic Violence Kill Burma's Fragile Reforms? 2012-06-11T22:05:41Z There are a handful of cash machines now in Rangoon, but none that work for foreigners. Burma: The next Asian tiger? 2012-06-17T16:00:16Z Bhutan and Japan—for the moldering confines of her family’s lakeside villa in Burma’s largest city, Rangoon. After Nearly a Quarter Century of Isolation, Burma's Suu Kyi Begins Her Global Tour 2012-05-29T20:07:42Z Indeed, protests have erupted in recent days in Rangoon and Mandalay because of the chronic power shortages in a country awash in power generation potential. The Lady Abroad: On First Foreign Tour, Aung San Suu Kyi Enchants and Lectures 2012-06-01T23:35:35Z In fact, she commented that on first impression, it looked like she was still in Rangoon. Rapturous welcome for Aung San Suu Kyi's historic trip 2012-05-30T14:02:26Z Mr Singh is due to meet Ms Suu Kyi in Rangoon, before the opposition leader - who spent years under house arrest - flies to Thailand for her first overseas visit in 24 years. India PM to meet Aung San Suu Kyi 2012-05-29T02:10:35Z At Myint Soe's garment factory on the outskirts of Rangoon, rows of women hunch over sewing machines and irons under neon lights, pressing, folding, hemming, in stifling heat. Burma: The next Asian tiger? 2012-06-17T16:00:16Z Instead, around 400 people attended an evening of music and talks held in the ballroom of a hotel in Rangoon. Burma sees first gay pride event 2012-05-17T17:47:57Z The English army had taken Rangoon and was advancing up the Irrawaddy. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z In Rangoon, just a day after the election, the power cuts that often plague Burma’s largest city, returned after a campaign period of relatively stable electricity. A Historic Visit to Burma by Britain's PM Validates the Country's Recent Reforms 2012-04-13T15:35:28Z For her followers, it was a revelation. On the streets of Rangoon last week, the joy and relief were palpable. Aung San Suu Kyi's Path to Victory by James Nachtwey 2012-04-11T04:05:34Z This week, the dusty sidewalks of downtown Rangoon were awash with that image. Burma's T-Shirt Trade: Suddenly, Aung San Suu Kyi is Everywhere 2012-04-05T07:35:45Z Like Zu Zu, he is new to Rangoon, a striver with big plans. Burma's 'New Era': Hope, Humor and a Long Road Ahead 2012-04-03T12:35:24Z In the timber yards both at Rangoon and at Maulmain, all the heavy work of drawing and piling the logs is done by them. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z A succeeding monarch kept a special steamer at Rangoon, and when the supplies came into the city it was loaded up, and dispatched at once to the capital—500 miles up a river. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z On April 1, in the muggy heat of a Rangoon night, Burmese finally claimed their freedom from fear. The Opposition Claims Victory as Burma Revels in the Freedom from Fear 2012-04-01T19:35:38Z But in Rangoon, at least, people now wear the NLD’s colors, bright red and brilliant gold, proudly. Burma's T-Shirt Trade: Suddenly, Aung San Suu Kyi is Everywhere 2012-04-05T07:35:45Z In other parts of Rangoon Division, which includes Dagon Seikkan, voting seemed relatively orderly, with the occasional complaint about names missing from voter registration lists. A Landmark Election Unfolds in Burma and the Opposition Starts Celebrating Victory 2012-04-01T13:36:23Z On the Irrawaddy, twenty-five miles from the sea, stands Rangoon, the capital of British Burmah, a city of nearly a hundred thousand inhabitants. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Four NLD candidates are running in Rangoon, and they garnered huge cheers and crowds—all unforced and natural. Burma: Election Fever Heats Up and Even the Military's Party Plays Along 2012-03-30T04:05:35Z But for tonight, as the electoral results rolled in from all over Burma—from Rangoon, Mandalay, even the junta’s new bunkered capital of Naypyidaw—it was a time not for speculation but celebration. The Opposition Claims Victory as Burma Revels in the Freedom from Fear 2012-04-01T19:35:38Z At one hotel breakfast in Rangoon, also known as Yangon, a linen-suited European talked expansively about the dangers of doing business in the delta. Burma's Armed Forces Day: Men in Business Suits, Not Uniforms, Seize the Moment 2012-03-28T03:35:35Z With her health much improved though not fully restored, she sailed for her Burman home on the twenty-second of June, 1823, and reached Rangoon on the fifth of the following December. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z We shall long remember him and his excellent wife—a true Englishwoman—for their courtesy and hospitality, which made our visit to Rangoon so pleasant. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At the campaign rally on the outskirts of Rangoon, Burma’s largest city, much appeared as it should be. Burma: Election Fever Heats Up and Even the Military's Party Plays Along 2012-03-30T04:05:35Z A year ago, talk of a ‘friendly’ interrogation at Rangoon Airport might be interpreted as a dark joke. For Burma's Exiled Journalists, the Promise of Reform Brings Peril and Possibility 2012-03-02T06:06:27Z But in the commercial capital of Rangoon on Tuesday, there was little evidence of the men in green. Burma's Armed Forces Day: Men in Business Suits, Not Uniforms, Seize the Moment 2012-03-28T03:35:35Z The poor people of Rangoon fell in hundreds before its frightful progress. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z At Rangoon the track is already laid for a railroad up the country to Prome. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Rooms in Rangoon need to be booked weeks in advance. Is Burma ready for foreign investment? 2012-02-23T01:32:32Z “We believe that with the openings by the Government we are able to work,” he said in a phone interview from Rangoon. For Burma's Exiled Journalists, the Promise of Reform Brings Peril and Possibility 2012-03-02T06:06:27Z Rangoon, a crumbling assortment of colonial edifices and golden spires, is in the midst of a frantic self-improvement campaign. Burma's Armed Forces Day: Men in Business Suits, Not Uniforms, Seize the Moment 2012-03-28T03:35:35Z They sailed from Madras for Rangoon, on the twenty-second of June, 1813, and settled at the latter place. