South China Morning Post
5 April 2015
Ten years after it was unveiled as Myanmar's vast new
capital, Naypyidaw has everything required of a major international city -
except people. Matt Kennard and Claire Provost report
Driving through Naypyidaw, the purpose-built capital
of Myanmar, it's easy to forget you're in the middle of one of Southeast Asia's
poorest countries.
The roads have up to 20 lanes and stretch as far as
the eye can see (the rumour is these grandiose boulevards were built to enable
aircraft to land on them in the event of anti-government protests or other
"disturbances"). […]
