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Conversations with Burma's Political Prisoners

Conversations with Burma’s Political Prisoners

March 6, 2018
by Erin Foster
Features

Hundreds of hot air balloons rise with the sun as Bagan, in central Myanmar, wakes to the steady drone of electric motorcycles. Thousands of tourists…

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Clubbing in Yangon with the Party Guy of Myanmar

Clubbing in Yangon with the Party Guy of Myanmar

October 23, 2017
by Frances Vinall
Yarns

A night out in Yangon will probably start on a rooftop somewhere, watching the sun set over the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda. This will likely be…

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The Exploited Workers of Thailand’s Tourism Industry

The Exploited Workers of Thailand’s Tourism Industry

October 16, 2017
by Frances Vinall
Features

Sometimes when you travel, you meet people whose impact on you far outweighs the time you spend with them. For me, Luke was one of…

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Sex and Loneliness on a Beach in Myanmar

Sex and Loneliness on a Beach in Myanmar

July 4, 2017
by Frances Vinall
Myanmar Yarns, Yarns

I had a very strange sexual experience last night, on the very beach I am looking at now. It is, by all objective measures, a…

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Life in a Burmese Welfare Village

Life in a Burmese Welfare Village

June 6, 2017
by Frances Vinall
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People complain about the welfare system, but it’s difficult to imagine what life would be like without it. Without intervention from the government, what would…

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