YANGON: Home to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and a collage of businesses that burst to life as Myanmar's largest city wakes up, the colonial-era building known simply as '491-501 Merchant Street' holds a mirror up to Yangon.

It has also just received a $325,000 facelift, sprucing up its grand but crumbling edifice with the support of the community it houses.

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