Thursday, October 18, 2012

US Department of State - travel advisory and SMART traveler registration

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1077.html
Aung San Suu Kyi during the April 1, 2012 by elections - frame grab. Burma still has serious problems including Buddhist-Muslim strife whipped up by the ruling junta, war in NE, landless farmers and striking workers en mass and "disciplined democracy" is not all it's cracked up to be - so caution is always in order.

Myanmar--Can the country ever rebuild?---Doubtful--warning--graphic.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/myanmar-earthquake-rebuild-junta-civil-war