Kokine in Yangon Region
Destination Guide Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections.

Located at 16.8256, 96.1503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1945 births, Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford, Alumni of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Amnesty International prisoners of conscience, Buddhist pacifists, Burmese democracy activists, Burmese human rights activists, Burmese Nobel laureates, Burmese pacifists, Burmese prisoners and detainees, Burmese socialists, Burmese Theravada Buddhists, Burmese women in politics, Burmese women writers, Civil rights activists, Congressional Gold Medal recipients, Gandhians, Honorary Companions of the Order of Australia, Living people, National League for Democracy politicians, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Nonviolence advocates, Olof Palme Prize laureates, People from Yangon, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, Prisoners and detainees of Burma, Recipients of the Sakharov Prize, UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize laureates, University of Delhi alumni, The Elders (organization), Women Nobel laureates, Members of the Pyithu Hluttaw

Rangoon bombing

The Rangoon bombing of October 9, 1983, was an assassination attempt against Chun Doo-hwan, the fifth President of South Korea, orchestrated by North Korea. Two of the bombers were captured, one of whom confessed to being a North Korean military officer.

Located at 16.8025, 96.1477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Burma, History of South Korea, History of North Korea, Terrorist incidents in 1983, Terrorism in Burma, Yangon, Improvised explosive device bombings, 1983 in Burma, 1983 in South Korea, 1983 in North Korea, Assassination attempts, Terrorism committed by North Korea, North Korea–South Korea relations, Mass murder in 1983

University of Yangon

Yangon University (formerly Rangoon College, Rangoon University and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest and most well-known university in Myanmar. The university offers mainly graduate degree (master's, post-graduate diploma and doctorate) programmes in liberal arts, sciences and law. Full-time bachelor's degree have not been offered at the university's main campus since the student protests of 1996.

Located at 16.83, 96.1354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1878, Universities and colleges in Yangon, Arts and Science universities in Burma, ASEAN University Network, Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta

University of Medicine 1, Yangon

The University of Medicine 1, Yangon (formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers M.B. ,B.S. (equivalent of the M.D. ) degrees and graduate (diploma, master's and doctoral) degrees in medical science. The university is perhaps the most selective university in the country, and admits approximately 600 students annually based solely on their college matriculation exam scores.

Located at 16.8192, 96.1339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Schools of medicine in Burma

Practising School Yangon Institute of Education

The Practising High School, Yangon Institute of Education (commonly abbreviated TTC Yangon) is a high school in Yangon, Myanmar. TTC stands for Teachers' Training College, which is now Institute of Education. Although it is a "high school" in the technical sense, TTC's student body comprises students from Grade I (formerly Kindergarten) to Grade Eleven (formerly Tenth Standard) or Matriculation, the highest standard in Myanmar education system.

Located at 16.8178, 96.1344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in Burma, Education in Yangon

Bogyoke Aung San Museum

The Bogyoke Aung San Museum (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ် အောင်ဆန်း ပြတိုက်), located in Bahan, Yangon, is a museum dedicated to General Aung San, the founder of modern Myanmar (Burma). Established in 1962, the two-story museum was Aung San's last residence before his assassination in July 1947. It is a colonial-era villa, built in 1921, where his daughter Aung San Suu Kyi grew up as a child. The museum, with its focus on Gen.

Located at 16.8038, 96.1634 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums established in 1962, Museums in Yangon

Workers' College

Workers' College was an affiliated college of Yangon University. The college, located in Botataung in eastern Yangon, offered undergraduate programs in liberal arts, sciences and law mostly to part-time students. Since 2004, the campus of Workers' College has been turned into the newly created National Management University of Myanmar.

Located at 16.83, 96.1354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Arts and Science universities in Burma

University of Foreign Languages, Yangon

The University of Foreign Languages, Yangon, located in Yangon, is the leading university for the study of foreign languages in Myanmar. The university offers full-time four-year bachelor's degree programs, and part-time diploma programs in the study of several Asian and European languages. The university is popular with students interested in careers in the tourism industry, and/or finding work overseas.

Located at 16.8244, 96.1411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Arts and Science universities in Burma, Universities and colleges in Burma, Educational institutions established in 1964

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် စမ်းချောင်း; abbreviated to အ. ထ. က. စမ်းချောင်း) (commonly known as Sanchaung 2 High School or St. Philomena's High School), located in Sanchaung township, is a public high school in Yangon. The mostly-girls school offers classes from kindergarten to Tenth Standard (or Grade 1 through Grade 11 in the new nomenclature).

Located at 16.8064, 96.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
High schools in Burma, Education in Yangon

Fushan Si Temple

Fushan Si Temple (Chinese: 福山寺; pinyin: Fúshān Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-san-sī; Burmese: ကုက္ကိုင်းဘုရားကျောင်း; also spelt Fu Shan Si or Fu Sun Si), located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township, Yangon, is a Hokkien Chinese temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese with ancestry from Anxi County in Fujian Province. The temple is managed by the Kheng Hock Keong Temple in downtown Yangon.

Located at 16.8252, 96.1543 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in Yangon

Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda

Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda also Nga Htat Gyi Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Burma, located off Shwegondine Road, A distinct five-tiered pagoda, the original 20.5 feet high Buddha image was donated by Prince Minyedeippa in 1558. A Buddha, 45.5 feet on a pedestal, 30 feet (9.1m) high and 46 feet (13.9m) wide was erected at the temple in 1900.

Located at 16.8083, 96.1625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in Yangon

Embassy of the United States, Rangoon

The Embassy of the United States in Rangoon represents the official diplomatic mission of the American government in Burma (Myanmar), provides assistance to American citizens and issues visas to foreign nationals, for the purposes of visiting and immigration.

Located at 16.8254, 96.1447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Burma–United States relations, Diplomatic missions of the United States, Diplomatic missions in Rangoon