Recycling donated jewellery for Lawkananda pagoda

Bagan day 2

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November 11th 2017
Win Bo takes us to his village. It is a privilege to meet his neighbours and get an insight into what life is really like. He explains how expensive it now is for the villagers to buy land, and how it’s only recently that they got a piped water supply. Before that, water had to be brought up from the river by truck. Now it is pumped, either to a central water tank or, for those who can affor ... read more

Asia » Burma

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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