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The Great Pagoda stands on a hill, or rocky ledge, which overlooks the city of Rangoon and the valley of the Irrawaddy. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z On receiving a promise that his life would be spared, the last of the house of Timur surrendered to Major Hodson; he was afterwards banished to Rangoon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The headquarters of the district are in Rangoon, which is also the sub-divisional headquarters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z I have often felt that way," encouraged Hathi; "once I remember, it was in Rangoon, that time I was working in the timber yards. The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z Her health so improved in six months that she returned with her husband to Rangoon. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z In Rangoon there are a number of missionaries, who have not only established churches and Christian schools, but founded a College and a Theological Seminary. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Rangoon was not laid out in squares as it is now, with each street numbered, so that losing your way is an impossibility. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z People crowd around a train track at a station in a Rangoon suburb, Burma, December 2, 2011. Chasing the Dragon: In Burma, All Conversations Seem to Lead to China 2011-12-08T01:05:46Z In the end we lost him altogether, and we were all glad; but strange as it may appear, I saw him again in Rangoon in the timber yards. The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z Clinton got a different picture of Myanmar at her next step in Yangon, the commercial city formerly known as Rangoon. Witness: What not to wear in Myanmar: Clinton's Burma road 2011-12-02T17:26:48Z We brought a letter also to the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Rivers Thompson, who invited us to be his guests while in Rangoon. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At last we met in the club at Rangoon and lunched together. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z "It's a brave new Burma," a friend in Rangoon, the commercial capital, tells me. Burma's New Hope: A Repressive Regime Loosens Its Grip (for Now) 2011-11-30T15:30:00Z No one is absolutely sure why Burma's generals, who earlier this year handed over power to a semi-civilian government still packed with army men, left bustling, dilapidated Rangoon. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z He laughs ruefully when he thinks about its beginnings at the Public Service Training School outside Rangoon, where his preparation seemed more appropriate for a career in the military than diplomacy. After seeking U.S. asylum, Kyaw Win describes former life as Burmese diplomat 2011-11-18T18:23:00Z It is not till one leaves Rangoon that he sees the beauty of Burmah. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z "About six weeks ago, in Rangoon; he was looking very well." The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z While much of the foreign investment flowing into Burma from Asian nations has landed in the pockets of military families or their cronies, an undeniable frisson of commerce exists in Rangoon. Burma's New Hope: A Repressive Regime Loosens Its Grip (for Now) 2011-11-30T15:30:00Z Many civil servants have left their families back in Rangoon. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z Rangoon was ravaged during the Japanese occupation in World War Two, but still retained much of its imperial grandeur when it was granted independence by Britain in 1948. Yangon: From stately city to crumbling symbol of isolation 2011-11-27T04:34:12Z A Russian gentleman whom we met in Rangoon, had just come down from Mandelay, and he described it as the most miserable mass of habitations that ever assumed to be called a city. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z And so I determined not to send him Nelly's gift, but, on reaching Rangoon, to deliver the packet with my own hands. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z This fall, two small protests took place in Burma, one in Rangoon and the other in the city of Mandalay. Burma's New Hope: A Repressive Regime Loosens Its Grip (for Now) 2011-11-30T15:30:00Z Even the generals' children and grandchildren, the pampered princelings whose antics have shocked the Burmese populace, prefer to live in Rangoon. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z This is most certainly the case in the Philippines, and year by year, as the exports of hemp, sugar and tobacco have increased, the imports of rice from Saigon and Rangoon have risen correspondingly. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z While in Rangoon I took up again "The Life of Judson" by Dr. Wayland, and read it with new interest on the very spot which had been the scene of his labors. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z I used to feel inclined to kick him when I saw her picture in his rooms at Rangoon beside that of the other one--you know whom I mean. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Even in Rangoon, simple survival fills many people's days. Burma's New Hope: A Repressive Regime Loosens Its Grip (for Now) 2011-11-30T15:30:00Z The new capital does boast a towering replica of Rangoon's Shwedagon pagoda, the nation's holiest site. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z On comparing them with teak from Rangoon a considerable difference was noted and the characteristic odour was absent. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Fortunately we had on board Miss Haswell, of the well-known missionary family, who had gone up from Maulmain to Rangoon to see some friends off for America, and was now returning. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Rangoon then was not the Rangoon of to-day, and the old king Min-Doon Min, who succeeded to the throne after the war, was still almost all-powerful. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z As he speaks, the lights in the NLD's dilapidated Rangoon headquarters flicker, then die, the curse of a resource-rich country with scant public services. Burma's New Hope: A Repressive Regime Loosens Its Grip (for Now) 2011-11-30T15:30:00Z By contrast, Rangoon, where Clinton will arrive on Dec. 1, is full of soul. