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When we left for Burma, our friends were shaking their heads uncomprehendingly, our parents were angry, and we had been "officially" labeled "insane". I couldn’t imagine what it would be like in a country where a military junta (now a “government”) was in charge. We were afraid the locals would not be willing to talk to us out of fear that it would cause them problems. In the beginning, they seemed not only very reserved, but sometimes hostile. No warm smiles from ear to ear of the kind we had experienced the year before in Vietnam. » read more
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Weekly EcoBurma Roundup #39
Dear readers, This week, it is with relief that we announce that Burma escaped the very worst of cyclone Mahasen. We delve in the controversy surrounding the restoration of historical monuments, most especially in Bagan, and we discuss new foreign investment in the tourism industry. Plus news on the recent...
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