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Magwe, home of Aung San

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March 12th 2015
Geo: 20.1365, 94.9327With a population of 500,000 Magwe is one of the largest cities in Myanmar. The new capital Naypyitaw is still being built more or less midway between Mandalay and Yangon, but the Parliament and many government functions have already been transferred there. In Magwe we saw the original statue of General Aung San sitting on his horse, and there are many copies throughout ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more