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    Hlainaing feel the key to success is study and work hard. by: nerriza Views[541] Kkainhlu is a proud shop owner and happy not to be farming any more. by: nerriza Views[605] Hung smiling as she tells me she's the most popular in the village. by: nerriza Views[561] Lingkhui weaving the traditional clothing of the Ngagah tribe. by: nerriza Views[614] Thangsheng inbetween puffs talks about life as the towns local wine supplier. by: nerriza Views[564]
     
    Burma is the poorest country in Southeast Asia, with roughly a quarter of it's population living in abject poverty. Young children are often forced to work for their families survival by doing things like collecting bottles. by: zimmphotoz Views[3781] Young kids spend their days hopping on and off the train with friends. They know the ins and outs of the line. by: zimmphotoz Views[1265] Goods ands and people concentrate at the train stations. Because of the circle train, they have become the hubs of daily village life. by: zimmphotoz Views[576] Within moments the rural lifestyle takes over. The lush landscape is dotted with everything from huts to houses, and farms to factories. by: zimmphotoz Views[887] The Circle Train leaves the bustling city and traces a loop through the nearby pastoral countryside. It connects people and also allows for the easy transport of goods to market. by: zimmphotoz Views[762]
     
    reflections at Inle by: helen_sc Views[193] Mandalay palace by: helen_sc Views[254] taking the train in Myanmar by: helen_sc Views[353] sunrise, Bagan by: helen_sc Views[398] sunrise, Inle Lake by: helen_sc Views[276]
     
    Hide and Seek with a camera. Whenever these two young refugees saw the camera they sprinted away at top speed, but inevitably sneaked back to view every photograph. by: moonlight Views[675] I'm probably one of the first foreigners that this young Burmese refugee has seen in his life. by: moonlight Views[336] Surrounded by beautiful scenery you could, at times, be forgiven for forgetting that this is a refugee camp. But refugees aren’t allowed an income. They aren’t allowed to farm this land. To be allowed to have a market stall to sell their produce, they have to pay bribes to the officials. by: moonlight Views[454] This young girl and her father were approved for resettlement by the US Department of Homeland Security in 2009. Her mother is still waiting for UN refugee status, so, with her family having chosen to stay together, the daughter remains trapped in the limbo of her birth place – a refugee camp. by: moonlight Views[357] Calm away from the Chaos: A monastery in the refugee camp. ‘Teacher, what’s your religion?’ ‘Teacher, are you Christian?’ ‘Teacher, why don’t a lot of people in the West have a religion?’ ‘Here, we need religion even more because of our situation.’ by: moonlight Views[737]
     
    The Three Pagodas Pass has a significant place in Thai/Burmese history as the only viable route through which armies could march as the two countries went into battle (which they did repeatedly). However, the three pagodas themselves are underwhelming. by: jfernandes Views[716] We went to the Burmese-Thailand border at the Three Pagodas Pass by: jfernandes Views[634]    

     

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