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Saw Phoe Kwar and the One Love Band

Myanmar's Bob Marley introduces reggae to Yangon...

Myanmar AFP/Rob Bryan

Burmese People: Images from the Kaingdan Market, Mandalay

A story told with photos.

Myanmar Kraig Lieb

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Burma and Back . . .

Immigration is tight in Thailand and the authorities have developed a simple system to keep it th...

Myanmar / Thailand Neil Campbell

Balloons over Bagan - Myanmar

Bagan, the Land of History and Stunning Ancient Temples

Bagan, Myanmar - one of the oldest and most impressive archeological sites in Asia...

Myanmar Exotissimo Travel

The Piano Tuner

Title: The Piano Tuner. Author: Daniel Mason. Publisher: Picador (2004) ISBN: 0330492691. Details...

Myanmar ThingsAsian Booklist

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Paradise Interrupted

December 31th, 2004 - Winter has come to Hong Kong, and I'm looking out over the Pearl River Delt...

Myanmar / Brunei Joshua Samuel Brown

Rickshaw drivers lay in wait for customers.

Market Values in Pyinmana

The author visits Central Myanmar, where the road to Mandalay moves forward with a rhythm that is...

Myanmar Mick Shippen

Improvisation is the key in developing team exercises. A shortage of equipment does not have to result in a shortage of enjoyment.

Coaching the Tigers of Loi Tailang

Amidst hills and forests on a place unlikely to be located on a map, a dusty field in the Interna...

Myanmar David Calleja

A traditional habit is attaching gold specks to the rock.

The Gravity Defying Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Myanmar

The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, otherwise known as the Golden Rock, is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site in...

Myanmar Exotissimo Travel

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Buddhist New Year in Yangon

Buddhist New Year, known as the Thingyan festival in Myanmar (Burma), is celebrated every where i...

Myanmar AFP/Hla Hla Htay

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Myanmar / Vietnam / Cambodia Dawn Stanton

Poetic Justice: Sin Kye (immediate right) reads out a tribute to Cyclone Nargis victims

...And Poetic Justice For All Civilians of Burma

An elderly poet harnesses the power of words to keep reminding the international community not t...

Myanmar David Calleja

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A Kengtung Hiking Adventure

Kengtung is a town surrounded by mountains and is an exotic blend of Shan, Burmese, Thai and Chin...

Myanmar Exotissimo

Shwedagon Impressions

A story told with photos.

Myanmar Robert George

Mount Popa - Myanmar

Visit Spirits on Mount Popa in Myanmar

Mount Popa is a volcano in central Myanmar about 50 kilometers south-east of Bagan and rising ove...

Myanmar Exotissimo

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Jackboot and White Umbrella

In the tropical climates of Asia, a white umbrella stands for beneficent rule. Just as an umbrell...

Myanmar Kenneth Champeon

Holiday in Myanmar

Experience Mandalay, Myanmar

Visit Mandalay in Upper Myanmar

Myanmar Exotissimo

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Kings Fall Apart

Review of Amitav Ghosh's Burma novel The Glass Palace.

Myanmar Kenneth Champeon

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Gambling in Myamar

Chinese gamblers eager for a turn at the baccarat table cross into Burma in droves, to try their ...

Myanmar AFP/Benjamin Morgan

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The Sky Is Not Blue in Burma

Although more than 6,000 individuals in Burma's prisons were released in a "goodwill gesture" by ...

Myanmar David Calleja

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