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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 joe5710
February 20th 2009

3 hours south of mandalay ..meiktila Asia » Burma » Mandalay

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this had to be my favorite stop in all of myanmar.no foreigners..everyone stared at u.no one wanted to accept my money and even my moto driver did not want me to pay for anything.this is the real deal.i had a good laugh when i arrived by bus and the window was open.someone flew through the open window into the bus and yelled taxi.i took alot of photos of the moto driver and gave them to him as a gift.I must say that myanmar is the safest country to travel to...i absolutly love it... [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
February 19th 2009

Bago Motorcycles and Me Asia » Burma » Bago

Shwemawdaw Paya in Bago

Typical day - shocking roads, humping dogs and Buddhist temples Yo! I'm back in the internet room, they've had another power cut, so I've not been able to have a shower at the guesthouse nor able to see anything in my room. Anyway, John and John got the bus from Yangon to Bago which is south west of the capital. We had to get a taxi from the hotel to the bus station which took nearly an hour, because for some reason, bus stations in Burma are located out of town. We were accosted with loads of hawkers and people selling [View Full Entry]

By joe5710
February 19th 2009

bagan jan 2009 Asia » Burma » Bagan

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this is my second trip to bagan.i help out a family there.42 square kilometres of ruins.i rented a bike.stayed at the eden hotel for 4$ a night. [View Full Entry]

By joe5710
February 19th 2009

3 days with a family Asia » Burma » Kalaw

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i offered to deliver some photos to a family that an australian girl had spent a few days with.it was the best thing i could have done.what a lovely family.mable and her family were very hospitable [View Full Entry]

By joe5710
February 19th 2009

mandalay Asia » Burma » Mandalay

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mandalay.i love the market in this town.especially the chaos.i stayed at the royal city guesthouse at 5$ a night.really clean and spotless.very very friendly people. [View Full Entry]

By joe5710
February 19th 2009

pathein and chaungtha beach part 2 Asia » Burma » Chaungtha Beach

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just wanted to add more pics of this wonderful corner of the world. [View Full Entry]

By joe5710
February 19th 2009

5 day rotating market.this morning it was in kalaw Asia » Burma » Kalaw

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the kalaw market.early morning..once every 5 days.i stayed at eastern paradise guesthouse.spotless and clean.5$ a night. [View Full Entry]

By Sepulchre
February 18th 2009

Min-gala-bah from Burma! Asia » Burma » Yangon

View from Motherland Inn (2)

Yangon (Rangoon) and breaking promises about hanging with Antipodeans Mingalabah means "hello" you stupid people! But you should see it in Burmese (Barmar) script, it's like Thai but with added squiggles and the number 8 sideways. Marvelously unique to match the equally weird country. Anyway, location-wise I'm currently at Inle Lake in the centre of Myanmar (Burma), in some hot internet room with people babbling in the background; I'd tell them to shut up in Burmese but I might end up saying "thank you very much, it is very hot", weird looks all round. The internet is 1994-leve [View Full Entry]

By Philopreis
February 18th 2009

Mandalay en de oude hoofdsteden Asia » Burma » Mandalay

Shwenandaw Kyaung

Blog updated 17/03/2009 en volledig bijgewerkt op 22/10/2009 Au premier voyage on découvre, au second on s'enrichit -- (proverbe touareg) Maandag 16/02/2009 - Naar Mandalay Het thema van de dag wordt Boeddhistische Overmaat. We hebben er al staaltjes van gezien, maar ‘alles kan beter’! Een eerste voorbeeld vinden we vandaag in de Thanboddhay Paya, initieel gebouwd in 1303 en (drastisch) verbouwd tussen 1939 en 1952, op zowat 20 km van Monywa op de weg naar Mandalay. Hier heeft men het gedaan gekregen om een tempel vol te p [View Full Entry]

Laykyun Setkyar: een Boeddha van 30 verdiepingen...

By joe5710
February 18th 2009

bago myanmar jan 11 Asia » Burma » Bago

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I spent one day here but should of spent more.there are 2 bridges on the main road where the trishaw drivers must walk up to get to the other side.at the top if the bridge is the perfect place for picture taking.i stayed at the emporor hotel at 5$ a night and really enjoyed the locals that i met.i just hung out on the main street,visited the main market and visited the laying down buddha.bago is about 2 hours north of yangon.worth the visit.i brought the game ker plunk with me and it was a big hit.they loved it.they played for [View Full Entry]

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