Rail transport in Myanmar Rail transport in Myanmar Rail transport in Myanmar involves a railway network that is run by Myanmar Railways, a state-owned railway company under the Ministry of Rail Transportation. The first railway, in the then British colony of Lower Burma, opened in 1877 between Rangoon (Yangon) and Prome (Pyay), a distance of 163 miles (262 km). Unusually for a British colonial railway, it was built to metre gauge. Subsequent development was to the same gauge, and by the early 20th century a network of almost 2000 miles (3200 km) operated in Lower and Upper Burma. The Burma Mines Railway was a
Rugby union in the Republic of the Congo Rugby union in the Republic of the Congo Rugby union in the Republic of the Congo is a minor but growing sport The national union is a member of the Confederation of African Rugby, but not of the International Rugby Board. Rugby union was introduced into the country by the French, who ruled the country for a number of years. Rugby is centred on the national capital, Brazzaville. The Congo lacks good transport networks and along with its political instability, civil war, and the extreme poverty of the country, it is difficult for it to maintain a proper national league