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Until very recently, the only way to obtain Myanmar currency was on the black market. Only in the last few months have the government, and its banks, accepted that the US$ is worth 800kyat, not 8! Street dealers still sell kyat, but will most likely rip you off. They and other men often store their cash rolled up in the top of their longis.

Are the times a-changing in Myanmar?

March 15th 2012
Upon leaving Yangon’s modern-looking airport, it quickly becomes apparent that the city is quite unlike anywhere else we visited in south-east Asia. Ancient cars, designed for the left hand side of the road, are driven on the right. Taxi drivers’ lips and gums are stained red by chewing betel leaves. Periodically, they wind down the window (if there is one) to spit large quantities into the gu ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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

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