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Without question, the visitor the brothers are most proud of is Aung San Suu Kyi.  
   

Without question, the visitor the brothers are most proud of is Aung San Suu Kyi.

(Inspirational leader of the National League for Democracy & a Nobel Peace laureate, currently under house arrest.)
Burma One: On the road to Mandalay...

January 19th 2007
Leaning over to check how fast we're going - 150 km/h - I notice for the first time that the taxi driver has fallen asleep at the wheel. Behind us, the road stretches out straight and long, and I wander how long it's been since he nodded off. We nudge him gently, with a cautious hand hovering over the steering wheel in case he wakes with a start. Instead, he wakes slowly, almost lazily, and then g ... read more
Asia » Burma

Burmese Flag 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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