YANGON -- Fewer people in Myanmar wear traditional longyi attire on a daily basis these days, but one fashion brand is spurring renewed interest in the tube-shaped fabric with contemporary ...

is still widely admired for the elegant Burmese outfits she wears at public appearances. But while many still prefer traditional clothes, especially the sarong-like longyi worn by both men and ...

Pulling low wooden stools out from under a short square table, a group of longyi ... from traditional cramped, bustling and loud tea shops. The food menu still has traditional Burmese tea shop ...

In the heart of Myanmar, a few miles south of Mandalay, lies the textiles town of Wundwin. For more than 60 years, the area has been the primary production hub of the longyi, a traditional Burmese ...

In the street, bare-chested teenage boys in a circle play a rowdy game of chinlon, a sort of acrobatic Hacky Sack, while potbellied men in T-shirts and longyi, the traditional Burmese sarong ...

htamein: type of longyi worn by women. hti: spire of a Burmese pagoda. Jatakas: stories of the earlier lives of the Buddha. kamma: in Buddhism, the principle of causality in moral experience.

[Photo/Agencies] With Myanmar emerging as a manufacturing ... But while many still prefer traditional clothes, especially the sarong-like longyi worn by both men and women, fashions are starting ...