Residents look out as night falls, at an apartment building on 41st Street, Yangon. The 12 small apartments and 60 residents are a microcosm of the changing life and times of the capital. Below, longtime residents Round Namar, left, chats with U Tin Win, about the passing of time. Gemunu Amarasinghe / AFP
Residents look out as night falls, at an apartment building on 41st Street, Yangon. The 12 small apartments and 60 residents are a microcosm of the changing life and times of the capital. Below, longtShow more
This is the story of one apartment building, two stairwells, 12 tiny apartments and the 60 or so people who live in them. It’s also the story of a country wavering between an era of brutal military rule and the promise of a vague new future.