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z “Rangoon is hedging its bets and trying to avoid the passive situation of having just one patron,” Lam said in an e- mail, using the old name for the capital of Yangon. Obama Sends Clinton to Myanmar Citing ‘Flickers of Progress’ 2011-11-18T10:41:16Z The Chief Commissioner at Rangoon spoke of it in the highest terms, and makes special mention of it in his Report. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Stevens had selected some good picks at Rangoon, and these formed a not unimportant item of our outfit. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z As far as can be ascertained she made her first appearance in Eastern waters in Rangoon, July 24, 18—. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Following the military takeover in 1962, Rangoon, now known officially as Yangon, was preserved in amber for decades as the country isolated itself from the world. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z His idea was to signal the ship by means of wireless and, by spurious authority, order her to Rangoon. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Only Rangoon vultures surpassed them in numbers and voracity. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z We never met for close on four years; but occasionally I came to Rangoon, the capital of Burma, and there I heard much of him, and always in connection with some story of stupid folly. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z In September, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate attended an anti-dam art exhibition in commercial capital Rangoon without any official harassment. Rare Reversal: Burma Listens to Its People, Suspends Dam 2011-09-30T18:47:19Z But even today, amid the golden pagodas, there are hints of Rangoon's multicultural past: mosques and a Tamil temple, brick churches and a historic synagogue. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z And, since it would take longer than the seven days to make Rangoon, the West Barbican would end her career mysteriously in mid-Indian Ocean. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z On September 26, dozens of Burmese again gathered at a Buddhist pagoda in Rangoon to mark the fourth anniversary of the crushed protest movement. Burma: Could a Peaceful Protest Signal Real Reform? 2011-09-28T01:01:03Z Before I left the club I accepted an invitation to supper with him in his rooms; he had received a port appointment, and was for the present stationed in Rangoon. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z For example, Buddhism, of Rangoon, Burmah, a country of the Indo-Chinese borderland between the yellow and brown worlds, expressed hopes for an Oriental alliance against the whites. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z In fact, Naypyidaw was only unveiled six years ago when a startled civil servant corps was told to pack their bags and head north from Burma's former capital, Rangoon. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z The bogus message read, when decoded: "I have received telegraphic instructions from your owners for you to proceed straight to Rangoon, where you will unload steelwork, proceeding thence to Port Sudan". The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z I secured their promise to wait until I could return to Burma, and then I flew to Bangkok, to Rangoon, to every center of Buddhism where I was known. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z In the mills in Rangoon labour has been imported from India. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z The flour which had been bought in Rangoon was already almost uneatable—full of vermin of various kinds, and of a dirty grey colour. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The official answer was that Rangoon had gotten too crowded. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z They fear a repeat of her last trip outside Rangoon in 2003 when her convoy was ambushed. Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Rangoon 2011-07-04T09:39:40Z So in Rangoon, says Mr. Sprague,97 "I attended a Bahai meeting at which six of the great world religions were represented united in the wonderful bond of friendship and unity." Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Port Blair is in communication three, and often four times a month, with Calcutta, Madras, and Rangoon, by the vessels of the Asiatic Steam Navigation Company. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z In graphic and picturesque phrases he has sketched the events of voyages to the West Indies, to Bombay and the Coromandel coast, to Melbourne and Rangoon. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z But surely the generals felt more immune to attack in their fortress capital than in Rangoon, which is more easily approachable by sea. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z The first, on liberty, was played to an invited audience in London on June 27 and followed by a live question-and-answer session with Suu Kyi, calling in from a cellphone in Rangoon. Burma Deports Actress Cast as Aung San Suu Kyi 2011-06-29T06:01:53Z They got in a cyclone south of the Bay of Bengal, and then steered for Rangoon, off which place they sighted an English vessel steering for them. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z I must say it is nasty stuff, and not to compare to that delicious Rangoon flavour.' Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z MAH MAY was a little Burmese girl who kept a small stall filled with cheroots in one of the crowded many-coloured streets of Rangoon. Told on the Pagoda Tales of Burmah 2011-05-22T02:00:12.060Z Because Rangoon was abandoned by the generals, majestic government ministry buildings now stand empty, colonial-era hulks surrounded by waist-high grass and flitting bats. