Burma's New Capital

Back in Rangoon, there are few obvious signs that the city is no longer the country's capital.

The one direct impact on local people is that the electricity supply - which was already erratic before the move - has now become even more unreliable.

"They've spent millions on the new capital. As a result, the services in Rangoon like electricity are getting worse and worse, but Pyinmana is all lit up," said one Western diplomat. "Locals joke that a 'transfer of power' has taken place."


BBC Article on Pyinmana

I loved my brief visit to Burma... I had obvious reluctance to visit, but considered it well worth while. For the most part I had little interaction with the authorities, and my interactions with the locals made it worth going... visitors are for some the only contact with the outside world that they have...

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