Myanmar moved its capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw in 2005, a decision wrapped in official planning and old stories about spirits, astrologers and troubled energy linked to Yangon’s past.

Resistance forces in Myanmar have launched audacious drone attacks on the capital Naypyidaw, the nerve-center of the military junta, though opposition and military sources offered differing accounts ...

NAYPYIDAW, August 3. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in Myanmar may move from Yangon to the country’s new capital Naypyidaw, Myanmar leader Min Aung Hline suggested at a meeting with Russian Foreign ...

A resistance attack on Myanmar's administrative capital Naypyidaw on 4 April used domestically produced 3D-printed UAVs such as the aircraft depicted in this 2023 photo. This UAV, which appears to be ...

There aren’t any,” says the hotelier with an embarrassed laugh when I ask about the best tourist attractions in Burma’s new capital. That’s no surprise, really. Naypyidaw–the name translates as “Abode ...