on 6 february 2011, the taw win centre, a major shopping and residential complex, was opened in the township. construction on the 25-story complex began in 2004, but was stopped during the country's banking crisis, before resuming in march 2008. the country's first 3d movie theater opened at the taw win centre on 1 march 2012. in june 2011, the sitagu sayadaw opened the yangon campus of the sitagu international buddhist academy in dagon township.