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z The actress dined with the Nobel Laureate in Rangoon last December, a month after Suu Kyi's release from house arrest in the wake of the country's first elections in 20 years. Burma Deports Actress Cast as Aung San Suu Kyi 2011-06-29T06:01:53Z Activists are taking great risks to leave DVDs behind in Rangoon's Internet cafés, to be discovered by future cyberusers. HBO Documentary 'Burma Soldier' Reveals Life Under Junta 2011-05-18T08:50:00Z While there Blatter laid the foundation stone at the Rangoon national youth academy. Fifa faces investigation into Burma business deal 2011-04-06T23:06:02Z One the account's founders is a media professional in his mid-20s who spoke from a secret location in the country's biggest city, Rangoon. Inspired by Uprisings, Burmese Activists Launch Facebook Group 2011-03-13T14:15:00Z But Rangoon is changing, in large part because of a flood of foreign investment from Asian neighbors who do not impose economic sanctions on Burma. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z Bomb blasts occur sporadically in and around Rangoon, which is the military-ruled nation's commercial hub. Rangoon bomb blast injures four 2011-02-27T22:30:38Z "Had n't they had their turn of Inidan service?—how many years had that grim old major passed in the Deccan,—what weary winters had the bronzed bald captain there spent at Rangoon!" Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z This Hindu devotee in Rangoon takes part in preparations for the Thaipusam festival - during which some people pierce their flesh with spears or with hooks and attach them to structures that they carry or pull. Day in pictures 2011-01-19T13:27:45Z The change of property, in this case, having every appearance of being bona fide, I permitted the ship to pass on her voyage, which was to Rangoon for rice. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Rangoon's center of gravity still remains at Shwedagon, the enchanting golden spire that rises above the city. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z I regretted very much"—here the sensitive lips quivered in a quick smile—"that you became impatient and left the joss-house, that night in Rangoon. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Multiple Fronts Today, despite Suu Kyi's release and the influx of foreign investment that has brought the occasional Hummer and day spa to Rangoon, Burma is still a country preserved in amber. Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's First Lady of Freedom 2010-12-29T08:30:00Z Boys cross a broken bridge spanning the Rangoon river in Burma. Day in pictures 2010-12-27T13:15:10Z Rangoon United hired five players from Africa and Delta United recruited several Argentinians. Burma general wanted to buy United 2010-12-06T14:31:00Z When I meet Zarganar in Rangoon this time, he expresses optimism about the reforms Burma is currently undergoing, particularly the political softening that prompted Clinton's visit. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z You refer, I presume, to the incident at Rangoon—when I came near committing a grave error? Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Even in Rangoon, power outages are as common as junta informants; both leave the populace in the dark. Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's First Lady of Freedom 2010-12-29T08:30:00Z For now, after catching up on business in Rangoon, Suu Kyi says she wants to roam the country to hear the voices of all who live in it, whatever their ethnicity. With Suu Kyi Free at Last, What's Next for Burma? 2010-11-20T06:25:00Z Suu Kyi's words when they eventually came were greeted by a booming applause down Rangoon's University Avenue Road, an area of the city that has remained a "restricted zone" for more than seven years. Burma frees dissident Aung San Suu Kyi 2010-11-19T08:45:00Z The meeting took place at a state guesthouse in Yangon, formerly Rangoon. Burmese Dissident Meets With Party 2009-12-17T07:28:00Z In Rangoon I suffered a moment of indecision, and almost defeated my original purpose. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z In a 2008 cable released by WikiLeaks, an American diplomat in Rangoon bemoaned, "The way the Uncles run the NLD indicates the party is not the last great hope for democracy and Burma." Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's First Lady of Freedom 2010-12-29T08:30:00Z "Everyone's fear is that she offers national-reconciliation talks with the generals, and they don't respond," says a Western diplomat in Rangoon. With Suu Kyi Free at Last, What's Next for Burma? 2010-11-20T06:25:00Z Above the Bay of Bengal, maybe, or at 35,000 feet overhead Rangoon. Baby on board 2010-09-21T01:01:00Z So the party goes on in Rangoon instead — or in Singapore, where some wealthy Burmese maintain homes and bank accounts. How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power 2010-07-22T04:55:00Z She understood how he needed her, there in his bungalow in Rangoon. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z "What we are calling for is revolutionary change through peaceful means," she told me when we recently met in Rangoon. Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's First Lady of Freedom 2010-12-29T08:30:00Z In 1983, North Korean operatives attempted to assassinate the South Korean president in a Rangoon bomb attack that killed 21, and Burma severed official diplomatic relations for over two decades. Burma and the Bomb: Is the Junta Trying to Join the Nuclear Club? 2010-07-09T21:45:00Z He said the mood at the NLD's headquarters in Rangoon was sad but defiant. 'No regrets' 2010-05-06T12:27:00Z Riding one afternoon in Rangoon in a dilapidated taxi that saw its best days four decades ago, I hear a deep-throated purr behind me. How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power 2010-07-22T04:55:00Z Don't know where he was before he turned up in Rangoon, but he vanished as queerly as he'd come. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z That Rangoon summer grew into Burma's version of a Prague spring. Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's First Lady of Freedom 2010-12-29T08:30:00Z But this year's Thingyan festival took on a more sinister tone when mysterious bomb blasts hit the nation's largest city, Rangoon, on April 15. On Burmese New Year, a String of Bomb Attacks 2010-04-19T15:05:00Z A Rangoon resident told the BBC that some of these groups were seen as opportunists playing along with the junta for personal gain. Poll position 2010-03-30T14:37:00Z Amid the crumbling colonial buildings, Rangoon, the country's largest city, boasts glittering nightclubs, day spas and even espresso bars. How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power 2010-07-22T04:55:00Z A French rogue put in his appearance in Rangoon about a month or so ago—an international character; only goes in for big loot. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z When her son Kim was in Rangoon to see her for the first time in a decade, his kindness came in the form of a gift, a puppy to keep her company. Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's First Lady of Freedom 2010-12-29T08:30:00Z In 2005, a set of bombs killed 23 people in Rangoon. On Burmese New Year, a String of Bomb Attacks 2010-04-19T15:05:00Z No compromise The NLD's decision followed a meeting of more than 100 party members in Rangoon. Suu Kyi party to boycott election 2010-03-29T14:18:00Z Five years ago, the country's military rulers spent billions of dollars building a sprawling new capital out of scrubland, forcing many civil servants to move from Rangoon with just a couple of days' notice. How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power 2010-07-22T04:55:00Z "A-a-ah!" sympathized the Kachin, forgetting the rude awakening—they are as eager for scandal, these wild men of the hills, as the most polished Englishman who sits beneath a punkah in Rangoon Cantonment. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z He was arrested in September when he returned to Rangoon to visit his mother, an imprisoned democracy activist suffering from cancer. 2010-02-11T05:00:00Z He was arrested after he landed in Yangon, formerly Rangoon, Myanmar’s main city, on Sept. 2010-02-09T07:24:00Z Her sentence was extended by 18 months last year after a US man swam uninvited to her lakeside home in Rangoon. 2010-01-18T07:10:00Z On the recently built highway from Rangoon to Naypyidaw, the new capital, I meet a 15-year-old girl who spends her days in the 45�C heat carrying chunks of rock on her head. How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power 2010-07-22T04:55:00Z The shopkeeper had none such as he described, he said, but he had some fine cloth of red hue that came from a shop in Sule Pagoda Street, in distant Rangoon. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z When, a few years later, it occurred to Simpson that the crude Rangoon petroleum might serve as a lubricant for machinery and prove cheaper than those in general use, he applied to Christison. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine The rice taken out the shell, called “Sothareysigal,” as follows, of Rangoon, Chittagong, Bengal, etc., etc.:— The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style But Western diplomats based in Rangoon believe that confidence may be grounded more in hope than expectation, our correspondent reports. 2010-01-18T07:10:00Z Even beyond Scorpion, there are plenty of other rich kids roaming Rangoon. How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power 2010-07-22T04:55:00Z But if you are interested, go to the House of the Golden Joss, in Rangoon, to-morrow night. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Some of them had been sung to the banjoes round camp fires, and some had run as far down coast as Rangoon and Moulmein, and up to Mandalay. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. In my first letter I told you that I would go from Rangoon to Penang direct. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The Rangoon soon sighted the great Andaman, with its picturesque mountain called Saddle Peak, two thousand four hundred feet high, a landmark for all sailors. Round the World in Eighty Days The city of Rangoon has, among other notable objects, a celebrated Buddhist pagoda, the great dome of which is covered with solid gold plate. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant Guru Singh found a packet in your trunk showing that you had a berth on the Manchester to Rangoon, and that from there you were going to Myitkyina, to the shop of Da-yak, a Tibetan. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z He was repelled, and the British captured Rangoon. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 It explained in the first place why we took Rangoon, and in the second why we pushed on to see what more of rich or rare the land held. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But the islands were soon passed, and the Rangoon rapidly steamed towards the Straits of Malacca, which give access to the Chinese Sea. Round the World in Eighty Days At a dinner party arranged for me by the American consul at Rangoon, I met many of the prominent men in this- 270 - city. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant "I wired Alan that I was going to Rangoon and would wait for him there," she said, taking up the thread of her story. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z The seraglios he had quitted in Singapore and Kobe and Rangoon were, in his own words, "a thing o' the past." Command The ticca-gharies at Moulmein are three sizes smaller than those of Rangoon, as the ponies are no bigger than decent sheep. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The thing to do, therefore, was to give notice to the English authorities, and to signal the Rangoon before she arrived. Round the World in Eighty Days But the Flying Scud? a deep-water tramp, who was lime-juicing around between big ports, Calcutta and Rangoon and ’Frisco and the Canton River. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) A few days more—a lengthening of the intermezzo, rich notes and chords of harmony to remember afterward—then, at Rangoon, the finale. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z This uncle, who, like his friend Torrens, had gone into the army, was killed in action at Rangoon, long before Gwendolen's day. When Ghost Meets Ghost Try our mutton; I assure you the Club is the only place in Rangoon where you get mutton. