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Is Wayne Rooney the answer to Burmese emancipation?

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October 14th 2010
A few years ago Bagan locals were forcibly removed from their homes and made by the government to move a few miles down the road. What had been up until that day peanut plantations overnight became a "town" without shade or accompanying infrastructure. We went with some trepidation but again the Burmese strength of determination was demonstrated and the locals have made the best out of an abomi ... read more

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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 wa... ... read more