Pegu Club

Paul Theroux visited Pegu Club in the early 1970s and wrote about it in his book The Great Railway Bazaar.

[4][1] The club was located originally on Ma Naw Hari Street which was called Cheape Road during the colonial times.

[5] In 1882, membership exceeded the capacity of the clubhouse and the club moved to the current location at the corner of Pyay, Zagawar and Padonmar Roads, right across from the embassy of Russia in Yangon.

[1][5][7] In 2017, the Burmese military awarded KT Group with a 50-year build-operate-transfer agreement for Pegu Club, with payments going to an off-budget Ministry of Defence account.

[9] In 2018, the first phase of restoration was undertaken to serve as a multi-purpose event venue by KT Group, the Beaumont Partnership and Yangon Heritage Trust.

[10] The premise has the main clubhouse, the Prince of Wales Great Hall, the gardens and the residential area with tennis courts.

There are three gardens in the compound of Pegu Club: Swedaw, Thazin, and Ingyin which are 2600, 1550 and 840 square meters big respectively.

[4] During the colonial period, membership was limited to Caucasians only even though the text says "all gentlemen with interest in general society".

The game is designed by Naing Lin Kyaw with the art of Zune Ei Htet and Sai Laung Linn.