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Fix left his cabin, and seeing Passe-partout on deck, the detective rushed towards him, exclaiming: "What, you on board the Rangoon?" Round the World in Eighty Days At the foot of the card was written, “Brig Flying Scud, Rangoon,” and a date; and above or below each individual figure the name had been carefully noted. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) What a coincidence!" she remarked; then explained, "My brother lives in Rangoon. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z "Killed at Rangoon in twenty-four," said the Earl, with another semi-sigh. When Ghost Meets Ghost Very much in the same way I was amused at seeing a steam tramway in Rangoon, and after we had quitted Moulmein fully expected to find the outskirts of civilisation. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel "With all my heart, Mr. Fix; the least we can do is to have a friendly glass to our meeting on board the Rangoon." Round the World in Eighty Days The streets of Mandalay are wide, and laid out in rectangles, as in Rangoon, and, like all towns in Burma, the roads are heavily shaded by trees. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Passage for Rangoon has been booked for you on the Manchester, which leaves day after to-morrow. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z I saw chewing-gum start for Rio and Quaker Oats for Shanghai, patent medicine for Nabat, curled hair for Yokohama, "movy" theater seats for Sydney, tomato soup for Cape Town and corsets for Rangoon. The Harbor The scouts are at Calcutta, and a flying column at Rangoon. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel At eleven o'clock the Rangoon resumed her voyage and a few hours later Malacca had sunk below the horizon. Round the World in Eighty Days While there I heard of an amusing adventure which befell the keeper of the lighthouse at the mouth of the Rangoon River. Burma Peeps at Many Lands The Manchester swung into the Rangoon River some twenty hours late. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Across the room, above the bookcase, was a stretch of silk, a flight of dragons that he had got in Rangoon. The Paliser case A dirty little imp of a boy ran by clothed more or less in a beautifully worked silk putso, the like of which I had in vain attempted to secure at Rangoon. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The captain set the sails at every opportunity, and the Rangoon, under these circumstances, made rapid progress. Round the World in Eighty Days Burma has been called the "Land of Pagodas," and nothing could be more true, for from Syriam, below Rangoon, to Myitkyina, in the far north, is one long succession of these beautiful temples. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Trent decided to remain in Rangoon until the next day; for he intended to explore the mysteries of the House of the Golden Joss. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z After leaving Rangoon the 'Sunbeam' proceeded to Borneo, touching at Moulmein and Singapore. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The work-beast of the city that interested me most was the elephant, and henceforth the elephants of Rangoon shall have a place alongside the camels of Peking in my memory and affection. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions In fact, on the 3rd and 4th of November there was quite a tempest, and the Rangoon was obliged to proceed slowly. Round the World in Eighty Days At all times of the day it is thronged by people, not only from Rangoon, but from all parts of the country, who come to pray or wonder at its beauty. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Which was not indiscreet, for one may safely assume, in Rangoon, that his gharry-wallah cannot understand him when he speaks English. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z While rice is the main element in the trade of Rangoon, teak is the principal article at Moulmein. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Of course, the elephants of Rangoon are not so numerous as are the camels in China's capital, but those that one sees display an intelligence and certain human-like qualities that make them fascinating. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions But Fix did not look upon these things with unconcern; he was very glad that the storm had happened, and would have been delighted if the Rangoon had been obliged to scud before the tempest. Round the World in Eighty Days Separated from the house but connected with it by a covered walk are the kitchens, and in a corner of the garden are the stables, for horses are an essential in Rangoon. Burma Peeps at Many Lands He held a post with the Inspector of Police at Rangoon. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Little more than thirty years ago Rangoon consisted of a mere swamp, with a few mat huts mounted on wooden piles, and surrounded by a log stockade and fosse. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The elephants of Rangoon are as fascinating as the camels of Peking. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions Sails were once more set on the Rangoon and she resumed her route at great speed, but she could not make up for lost time. Round the World in Eighty Days Many little Burmese villages surround Rangoon, where, half buried in the trees and creepers which envelop them, the quaint dwellings lie more or less secluded from the road. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Two days, an interlude; then the Bay, Rangoon and— But would he see her before he left? Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z The drive back to Rangoon through the Dalhousie Park and Gardens, once the appanage of a royal palace, was perfectly delightful. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Rangoon is a city of gorgeous colors and varied human types. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions He approached Mr. Fogg, and said: "Were you not one of the passengers on board the Rangoon yesterday, as well as myself?" Round the World in Eighty Days All this side of Rangoon life is very pleasant and very interesting, but it is not Burmese. Burma Peeps at Many Lands I go to Rangoon to—" "If you're not a servant, then you had no business out of the steerage. