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Background: 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.

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By birgitundmarcus
April 3rd 2007

17. bis 19. Tag - Ngpali Beach und heutiger CL Tag (Bayern!!!) Asia » Burma » Thandwe

servas zusammen! vielen dank fuer eure eintraege. sabine ist wie immer gut drauf und freut sich von den eiweisserlebnissen zu hoeren (dazu spaeter!) und vielen dank an hannes. die ueberzeugung mit einer mio. (ohne arbeit) zurechtzukommen, ist hier sicherlich moeglich bzw. auch bei uns. man(n) muss sich halt zusammenreissen und es geht sicherlich. birgit meint, sie koennte es. wir diskutieren noch. vielen dank fuers auto. so: marcus mochte bzw. muss festhalten, vor allem fuer die alten italiener anhaenger, voooooor allem die schw... juve anhaenger, heute ist bayern tag. der tag der pie [View Full Entry]

By birgitundmarcus
March 31st 2007

15. und 16 Tag - letzter Tag Bagan und Anreise Ngpali Beach Asia » Burma » Thandwe

servas mitanand, servas die wadln! am freitag dem 30. maerz hatten wir unseren letzten tag bzw. unseren letzten sonnenuntergang bzw. unseren ersten sonnenaufgang in bagan. um 05.30 uhr sind wir richtung pagode aufgebrochen. dort angekommen sind wir gleich die dunklen und wirklich kleinen treppen in der pagode hinaufgestiegen. dank neuer technik, sprich stirnlampen, ist uns nichts passiert. so, jetzt zum eigentlichen: von oben hatten wir einen sensationellen ausblick. die sonne kam erst ein wenig spaet, aber sie kam. erst mit sozusagen vorwehen nur ein wenig rot, dann leicht terracotta [View Full Entry]

By Father Neu
February 7th 2007

Beach time in December Asia » Burma » Thandwe

Burma Claus

Ngapali Beach was the last stop in my Myanmar tour. Rumored to be named by an Italian explorer after his home town, this beach is a popular Myanmar attraction and it's easy to see why. After about 2 weeks of travel here in Myanmar I didn't realize how ready I was for some rest and relaxation, and a little luxury, so it was a real treat. Luxury in this case meant an incredible beach with little need to go anywhere. The food was plentiful and good and the accomodation private and comfy. My days were spent going for runs in [View Full Entry]

By Rodeo
December 7th 2006

Ngwe Saung - Life's a Beach Asia » Burma » Thandwe

Ngwe Saung We had read about the unspoilt deserted beaches which lined the east coast of Myanmar. For once we were not disappointed with hardly any other tourists there we had this lovely pristine beach to ourselves and the loan gun boat anchored out in the ocean. There’s very little to do here and we spent four very relaxing days soaking up the rays. This has to be one of my favourite beaches. It is definitely an ideal place to sit and do nothing - something which I'm becoming very good at! The town itself is charming in a small off [View Full Entry]

By Jenni Jen
January 7th 2006

Private Sector Torture and the Crowning Glory of Myanmar Asia » Burma » Thandwe

Cute Ngapali kids

It is said that one can only know one extreme once she has known its opposite; such as sorrow carving out a space in your heart so that you may also know love more deeply. And so it goes with life on the road as well, for the plucking of a travel pearl increases in value with every tight-lipped sea creature you have to battle in pursuit of it. Since the buses only run at night, getting from Bagan to Ngapali Beach overland is a two and a half day journey via Pyay. In theory, each journey takes about 10 hours, [View Full Entry]

By aspiringnomad
November 12th 2005

Ngapali Beach, the road to Mandalay...and beyond. Asia » Burma » Thandwe

Bagan at dawn

The arctic zephyr plays sweetly across my hot and clammy skin, momentarily transporting me from hot and dusty Mandalay to a cooling mountain meadow. I stand in bliss as the air conditioner artificially aids my body’s sweaty-messy attempts at natural temperature regulation. We’d arrived in the late afternoon after a day’s travelling down from the cooling hills into the steamy plains. Then after only a short AC fix we reentered the furnace, the body once again preparing for battle as beads of sweat appeared almost instantaneously and quickly formed a defensive layer of moisture [View Full Entry]

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