Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Chin women in Burma -- face tattoos

http://chinlandguardian.com/contact-us.html

I thought it was from fear of rape by invading Burman armies -- in same way that Siamese women used to cut their hair short and wear their sarongs like men (hka taung kyaik).

Kyi May Kaung

Myanmar junta orders quake-smashed "govt" offices to open while housed in infernally hot tents.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-orders-ministries-to-reopen-in-quake-smashed-naypyitaw.html NPT is known for its high h...