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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

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By theRedRiver
February 3rd 2005

Mandalay - Bagan - Yangon Asia » Burma » Bagan

A temple at Minnathu Village

In February 2005, I visted Myanmar for 11 days. I was in Cambodia (Angkor temples) and Indonesia (Borobudur temple) some years before this trip. I always thought about my next destination "Myanmar", as I wanted to see the thousands temples in Bagan, which are one of the must-sees in South East Asia. From Hanoi, I flew to Bangkok, then took a 15-hour train to Chiang Mai. Air Mandalay flew once a week from Chiang Mai to Mandalay on ATR72. I booked this flight even 3 months before my trip. Leaving Mandalay airport for the town by taxi, my first impression of [View Full Entry]

By travelingbee
February 2nd 2005

The Rigors of Bird's Nest Soup Asia » Burma

Mouth of the Cave

Today was by far one of the most interesting days I think I've ever experienced in my life. It was very much like something out of "Ripley's Believe It or Not". In fact, I'm not even sure that "interesting" is quite the right word for it. Maybe "bizzare" or "freakish" is better... Anyway, it was strange. The day itself was fine and started out as any other here in paradise - perfect. Sun shining, birds singing, fish swimming, sea eagles diving, and crabs crabbing. All was as it should be. We took another dive which was brilliant - I went down [View Full Entry]

By travelingbee
February 1st 2005

Another Day in Paradise (and I don't mean in the Phil-Collins-song sense of the phrase) Asia » Burma

Paradise Found

Start with a lazy morning filled with instant coffee, an early swim (with great attention being paid to whether or not anyone had recently used the bathrooms), and yet another one of Joy's fantastic breakfasts complete with all things fresh and tasty...and it only gets better from there! Around 10am or so, a few of us decided to go for a kayak - Di told us that there were some little coves and beaches that were worth exploring (not that we needed any persuading) so we were off. I paddled with Katie, followed by Jean, Steve, Shauna, and Warren. Before long, [View Full Entry]

By travelingbee
January 31st 2005

On Sarong Parties Asia » Burma

Sarong Party G&Ts

Today I took my first scuba dive ever! It was, in keeping with the theme of the trip, fabulous. One of those things that I've never done mainly never having been given the opportunity, but have always thought that if I ever tried it, I'd like it. I love it when I'm right! We started with a Lesson in Scuba taught by Ray who used to be a scuba instructor. He showed us all the equipment, how it works, what the signals are that you use under water, and a few other bits. It seemed most people had been diving before [View Full Entry]

By MsNina
December 15th 2004

Day trip to Burma Asia » Burma » Yangon

Buddha at Shwedagon

I was fortunate enough yesterday to go to Rangoon for work - quick stop at the office in the morning, followed by sightseeing - Shwedagon Pagoda and Bojok Market - then a delicious lunch with my Burmese colleagues before flying back to Bangers. I didn't really expect Rangoon to be depressing, from reports I'd heard from friends who've been there. But it was so totally normal and quiet, which I didn't expect either. The streets were ordered, there were big green parks, nature strips next to pavements - nothing like Bangkok or Phnom Penh. What was particularly striking was the lack [View Full Entry]

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