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Yangon, [a] formerly romanized as Rangoon, [4] [5] is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. [ 6 ]
Yangon City FM is a radio station that serves the Yangon metropolitan area, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 89.0 MHz and on the Internet. Operated by the city government, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), City FM is one of two radio stations available in Yangon.
The city is divided into 10 districts. [1] Yangon Region was divided into 4 districts, which overlap with the city's jurisdiction, [2] this changed in 2022, now the region has 14 districts. The current mayor of Yangon is U Bo Htay , [3] [4] an economist and a retired professor at the Yangon Institute of Economics. Each township is administered ...
Until the launch of Yangon City FM in 2001, BBS/Myanmar Radio was the only radio station in the country. For years, its main broadcast center is at 426 Pyay Road in Kamayut in Yangon. Since late 2007, the main broadcast station has moved to Naypyidaw. Yangon Station now mostly relays Naypyidaw Station's programming. [1]
In 2023, the company’s ride-hailing service became available in Pakistan [31], the car rental service Yango Drive went live in Dubai [32], and Yango Tech expanded to Turkey, partnering with PtteM. [31] In September 2023, Yango Tech expanded to India. [33] In 2024 the latter partnered with a chain of grocery stores Bombay Gourmet in India. [34]
In October 2019, YCDC courted controversy from the Yangon Region Hluttaw over the purchase of 80 vehicles at a cost of US$1.37 million for city officials. [19] YCDC sits on the board of directors of the New Yangon City Development Company, which is the developer of a controversial development project, the Yangon New City Project. [20]
Yangon City Hall The building is considered a fine example of syncretic Burmese architecture, featuring traditional tiered roofs called pyatthat , and was designed by Burmese architect U Tin , who also designed Central Railway Station . [ 1 ]
Shwe FM is a privately owned radio station that serves Myanmar, reaching 98% of the country, including the Yangon metropolitan region, Bago and Tanintharyi Regions, and Mon and Kayin States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its offices are located in Yangon's Botataung Township . [ 3 ]