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z There is a small native village close by, and also a post-office, telegraph-office, and pilot station; while in the neighbourhood are many of the summer-dwellings of the Rangoon and Moulmein merchants. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' If there were nothing else to see but the people on the streets, a visit to Rangoon would be memorable, for nowhere else on earth perhaps is there such butterfly-like gorgeousness and gaudiness of raiment. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions The country there was very far away from all the big towns; the people were not civilized as those of Mandalay or of Rangoon; the pagoda was a very small one. The Soul of a People I have tried to give you some little idea of the life of the streets, and now let us see something of the life of the "Sahib" in Rangoon. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Ann Judson was not only the first American woman to enter the foreign mission field, but also the first lady missionary, or missionary's wife, to visit Rangoon. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines About four o'clock we met the 'Rangoon' coming up. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' A view of their interiors was of course forbidden me on account of that cursed system of caste which prevails from Peshawur to Rangoon and from Cashmere and Thibet to Cape Cormorin and Ceylon. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 You could drift all the way from Bhamo to Rangoon on a log, and I am sure no one would try to pick you up unless you shouted for help. The Soul of a People Most beautiful of all their buildings is the pagoda, as their temples are called, and most beautiful, perhaps, of all the temples in Burma is the great Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon. Burma Peeps at Many Lands They were anxious to settle in Rangoon, but everyone assured them that Lower Burma was not yet ripe for missionary work. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The navigation from the sea to Moulmein up the Salwen is far more difficult than the passage up to Rangoon. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' It is the third largest in the world, and once was in the bottom of the Rangoon River, for the English were carrying it away when it toppled over and sank. Round the Wonderful World Not very many years ago an officer in Rangoon lost some currency notes. The Soul of a People But you reappeared in Mandalay, attired as a street fakir; and you limped all the way to Rangoon. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Nevertheless, the Judsons sailed for Rangoon, and in July, 1813, were ascending the Rangoon River, delighted with their first glimpse of the country. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines One may leave Rangoon in a comfortable train, and in about eighteen hours reach the old capital of Upper Burma, the beautiful Mandalay, which is nearly four hundred miles distant. India, Its Life and Thought When we arrived in Burma yesterday we came up the river Irrawaddy, which at its mouth is called the Rangoon River. Round the Wonderful World We were both at the mission-school in Rangoon, and we were married there, "for ever and for ever," so the padre said. The Soul of a People He was transported to Rangoon, and died there on the 7th of November 1862. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The Burmese territory in the Malay peninsula had formerly belonged to Siam, and after its annexation to Burma many of the Siamese came to live at Rangoon. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines It was once carried away by the British and lost in the Rangoon River. India, Its Life and Thought Frighten him away, he's after those chocolates wrapped in silver paper that you brought up from Rangoon. Round the Wonderful World There may be a few travelling merchants from Rangoon or Mandalay, most of whom are men; but nearly all the retailers are women. The Soul of a People Here in Rangoon, however, all these peoples preserve their distinctive characteristics of dress and language, so that racial differences are more apparent. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions The war in Burma prevented their proceeding to Rangoon, so they settled down at Calcutta, to study the Burmese language with the aid of Mr. Judson's books. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The writer spent a few days at the missionary centre in the outskirts of Rangoon. India, Its Life and Thought Hose, mops, and holystone, until the teak looked as if it had just left the Rangoon sawmills; then the brass, every knob and piping, every latch and hinge and port loop. The Pagan Madonna It stands on a small conical hill just behind the city of Rangoon, about two miles away from the wharves and shipping in the busy river. The Soul of a People Rangoon is probably the capital city of Buddhism, for here at any rate is its most splendid temple. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions As the Judsons drew near to Rangoon they saw on the hill, near by, the great Shway Dagon Pagoda with its tall, gilded spire shining in the sun with a brilliancy that was dazzling. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines Landing at Rangoon, which is the doorway of the land, he re�mbarks upon one of the sumptuous Irrawady River boats and steams northward another thousand miles into the very heart of the country. India, Its Life and Thought Kyoto, Manila, Hongkong, Singapore, Rangoon, Calcutta, Bombay and Colombo—each has marked traits that differentiate it from all other cities, but several have marked likenesses. The Critic in the Orient While I was in Rangoon I tried a number of cases of over-driving, of using ponies with sore withers and the like. The Soul of a People On our way to Rangoon our first stop was at Port Swetterham, from which we motored twenty-seven miles to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States—federated under the British Crown. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Mr. and Mrs. Judson landed at Rangoon not only unmolested, but with a friendly greeting from the natives. