I'm a self-confessed longyi lover, at last count possessing 32 of these eminently practical and affordable, climatically suitable and often alluring garments worn across large swaths of Southeast Asia ...

The sartorial choices of Myanmar’s men and women quickly catch the eye of any visitor to this tropical Southeast Asian country. Most girls and women, irrespective of age, adorn their cheeks with a ...

It’s 2018 and about time men left the understated behind in favour of something with a jolt of personality. It’s time they threw out their mundane pants and invested in a garment that spoke for itself ...

A Thai brand's video marketing the humble lungi to American and European markets as "lyongi"—a term used in Myanmar for the garment—has caught social media's fancy. Many online commentators, including ...

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Friday wearing a white top and a brown wraparound longyi that is the typical uniform for prisoners in the Southeast ...

Protesters in Myanmar have taken to stringing up traditional women's skirts, called longyis, on clothes lines across streets as a way to protect themselves from security forces. According to old ...