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Yangon

Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်, MLCTS rankun mrui, pronounced: [jàɴɡòʊɴ mjo̰]; also known as Rangoon, literally: "End of Strife") is a former capital of Myanmar (Burma) and the capital of Yangon Region. It also served as the Capital in Exile of Azad Hind. Yangon is the country's largest city with a population of over five million, and is the most important commercial centre, although the military government officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw in March 2006.

Although Yangon's infrastructure is undeveloped compared to those of other major cities in south-east Asia, it has the largest number of colonial buildings in the region today. While many high-rise residential and commercial buildings have been constructed or renovated throughout downtown and Greater Yangon in the past two decades, most satellite towns that ring the city continue to be deeply impoverished.

Etymology

Yangon (ရန်ကုန်) is a combination of the two words yan (ရန်) and koun (ကုန်), which mean "enemies" and "run out of" respectively. It is also translated as "End of Strife". "Rangoon" most likely comes from the British imitation of the pronunciation of "Yangon" in the Arakanese language, which is [rɔ̀ɴɡʊ́ɴ].

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MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINA-7TH BATCH-HUMANITARIAN AID SUPPLIES-ARRIVAL

Beijing News 20 Apr 2025
(250420) -- YANGON, April 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The seventh batch of emergency humanitarian ...
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Four Indians trapped in cyber scam networks repatriated via Yangon

Madhyamam 18 Apr 2025
Yangon. Four Indian nationals, previously trapped in cyber-scam networks in the Myawaddy region along the Myanmar-Thailand border, have been repatriated via Yangon. The Embassy of India in Yangon ...
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(SpotNews) MYANMAR-YANGON-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-6TH BATCH-HUMANITARIAN AID SUPPLIES-ARRIVAL

Beijing News 11 Apr 2025
(250411) -- YANGON, April 11, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The sixth batch of emergency humanitarian aid dispatched by ...
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(SpotNews) MYANMAR-YANGON-EARTHQUAKE-CHINA-5TH BATCH-HUMANITARIAN AID SUPPLIES-ARRIVAL

Beijing News 09 Apr 2025
(250409) -- YANGON, April 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The fifth batch of emergency ...
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Why Earthquake Relief Is Slow to Reach Myanmar

New York Times 07 Apr 2025
Critics say the country’s often-incompetent military government has delayed and restricted the arrival and distribution of crucial aid ... .
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Yangon-Mandalay Railway, Mandalay Airport Resume Operations After Myanmar Earthquake

Malaysian National News Agency 06 Apr 2025
Yangon-Mandalay Railway, Mandalay Airport Resume Operations After Myanmar Earthquake ... The earthquake damaged 60 embankments and 11 railway bridges along the Yangon-Mandalay line.
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Myanmar Earthquake | Operation Brahama In Quake Hit Myanmar | INS Gharial Reaches Yangon | News18

News18 06 Apr 2025
India's relief operation Brahama in Quake hit Myanmar; INS Gharial with relief supplies reach Yangon n18oc_world News18 Mobile App - https.//onelink.to/desc-youtube ... .
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Second Pak humanitarian aid consignment for earthquake affectees handed over at Yangon, Myanmar

Urdu Point 06 Apr 2025
<p>ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Apr, 2025) Pakistan formally handed over its second consignment of 35 tons of emergency relief aid for earthquake affectees to Myanmar authorities at Yangon International Airport.
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