Myanmar is still in a havoc. Riots on the streets, violence, fat political game. Good time for investments, bad for democracy. Old scenario, the boring variant, without American troops marching on but still tempting.

YANGON, Myanmar – Demonstrators on Tuesday tried to mount a new protest against rising prices, but marched only 30 yards before […]

Cheers, all
I’m back.  Just received  the finest and the latest update regarding Tachilek Border crossing from Riccardo.  Here we go:
Hi Mike, I finally made my way back home from SE Asia.
As far as entering Burma via Tachilek, here’s what I experienced:
- you can obtained a 10US$ 2-week visa right at the border. Have 3 passport […]

The Hmong (pronounced without the ‘H’) is one of the oldest people in Asia.  The early history of the Hmong is not known for sure.  One Hmong tale tells us of life in a land of ice and snow, which may have been Mongolia where the Hmong might have come from (The Hmong in Winona, […]

Akha is one of the Hill Tribes in Thailand/Myanmar region. “Akha” originated in Mon Tong Guay Joaw and Mon Ton, Yunnan China. They roam to Chiang Dung, Burma. Several families moved further into Laos and Northern Thailand.

The Akha lifestyle is based on their agricultural system, which means they work extremely hard in the fields, spending […]

I digged this article in Burma Library mail list archives. The item is little bit outdated but still pretty practical, enjoy. Well, it’s time to moving on, one extra Burmese day and I going to progress in the south direction. Hey, if someone reading this stuff, please let me know, otherwise it doesn’t make sense. […]

Myanmar carves up border with China, Thailand, India, Bangladesh and Lao, border-crossing are permitted with China and Thailand at present.
There are a couple of border check points between Myanmar and Thailand but Tachilek and Measia are the only active points. No more than a dreadfully squat bridge of three minutes walks situated between the two […]

Today, Myanmar, located in the heart of the “Golden Triangle,” is the main opium producer in Southeast Asia. A bitter, yellowish-brown, strongly addictive narcotic drug prepared from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy is a Golden Triangle urban legend, romanticized by many modern artists.
“There were opium dens where one could […]

Letter from Burma-94 by Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize
laureate. The famous letter, well I still looking for the truth … still searching …

So another year has ended. Three hundred and sixty-five days which can
never be brought back again lie behind us. The beginning of a new year is
as […]

This portrait is adorable, even if you not a giant modernism enthusiast and you gonna find some outlandish, non-canonical color realization – you just can’t disagree – great piece of art.

by Gerald Festus Kelly (1879 - 1972)
He attended Cambridge, where he met Aleister Crowley. Together they planned to publish a magazine, but they […]

Hmmmm, interesting ….

“YANGON, Myanmar - Women in Myanmar not only have to watch out for pickpockets when they’re commuting, shopping or walking down the street, but also hair thieves, a weekly journal reported Sunday.

Long-haired women in crowded areas have fallen victim to surreptitious hair snippers who steal their hair to sell, the Burmese-language 24/7 news […]