Road to Mandaly - Junta style

Myanmar - 1: To the Road to Mandalay

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March 6th 2011
Myanmar Part 1 This 'blog' initiates our series describing our time in Myanmar (Burma to some). When entering Yangon (known by the British as Rangoon - a term we prefer), we immediately knew we'd stepped into another 'space'. It was not until we started to 'do' things that we realised how different the 'reality' of this nation is compared to neighbouring states. W ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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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