Inle Lake

Cut Off From The World… in Myanmar

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May 29th 2006
If you read only one of my blogs all the way through...make it this one. Imagine a country… Where the Internet is only 5 years old, but is so heavily regulated by the government that it is almost impossible to contact the outside world Where citizens have to pay exorbitant fees to open a Cyber Café, after which, the government bans e-mail. (by only having 2 internet companies, both controll ... read more

Asia » Burma

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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