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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 slimcat
April 5th 2009

Myanmar village style Asia » Burma

village boy

I went on a trip to the dilta village name kyundyin for the pagoda donation that was destroyed by cyclone Nargis. It was amazing meeting with the villagers as they were so happy to have they golden pagoda back for their village as it was their hope since it was destroyed. Our groups were about 30 people and there are big and small doner. There is one donor who donated one home to the village's poorest lady and supporting with her end meet by proving money. Now she had about 50 ducks and two pigs. She is living with two grand [View Full Entry]

By AsiaSinFronteras
April 5th 2009

Myanmar (Burma) - Part 1 Asia » Burma

Amarapura - Buffaloes Working Hard

Lange tijd is Myanmar geisoleerd geweest van de rest van de wereld door het strenge regime. Het land wordt geregeerd door de militaire elite, waardoor de mensen lange tijd en nog steeds onderdrukt worden. Veel geld wordt ingehouden, waardoor de rijken steeds rijker worden en de armen arm blijven. Hoe moeilijk ze het ook wordt gemaakt, de bevolking zoekt een eigen weg en kan overleven door het geweldige karakter dat ze hebben. Het hele land is gevuld met gouden tempels en pagoda’s, mannen gekleed in traditionele rokken (longyis) en de vrouwen en kinderen onder geschminkt met gele make-up [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
March 17th 2009

Bumming it in Bhamo Asia » Burma » Bhamo

John on Irriwaddy at Bhamo

So, one of the most horrendous journeys of my entire life and we wake up in a plush (by Myanmar standards) hotel room, with air con and free toiletries and a T.V.! I dragged myself out of my weel deserved slumber to catch the free breakfast, climbing one floor and behold the greatest breakfast buffet I have ever seen. I very nearly wept at the joyous display of everything from toast to eggs to fried rice and dumplings to orange juice fresh fruit and an odd assortment of pastries and cakes all displayed on a round table. Jesus. I ran back [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
March 16th 2009

Colonial Jaunts in Pwe U Lwin Asia » Burma » Pyin U Lwin

John at Anisakan Falls

So we flew back from Bhamo all refreshed and went onto the is colonial town which moved en masse from Rangoon in the hot summer. We visited the National Kandawgyi Gardens, basically like Kew Gardens in London and Anisakan Falls which were lovely and where we were treated like stunt men or hunks because we swam in the pools and under the waterfalls themselves. Pretty good times were had. The town itself has lots of British colonial buildings and nice old British houses with red bricks, very plush. Plus it's a lot cooler up this way, so it was a nice [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
March 16th 2009

Day Trip to Mingun Asia » Burma

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And not it wasn't minging! From Pyin U Lwin we got a share taxi where we got to pick up a front seat customer (the more expensive seat) in which we got to see the rich Burmese in their houses in Pyin U Lwin. People aren't dying of poverty in Myanmar, people look happy and are not hungry, it's not Africa by any means. Bac Back in Mandalay, we went to see a Western movie by trishaw, a very cheap experience and the girls - very pretty. But the film was pretty rubbish, some end of the world-aliens coming to save [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
March 16th 2009

Last Push to Bagan Asia » Burma » Bagan

Me and the Gawdapalin Temple, Bagan

So, we got back to Mandalay and prepared for the last big trip of our visit to Myanmar - the ancient ruins of Bagan. According to Wikipedia... Bagan formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Division of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), it was the ancient capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma. It is located in the dry central plains of the country, on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwady River, 90 miles (145 km) southwest of [View Full Entry]

By Genevieve n Stefanie
March 15th 2009

Stupa This, Stupa That - Myanmar (Burma) Part II Asia » Burma » Inle Lake

Smoking

Myanmar Part II Day 66- 74 Day 6 of Road Trip We arranged a boat trip for the day around Inle Lake. The river along Naungshwe eventually opened up into the huge expansive shallow Inle lake. Zaw Zaw had bought some treats along that we got to throw up to the seagulls that flew right up to us, hovering about 3 feet above us waiting for us to throw the treats. Another interesting thing about the lake was that the fisherman use their lower calf and heel to paddle the boats (see photo). Our first stop was a local market that [View Full Entry]

By Bamarlay
March 14th 2009

Train trip to Myitkyina Asia » Burma » Mandalay

Today in Myanmar has published a four parts series on Travel story of a Myanmar man from Mandalay to Myitkyina using train. The author writes about his horrible experience while going to Myitkyina by train. He writes about difficulty getting a train ticket, the poor condition of the trains, life of ordinary train passengers, corruption of the railway workers and the problems encountered on the way. The article is a very interesting one and everyone who intends to travel in Burma using train should read the article before deciding to use train. The original article can be read at [url=http:/ [View Full Entry]

By Genevieve n Stefanie
March 10th 2009

Stupa This, Stupa That - Myanmar (Burma) Asia » Burma

Nap time

Day 61- 65 Myanmar (Burma) We have so much to report back from being in Myanmar for the past 13 days. Unfortunately, we had basically zero access to the internet while in Myanmar. The one time we actually found a cafe that had working internet, we could only afford to 15 minutes and the government blocked access to most sites like AOL, Yahoo and Hotmail. But now that we are in Laos and have recovered from the hectic schedule we've had for the past 15 days we can finally write about our time in Myanmar. First off, it wasn't an easy [View Full Entry]

By Bamarlay
March 9th 2009

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Travel Story Asia » Burma

26 October 2007, 10:15 PM When we bought the ticket, they said the bus will leave at 9:30 PM. However, when they actually left Yangon (Rangoon), it was already 10:15 PM. The whole trip was uneventful - just watching video and listening to music. 27 October 2007 4:00 AM We arrived at the base camp of Kyaikhtiyo, the Kinmon Base Camp. Our bus stopped at one restaurant so I took a nap on a wooden bench in front of the restaurant. 6:00 AM I was woken from my sleep by the sounds of [View Full Entry]

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