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Irrawaddy river shipping

the Irrawaddy river basin still produces teak for export; down the river it goes! this from our boat crruise from Bagan to Mandalay
what borders on Burma?

February 14th 2007
Burma is a small nation bordered by 3 giants: China, India, Thailand. It appears to be in many ways stuck in time. At times I felt like I was back in the Beijing of 12 years ago: what is possible, what is not, what people will and won’t say, what is allowed and what is not. I felt like I was in a house of mirrors, where nothing is what it first appears to be, and every thing I see has somethin ... read more
Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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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