At each stop, the local crew of this Myanmar-built ship buys fresh provisions; it also donates food alms to local monasteries along the way.
Yes, it really has come to this; the Myanmar Journalist Network said it was "seriously concerned" about the detention of Thai journalists by the army and urged the generals to release them.
In this respect, Myanmar is not an isolated case.
The most staid translation reads like this: Can Myanmar's New Government Control Its Military?
This roots Myanmar firmly in mainland South-East Asia, home to countries where women outnumber men.
People are excited about being part of this modern Myanmar, even if they can't afford it yet.
If this were Myanmar, governments like Australia's would line up to denounce the arbitrary use of archaic laws and defend the rights of dissidents.
"Protests like this in Myanmar always have the potential to escalate and lead to political unrest," said Trevor Wilson, a former Australian envoy to Myanmar who now teaches at Australian National University.
"Who can solve this problem?" Myanmar Curfew Lifted YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 20 (AP) — Myanmar said Saturday that it was lifting a curfew imposed following its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and ending a ban on assembly, the latest sign that the government believes it has extinguished the largest demonstrations in two decades.
In 45 years of military rule — and 19 years under this junta — Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has become a ragged, suffering nation, one of the poorest and most repressed in Asia.
By this measure, Myanmar, which waged six internal conflicts in the 1960s, tops the list, while India, long-mired in a violent dispute over Kashmir, is second.In this section Overview Conflict-prone countries Economy Financial markets Reprints.
