I was stunned by the news of the demise of Sayamagyi Daw Kyan, a native of Rakhine, at the ripe age of 102 years on 16 November, 2019. Her death was an irreplaceable loss not only to Rakhine but also to the whole Myanmar.
Every country has its National Victory Day, which usually designates the date on which a people achieved independence and became a nation, or which marks some other important threshold crossed in a nation’s history.
Prince Kanaung, younger brother of King Mindon, built the Yadanarpon Dockyard – then known as the Yadanar-pon Factory – on 14 acres in 1864 along the Ayeyawady River on the western side of the capital.
YANGON teem-ing with industrial zones, hotel projects and housing projects was building up its development momentum. Among these pro-jects was Yoma Central Project near Bogyoke Aung San Market that includes Westin Yangon Ho-tel Project.
