I can't sleep nights and the reason is that I feel so homesick,” says Aung Thu Soe, Sagaing native now sitting in a Japanese cafe whispering under the muzac ...
YANGON, 11 December 2018: Southern Myanmar's Tanintharyi region, a narrow strip down to the nation's southern tip, recently unveiled plans to boost growth ...
Coconuts Singapore x Hilton | 72 magical hours in Mandalay. This article, Enchanting Mandalay: A *fresh* guide to Myanmar's ancient city, originally appeared on ...
The first ever Criterium Bike Race will be held on 11 November in Mandalay where five ASEAN countries and Myanmar are to compete in different road race ...
An unrelenting athlete was Myanmar's only competitor in para-cycling at the recent Asian championships and he hopes to compete in more international events.
SINGAPORE - The were so confident of winning the OCBC Cycle Speedway South-east Asia Championship, that captain Anuar Manan said he saw "no ...
The 2018 OCBC Cycle Speedway Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship eyewitness plenty of drama and suspense, as the budding cyclists from Team Myanmar ...
What remains of the ancient and mighty Pyu kingdom was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2014 and makes for an intriguing part of a trip to the ...
Despite formidable challenges, including legal ambiguity and drivers with an attitude problem, a grassroots group is striving to make Yangon more bicycle ...
The first-ever criterium bicycle race in Myanmar took place in Mandalay on Sunday, with participants from six Asian countries competing, according to the ...
Myanmar will host the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship for the first time next month, with 400 participants expected to enter.
YANGON, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will soon hold a criterium bike race in Mandalay on November 11, the official Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper ...
The region's most scenic spots can be explored on two wheels. CNA Lifestyle takes a look at the top cyclic routes close to home, from Bagan's ...
Once more, Burmese students are fomenting a revolution – a cycling one this time.
After you've done a boat trip on Inle Lake, take a two-wheeled tour of the local cafes and wineries, which are set amid stunning scenery.
As the rains ease off, it's time to leave the city commotion behind and embrace the great outdoors for an experiential cycle adventure in the glorious green ...
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iranian cyclist Arvin Moazzami has won a bronze medal in the men's road race individual time trial at the 2018 Asian Road and Para ...
Article 25's cycling expedition to Myanmar has so far raised £33000 to continue its work in the country, and has separately raised a further £105805 from its ...
Facebook published an independent report, which outlined its shortcomings in failing to stop an onslaught of misinformation in Myanmar.
SINGAPORE - Sports masseuse Tan Geok Mei could barely find her balance on a bicycle a month ago. But on Sunday morning (May 6), the 35-year-old was ...
With miles of cycle lanes and a successful bike-rental scheme, Malmö is today one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities. A fun hotel designed especially for ...
The Myanmar cycling Federation looks to revive the team's fortunes after posting a meagre medal count at the Myanmar-hosted 2013 SEA Games. Douglas ...
Bruce Foreman, the Sai Kung photographer and bike tour operator, has ramped up his itinerary for the rest of the year. He is offering cycling packages through ...
Ammanis are bad drivers. In what appears to be an effort to outdo the British urban car user, who is never without a phone in one hand, residents of Jordan's ...
The Canadian Senate voted unanimously to strip Suu Kyi, Myanmar's civilian leader, of the symbolic honor bestowed on her in 2007.
Track cyclists usually lean on their trainers for balance at the race starting point. Here, national coach R.K. Sharma helps Esow with his start at the Track Asia ...
PARIS (Reuters) - France plans to more than triple the share of cycling in transport with a multi-year plan to build better bike lanes, financial incentives for bicycle ...
From magnificent Buddhist monuments to glimpses of traditional rural life, saddling up for a cycling trip is the ideal way to experience Myanmar's charms.
DUSHANBE, Tjikistan, 7 August 2018: En route to mountainous Tajikistan's “roof of the world” lies a hastily-erected memorial to four bike tourists killed in an ...
Every Friday at 10pm the workers of BikeWorld Myanmar lock the doors to the Hlaing Township shop and wish a safe ride to the swarm of local cyclists that ...
To paraphrase from the Songs of Solomon: The rains are over and gone, the season of racing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land... and there are ...
