Naypyidaw
Proper noun
Meaning
Naypyidaw
The capital city (since 2006) of Burma (Myanmar), located in Pyinmana Township, Mandalay Division (approximately 320 kilometres north of Yangon).
Examples
Ooredoo began selling low-price SIM cards at a price of US$1.5 in Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw in August 2014.
Bankrupt for ideas, and short of money after the expense of building Naypyidaw, the military junta had to reform, Mr. Tin Oo said.
Meeting at the presumably auspicious time of 8:55 a.m. (the Myanmar generals frequently consult fortune tellers), Myanmar’s Parliament opened on Monday in the capital, Naypyidaw.
It did lead to some heart-burn in Naypyidaw, but things are back on an even keel with New Delhi now.
The NLD has won," senior party member Kyi Win told AFP from party headquarters in the capital Naypyidaw.
National and international media, INGOs and analysts, while continuing to acknowledge the political transformation in Myanmar, should remain vigilant in resisting all attempts by Naypyidaw to portray the Rohingyas as ‘stateless’ or ‘Bengali Muslims’.