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.
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]
March 26th 2008Asia » Burma » Yangon Most people around the world have seen the pictures and read about the situation in Burma. Last September in the midst of a peaceful protest by Burmese monks, there was a extreme response by the mili ... 13 photos[full story]
January 20th 2008Asia » Myanmar » Yangon This blog is written about a week after we left Myanmar.
We arrived back in Yangon on the 18th of January at about 11am. At the airport we had t fight pretty hard to find a taxi that would take us ... 12 photos[full story]
Map of Burma
Burma's Flag