As motor-vehicle-related bike deaths have risen alarmingly in the last decade, the Tampa Bay metro area has proven to be the deadliest place for a cyclist. Now ...
May 20 is Bike to Work Day in the United States, where, according to the League of American Bicyclists, the number of cycling commuters grew by 62 percent ...
All the #Myanmar #news you need to know for October 16, 2018. Morning news from Myanmar. Myanmar business news.
The world is facing all sorts of ecological problems caused by humans. Most of us contribute to polluting our planet on a daily basis. But three young people from ...
According to a new study, riders in the belly of a peloton are exposed to 95% less drag than they would experience riding alone.
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled persecution, organised slaughter and rape in their homeland of Myanmar. Now, some of them are being sent ...
The cycle industry calendar is to be shaken up with the arrival of 'ASEANBIKE powered by Eurobike'. Coming to Bangkok, Thailand over 3-5 October 2019, ...
Britain's Simon Yates all but assured himself victory in the Vuelta a Espana by finishing third in Saturday's 20th and penultimate stage.US.
New Zealand's Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter announced on Wednesday that she had delivered her first child, a baby boy, after cycling to hospital and ...
India on Thursday deported seven Rohingya immigrants, who have been staying in Assam illegally, to their country of origin Myanmar, in a first such move.
Italian rider Alessandro de Marchi ended a three-year wait for an individual grand tour stage win with a dominant performance to take victory on stage 11 at the ...
Simon Yates won the Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday to complete an unprecedented hat-trick of British Grand Tour winners in 2018.
ESPELETTE, France (Reuters) - Geraint Thomas barely had to attack to all but secure his maiden Tour de France title on Saturday, taking full advantage of Team ...
While being “bicycle-friendly” has been championed in Hong Kong's new towns and other areas featuring comprehensive cycle track networks, officials have ...
Hanoi (VNA) - Young cyclist Nguyen Thi Thu Mai won a bronze medal at the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship which concluded in Myanmar on ...
Cycling teams are being "taken for granted" by world governing body the UCI and fear that planned reforms will continue to leave them short-changed, according ...
Wearing the yellow jersey on the Tour de France is obviously an amazing experience for any rider, but it comes with increasing pressure for Geraint Thomas as ...
Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford faces big decisions as he attempts to keep four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome and this year's champion Geraint ...
As Myanmar holds its biggest videogame tournament yet, the competitive e-sports scene is struggling to go professional.
Vietnamese cyclist Nguyễn Thị Thật has jumped two places in the International Cycling Union (UCI)'s rankings to 34th, making her the highest ranked Asian in ...
(Reuters) - The Tour de France trophy won by Team Sky's Geraint Thomas earlier this year has been stolen during a cycle show in Birmingham, the British team ...
Geraint Thomas became the first man to win up l'Alpe d'Huez with the yellow jersey on his shoulders on Thursday as he extended his Tour de France overall ...
How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Max Fisher, a reporter based in London who co-writes The ...
Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome will line up at next month's Tour of Britain rather than the final Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a ...
Australia is considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar over atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority.
Last year, as Rohingya Muslim men, women and children ran from their burning villages in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, an alarmed world turned to the ...
Former pro cyclist Floyd Landis is taking his money from a government settlement with Lance Armstrong—and launching a new cycling team.
LONDON (Reuters) - Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said he intended to negotiate a new deal for Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas after the Welshman ...
Divij Shah, Harinder Singh and Madhu Bagri won medals for India at the Asian Para-Cycling Championships.
The Tour de France is being officiated with the help of replay technology for the first time in its 105 year history, with a modern twist.
Denise Mueller-Korenek shatters an eccentric land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Intrepid cyclist Josh Cunningham talks us through his five favourite roads to ride through Asia. On your bike. Back in 2015, Josh Cunningham cycled from ...
(Reuters) - Lance Armstrong's former cycling team manager Johan Bruyneel was banned from cycling for life on Wednesday after a successful appeal by the ...
The sudden resignation of Myanmar President Htin Kyaw is a worrying development for the country's future, according to one politics watcher, especially as a ...
Men and women cyclists will join forces in a new event being introduced at next year's Road World Championships in Britain as part of a move by the sport's ...