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The first object which attracts the eye soon after the ship enters the river, and while still twenty miles from the harbour, is the far-famed pagoda of Schwey Dagon, in Rangoon. India, Its Life and Thought The chief object of interest in Rangoon is the great Shwe Dagon pagoda, which dominates the whole city. The Critic in the Orient At least, I never knew but one hackney-carriage driver either in Rangoon or Mandalay who was a Burman, and he very soon gave it up. The Soul of a People Our Baptist College at Rangoon is caring for the higher grades of education, and is preparing hundreds of young men for teaching and for government service. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions The news reached Rangoon that the King of Burma was highly displeased at the conversion of his subjects, and intended to punish both missionaries and converts. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines In and around the vast empire of India you have Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, with many similar strongholds; Rangoon, on the Irawady river, commanding and even menacing Burmah. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 The great golden pagoda itself is the dominating feature in every view of Rangoon, just as the Washington monument dominates all other structures in Washington. The Critic in the Orient South of the Bay of Bengal, a cyclone struck the Emilie and she was steered for Rangoon, where— “The flying fishes play, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder, Outer China across the Bay.” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Maulmain, our second object of interest and visitation, is one hundred and seventy-one miles distant from Rangoon on the south and east. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions After two years in America she returned to Rangoon in good health; and Mr. Judson now decided to avail themselves of the King of Burma's invitation to settle at Ava. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines As usual, the trouble started with complaints of the British merchants at Rangoon calling for the Second Burmese war protection of their country. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) My stay in Singapore was four days, due to the fact that it was necessary to wait here for the departure of the British West India Company's steamer for Rangoon and Calcutta. The Critic in the Orient Rangoon was easily captured, but the expedition was disabled from advancing up the river Irawadi by the want of adequate supplies and the deadliness of the climate. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) From Rangoon as a center of operations, we went first to Bassein, where our Burman and our Karen schools for boys and girls are beautifully located. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Leaving the Rangoon mission in charge of his assistant missionaries, he started with Mrs. Judson on the long journey up the Irrawaddy to the capital. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The Fall of Rangoon three terraces of the great Pagoda there were carried by storm, and the British flag hoisted over the golden dome of the sacred Pagoda. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) One of the characteristic sights of Rangoon is that of the big Siamese elephants piling teak in the lumber yards along Rangoon river. The Critic in the Orient The New York and Rangoon Petroleum Company, when I last knew about it, “still lived.” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages “I 369 met him first in Rangoon,” she began slowly, without raising her eyes. The Place of Honeymoons He had been summoned from the frontier to proceed towards Rangoon to drive out the British, and on arriving at Ava he was received with wild enthusiasm. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The British soldiers nowhere found foes worthy of Siege of Rangoon their steel. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The pagoda, which is about two miles from the business center of Rangoon, is built upon a mound. The Critic in the Orient He was an Englishman named Arundel, and was in some Government employment in Rangoon. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 The Waterlily, which was then on the point of sailing for Calcutta, was, at this time, chartered at a big figure by some rich merchants to take a cargo of provisions to Rangoon. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 But the end of the war was a long way off, and in the middle of February it became known that the English had quitted Rangoon and were marching to Ava. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines They made a stand at Donabew, some forty miles from Rangoon, where they held the British in check. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Here were thousands of logs which had been cut far up in the teak forests of the interior, dragged through the swamps of the Irrawaddy by elephants, then floated down the great river to Rangoon. The Critic in the Orient Rangoon is located on the ocean and is furthermore aided by the Irrawaddy River, which is navigable for over nine hundred miles. Travels in the Far East On the shores of one of them is situated the town of Rangoon, a biggish place, with a good deal of trade. The Three Commanders Many native Christians, converted under Mr. Judson at Rangoon, lived at Moulmein, and consequently the Boardmans' work was not entirely among the unconverted. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines In May, the British expedition, having marched straight to Burma, occupied the capital Rangoon, which was found deserted and denuded of all supplies. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) "I liked Rangoon," he even told a friend. The Green Beret Rangoon's increase has been phenomenal for this latitude; in 1852 it was a small fishing village; in 1904 the inhabitants numbered two hundred and fifty thousand, and there has since been a marked increase. Travels in the Far East Leaving a garrison at Martaban, we proceeded to Rangoon, which had not given in. The Three Commanders I talked with the rajah on board, who has used her for over a year, and has made a trip to Rangoon in her. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics |
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