A comedian joked; “Epic fire broke out, fire fighters arrived in time……. to witness the ashes”. People laughed. Because it was totally relatable. Or they thought it was. Similar scene as above had happened quite frequently during the previous decades when Myanmar was still under the military junta. At that time, everything in general was … Continue reading Mohinga Talks: The Rise of Myanmar Fire Service Department

It has not been easy for everybody in 2020. Since the beginning of the year, COVID-19 has taken the earth by the collar and shaken it until it eventually sneezes out a good chunk of her population. While the medical staffs and the authorities are trying their best to contain the virus across the globe, … Continue reading A Complete Guide to Working from Home During A Pandemic (Handy Every 100 Years)

During May 2019, a two-year-old girl in Nay Pyi Taw (given the name Victoria to hide her real identity) went to a nursery and was raped in the school compound. Although she was not able to speak very well yet, she managed to point out the man who assaulted her in the CCTV footage. However, … Continue reading Stories of Some Men Who Wanted Justice for Victoria

You ever bump into those co-founders of multiple start-ups at events or bars? We all know it’s not easy to start a business, let alone being successful so it’s always energizing to meet these young fellas with nice belts and shiny business cards that smell like success. Impressive. We wish everybody in the country had … Continue reading Entrepreneur Starter Pack for Myanmar 4.0

Time from time, we come across lovely messages sent by our loyal readers from all over the world. (A little exaggerating you might think but it’s true; we have roughly about 23 regular readers around the Globe) Among the messages that we received, one caught our attention. This email said some people here in Myanmar … Continue reading 52 Types of People Who Think They Are Better Than You

We all love internet quizzes and half-ass IQ tests, don’t we? We must because that’s how we helped build BuzzFeed to become nearly one billion dollar company today. Drooling over similar potential fortune and wealth, we at Mohinga Matters come up with some interesting questions/ problems for our readers who are bored enough to click … Continue reading Myanmar Trivia: For politicians & Non-politicians

Back in 2006, our family took a trip to Mandalay. Just like many other family trips we had over the years, we went around and visited every pagoda in the region. I liked it. It did not necessarily have to be pagodas all the time but I liked being out of the city once in … Continue reading The Day I Could Have Made It Big on Facebook

If you have ever lived in any part of Myanmar for more than six months, you have encountered power outages somewhat frequently. Under the Military Junta, we could not really (read: literally) complain about power problems, or anything at all. We considered electricity a privilege back then and a few hour of black outs were … Continue reading Mohinga Talks: Power Outages in Myanmar with Allen Himes of Indigo Energy