Germany's Olympic and world sprint cycling champion Kristina Vogel is in intensive care following a serious crash in training, the German Cycling Federation ...
IT'S been exactly one year since Rohingya Muslims began a mass exodus to escape persecution and violence in Myanmar. In the year since, little has changed.
Elred Lawrence, traveller/cyclist of note has reached his goal of travelling from Singapore to Hong Kong on his trusty expedition bike, Bobbie! Lawrence arrived ...
Leeds United will go on a post-season tour of Myanmar, despite an ongoing military crackdown in the country. The two games scheduled for May are in areas in ...
The Tour de France is set for its moment of truth on Wednesday as the peloton prepares for a brutal 17th stage that could decide whether leader Geraint Thomas ...
MADRID (Reuters) - Elia Viviani sprinted to victory in stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Monday, holding off Italian compatriot Giacomo Nizzolo, as Michal ...
Without consulting the Myanmar government, Facebook removes accounts and pages of top brass after UN hands down damning report.
A week after the United Nations released its final report on the Rohingya refugee crisis Myanmar's top military official responds.
Former Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Marella Salamat has not been allowed by the University of the East to compete in the 2018 Asian Games in ...
When Aung San Suu Kyi broke her silence with even-handed indifference about the Rohingya genocide and the jailing of two reporters in Myanmar on Thursday ...
When Nang Pyu Cho Cho and Nwe Oo Wai signed up for the Sahaviriya-Bangkok Triathlon 2018 after the Thingyan festival in April, neither owned a bicycle and ...
Myanmar denounced on Wednesday the findings of a UN inquiry alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya, in a strident government response to a ...
Leeds United began their controversial tour of Myanmar on Wednesday, losing 2-1 to the hosts' National League All Stars in Yangon. The post-season trip, ...
The UN rights chief on Tuesday urged Bangladesh to halt plans to repatriate more than 2200 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, amid reports of continued ...
TWO Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law while reporting on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims were jailed for seven years on ...
Displaced Rohingya Muslims are to start returning to their homeland within weeks under an agreement between officials from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Crossing a bridge to the middle of a lake in Myanmar's Yangon region, pilgrims arrive at a temple to pin their hopes on the pythons slinking across the temple's ...
Imphal, November 01 2018: The 13th Indo-Myanmar Regional Border Committee Meet between India and Myanmar is being held at Mantripukhari Garrison, ...
AMIENS, France (Reuters) - For some top climbers gunning for Tour de France glory, the race could be over before they even reach their first mountain pass.
Most of the time, Queens native Mark Greiz is a white-collar professional — an international marketing consultant and an adjunct professor at FIT, where he ...
"In January 2015 I left London on my bicycle to see how far east I could pedal … In December 2017 I arrived home having cycled around the world via 42 ...
Thousands of people in Myanmar are trapped in their homes cut off by flood waters.
Australian investigator who has uncovered evidence of gang rape, mass murder and other war crimes in Myanmar says treatment of Rohingyas is genocide ...
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 15 — A family of five from Indonesia arrived here three days ago on their way to Mecca to perform the umrah pilgrimage. Yesterday ...
“Gravel bikes? It's just another fad designed to sell more bikes to the uninitiated.” That was a friend's assessment of the “big new thing in cycling” when I bought a ...
Football News: India will have their task cut out when they face hosts Myanmar in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers on ...
Myanmar will start granting visa-free entry to tourists from Japan and South Korea in October to attract more visitors from Asia – but travellers from mainland ...
Washington: A US government investigation has found that Myanmar's military waged a planned, co-ordinated campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other ...
It's been 50 years since the national team qualified for the most prestigious competition in Asian football and hopes are high that the wait will soon be over.
Facebook is admitting that it didn't do enough to prevent its services from being used to incite violence and spread hate in Myanmar.
Australians are using more crystal methamphetamine imported from Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand as enforcement activities restrict the supply from China.
Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights ...
Meet Indian national, part-time Mathematics teacher Clifin Francis. He's going to be one among the thousand football fans at the group stage C France vs ...
Former motorcycle racer M. Fadli Imanuddin said that him being traumatized would be isolating himself from the world.