Hlaingthaya Township

Hlaingthaya East township (Burmese: လှိုင်သာယာ (အရှေု့ပိုင်း) မြို့နယ်) is a township in Insein District, Yangon Region, Myanmar. The township is part of the city of Yangon and is divided into 9 urban wards and 5 village tracts grouping together a total of 9 villages. It is one of the few Yangon city townships with rural settlements. The township was split from the larger Hlaingthaya Township on 27 January 2020 according to Legal Notification 32/2020. While Hlaingthaya is a largely working class suburb, developers have also built luxury housing developments in the southeastern part of the township.

Pun Hlaing International School was an International School using the British Curriculum on the Pun Hlaing Golf Estate in Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon, Burma. The school was founded in 2014 by Serge Pun & Associates (SPA group) and was managed by Harrow International Management Services, advised by Harrow School in London, England. In August 2015, the academic and operational management of the school was handed over to Dulwich College International, advised by Dulwich College in London, England. In August 2016, the school re-opened as a campus of Dulwich College Yangon. Dulwich College Yangon is spread over two campuses in Pun Hlaing and Star City, and educates children from age 2 – 14 years. The site of the school was originally used by Yangon International School (YIS) as an early years centre.

The Hlaingthaya massacre was a mass killing of civilians on 14 March 2021, in Hlaingthaya Township (also spelt Hlaing Tharyar and Hlinethaya), Yangon, Myanmar. During the massacre, Myanmar Army troops and Myanmar Police Force officers killed at least sixty-five individuals. The massacre became one of the deadliest domestic incidents to occur in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, and marked a serious escalation in the military's violence against civilians resisting the coup. The violent crackdown also precipitated a mass exodus of factory workers, residents, and businesses from Hlaingthaya, a major factory hub in the country.

Thiri Mingalar Market (Burmese: သီရိမင်္ဂလာဈေး) is a prominent public market located in Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The market operates the city's only 24-hour wet market, ensuring the uninterrupted supply of fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat products. The market was opened on 24 December 2010. The market is one of the country's largest wholesale markets for fresh produce, dry goods, textiles, and a variety of consumer products. Fresh fruits and vegetables sold at the market are sourced from Ayeyarwady, Yangon, and western Bago Regions.

Bayinnaung Market (Burmese: ဘုရင့်နောင်ဈေး; also Bayintnaung Market), located in northwestern Yangon, is the largest agricultural commodities trading market in Myanmar. Established in 1990, the market complex consists of two-story shop houses with floor areas of 1,200 and 2,400 square feet (110 and 220 m2). It is the only legally permitted wholesale center of beans and pulses in the country, which exported 1.34 million tonnes of beans and pulses in 2007 for a total value of US$750 million.Matpe is the most common bean and pulse export at the market.In August 2009, about 4000 tonnes of matpe, green mung, pigeon peas and chickpeas were traded daily. The market is the main wholesale center of dried fish and prawns for mainly domestic markets. The market is at the center of the planned Internet-based commodities information network that will link all of the country's wholesale commodity exchange centers, to achieve consistent pricing and operations in line with international market prices.Myanmar's wholesale commodity exchanges are currently only connected by telephone. As of October 2008, only Banyinnaung has the system, which displays local prices for beans and pulses in real time. Domestic and international prices for edible oil crops, onions, garlic, potatoes, chili are expected to be added soon. Since August 2009, the Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seed Merchants’ Association requires that all domestic and international transactions be concluded here at Bayinnaung Market.

North Okkalapa Township (Burmese: မြောက်‌ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် [mjaʊʔ ʔoʊʔkəlàpa̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Hlegu Township and Mingaladon township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Mingaladon Township and Mayangon Township in the west, and Kamayut Township, and Mayangon and South Okkalapa Townships in the south. North Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with nominal access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. It is located in the 5 to 30 minute drive zone to Yangon International Airport, the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar, located in Mingaladon Township. For those who loves local trips, Aung Mingalar Highway Bus Station is located within 30 min drive zone from the township.

Mayangon Township (Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ် [məjáɰ̃ɡóʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]; is located in the northern part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Insein Township and Mingaladon Township in the north, North Dagon Township, North Okkalapa Township, South Okkalapa Township and Yankin Township in the east, the Hlaing river, Hlaing Township and Hlaingthaya Township in the west, and Kamayut Township and Bahan Township in the south. The township has 30 primary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools. One of the upscale neighbourhoods such as Parami is included in Mayangon Township.

The Battle of Insein was a 1949 battle during the Karen conflict where the Karen National Defence Organisation briefly captured the town of Insein, 9 miles from Rangoon. After 111 days of intense fighting, the KNDO failed their goal of capturing Rangoon, and retreated into the countryside.

Insein Prison (Burmese: အင်းစိန်ထောင်) is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma). From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents. The prison is notorious worldwide for its inhumane conditions, corruption, abuse of inmates, and use of mental and physical torture.

Insein Township (Burmese: အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်, pronounced [ɪ́ɰ̃sèiɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in northern Yangon. The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, Mingaladon township in the east and Mayangon township in the south. Insein is home to the Insein Prison, the most notorious prison in the country that houses hundreds of political prisoners. Until the 1990s, Insein, about 20 miles (32 km) from central Yangon, was beyond Yangon's city limits although by the 1980s, Insein was already integrated with the rest of the city. With the expansion of Yangon's city limits in the 1990s which also included founding new satellite towns, Insein was formally incorporated into Yangon.

Insein railway station (Burmese: အင်းစိန်ဘူတာ) is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in Yangon, Burma. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country and serves as a gateway for commuters traveling to and from Yangon (Lonely Planet, n.d.). The station was built during the British colonial period in the early 20th century and was designed in a typical colonial architectural style (Myanmar Railways, n.d.). The station is located on the main line of the Myanmar Railways network and is an important junction for trains heading to various parts of the country (Lonely Planet, n.d.). Insein railway station is equipped with modern amenities such as waiting rooms, ticket counters, toilets, and food stalls (Myanmar Railways, n.d.). The station has multiple platforms and can accommodate several trains simultaneously (Lonely Planet, n.d.). The station is also wheelchair accessible, making it easy for passengers with disabilities to travel (Myanmar Railways, n.d.).The station is an important transportation hub in Yangon, and thousands of commuters use it daily to travel to work, school, or other destinations (Lonely Planet, n.d.). The station is particularly busy during the morning and evening rush hours when people are traveling to and from work (Myanmar Railways, n.d.). Insein railway station also serves as a connection point for travelers heading to other destinations in Myanmar, such as Mandalay, Bagan, and Naypyidaw (Lonely Planet, n.d.). Many long-distance trains stop at Insein on their way to these destinations (Myanmar Railways, n.d.).

Hteinbin Cemetery (Burmese: ထိန်ပင်သုသာန်; also spelt Htein Pin Cemetery), located in Hlaingthaya Township, is one of Yangon's largest cemeteries. The cemetery is maintained by the Yangon City Development Committee's environmental maintenance department. Hteinbin Cemetery consists of various ethnic and religious cemeteries, including those of the Karen, Burmese Muslims, former Shan saophas, Christians, Hindus and Sino-Burmese.