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 ...

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 ...

Explore Naypyidaw, the strangest capital city in the world, located in the heart of Southeast Asia. This massive city features enormous twenty-lane highways that are largely empty and grand temples ...

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 ...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor, which hit around 12:50 pm local time (0620 GMT), caused roads ...