Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth was attained in 1948. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. Despite multiparty legislative elections in 1990 that resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory, the ruling junta refused to hand over power. NLD leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient AUNG SAN SUU KYI, who was under house arrest from 1989 to 1995 and 2000 to 2002, was imprisoned in May 2003 and is currently under house arrest. In December 2004, the junta announced it was extending her detention for at least an additional year. Her supporters, as well as all those who promote democracy and improved human rights, are routinely harassed or jailed. To be updated
July 9th 2008Asia » Burma » Yangon Good day chaps, how is everything, is life treating you good ? We just returned from our trip to Myanmar, are u interested in our little adventures and great impressions ? If yes, stop working for a m ... [full story]
June 26th 2008Asia » Burma » Inle Lake Hello world, just a short notice .. we will be travelling to Myanmar tomorrow (June, 27th) and intend to stay until July, 9th. Due to the lacks in infrastructure and communication and some well-known ... [full story]
April 20th 2008Asia » Burma After our liveaboard trip, we realised we had been in Amazing Thailand(tm) for nearly 30 days (doesn't time fly when you are having fun?) and we would have to do a visa run to restart the 30 day timer ... 19 photos[full story]
May 29th 2008Asia » Burma unfortunately, i was scheduled to be in thailand juuuust over a month, so i had a choice between a day trip to myanmar or an 8000 baht fine. i chose to have a nice day long vacation to the nice neighb ... 1 photos[full story]
March 25th 2008Asia » Burma » Rakhaing Our morning taxi from Nyaungshwe arrived early for the 1-hour drive over the terrible road to the nearest airport. The diver appeared insistent that we leave so off we went weaving around potholes tha ... [full story]
March 29th 2006Asia » Burma Not really an entry but just wanted to post something while in Myanmar so we can color in more of that little world map on the title page. Though I just went across the border to get my stay extended ... [full story]
March 18th 2008Asia » Burma » Inle Lake
We headed next to big, beautiful Inle Lake, about 22 km long and 11 km wide, and surrounded by misty high hills. The road there is dreadful, but it's worth making the trip. The main town on ... [full story]
March 11th 2008Asia » Burma On our arrival in Bagan we were met by Mr. Moo, a friend of our driver in Mandalay. Mr. Moo's English proved excellent, but chatting with him was a bit disconcerting visually. Like many Burmese he is ... [full story]
May 8th 2008Asia » Burma There is little beyond the new pieces circulating the television and newspapers outlets at this time to cover the realities of what's happening for our neighbors in Burma....of course the restrictions ... 9 photos[full story]
March 3rd 2008Asia » Burma » Mandalay Got off to a bad start on our trip to Myanmar when our Skippy peanut butter was confiscated by security in Bagkok airport. They also prevented out taking unopened bottle of rum from Phnom Penh duty fr ... [full story]
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