with ancient capital cities like Amarapura, Sagaing and Inwa filled with beautiful stupas and pagodas. But with its stunning poppy fields, Myanmar - previously known as Burma - has become a major ...

Press gangs prowl the streets of Mandalay and Bagan, snatching people on their way to or from work on trumped-up charges or for no reason at all.

Observed at 18:30, Thursday 6 February BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Myanmar Time (Asia/Rangoon, GMT+6:30) unless otherwise stated.

There will be mostly sunny skies. The high will be 89°. Poor air quality (101-150) Primary pollutant PM2.5 41 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the ...