Saturday, October 25, 2008

Ancient city of Bagan (formerly spelled "Pagan") in Burma -- look at all the stiff and horrible "renovations."

http://www.ancientbagan.com/bagan-photo-slideshow.htm

In a way, I am glad all my mentors are dead -- otherwise they would be heartbroken.

The late Dr. Than Htun: "None of the temples are authentic any more in their upper portions."

But now it's worse. The junta gave "permission" to private donors to "renovate" and they tore down 10th to 13th century ruins and built things from ground up --

Few foreign scholars have spoken up about this.

Specialpost--Ellen Bernstein--expose of World Bank Rohingya project--

https://www.irrawaddy.com/culture/books/hellfire-and-damnation-in-myanmar-ex-world-bank-country-head-recounts-rohingya-catastrophe-response....