burma

Burma, also known as Myanmar, is a country divided into seven states and seven divisions. These divisions are further broken down into districts, townships, wards, and villages.


Burma is a veritable "Melting Pot" or "Tossed Salad" of many different cultures and religions. The two main cultures in Burma are Buddhist and Bamar; however, each of these cultures continues to be heavily influenced by neighboring countries such as China, Laos, Thailand, India, and Bangladesh. Western culture has also had its hand in shaping the ideas and thinking of Burma, as the country spent considerable time under British Colonial rule.

Burmese, the official language of Burma, is a mixture of the Tibetan and Chinese languages. At one time one of the richest countries in all of Southeast Asia, Burma now is one of the poorest. The country's main exports are rice and oil. Although it boasts some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world, Burma still struggles with many human rights issues.


Burma was once showcased in an episode of "Seinfeld" and was also the setting for the Rambo IV movie starring Sylvester Stallone. Bloggers speaking about Burma (Myanmar) can be found at sites like mtmblog and mmblogpress.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “burma”

• in Politics
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  by allisonmidorireilly / on Oct 12, 2011
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• in Politics
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  by jaideepkhanduja / on Dec 14, 2009

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• Thein Sein becomes first Burmese president to visit US since 1966

  
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  Former generals trip sparks human rights protests as President Obama uses controversial name Myanmar for country Former general Thein Sein became the first Burmese president to visit the White House in almost 50 years on Monday – a visit human rights groups protested was premature, citing alleged ethnic cleansing ...
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• Burma’s Thein Sein White House Visit Is Reward For Reforms

  
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  Burmese President Thein Sein is visiting the White House, becoming the first leader of his nation to do so in nearly half a century. It marks the latest U.S. effort to reward him for introducing reforms after decades of military rule. The White House meeting with President Barack Obama also represents a rapid ...
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• Troubling signs for Burma’s reforms?

  
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  President Thein Sein of Burma, the former general who President Obama hopes is leading a transition from dictatorship to democracy in his Southeast Asian nation, is not an imposing figure, and the longer you talk with him, the less imposing … Continue reading →        
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• Administration Burma Policy: Lift Sanctions, Ask Questions Later

  
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  NARONG SANGNAK/EPA/Newscom President Obama’s meeting with Burma’s President Thein Sein at the White House today is a stark reminder of how far the Administration has come on Burma policy. In initiating the annual process for renewal of the ban on Burmese imports last week, Representative Joseph Crowley ...
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• Knockoffs of Iconic American Brands in Myanmar

  
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  Myanmar has undergone dramatic political change. Myanmar President Thein Sein is hoping that will mean more US investment in his country. But, American companies are going to face some challenges in Myanmar. Patrick Winn is a reporter with Global Post and has been covering the changes there.
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• Burma Reforms still need the US’s weight

  
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  The White House welcomed ex-general Thein Sein on Monday as the first president of Burma/Myanmar in roughly 47 years after the late Gen. Ne Win’s visit in 1966.   Thein Sein has been attempting to improve a significant diplomatic recovery for his nation after decades of isolation from the US. Self-styled ...
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• Burma Leader Making Landmark White House Visit

  
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  (WASHINGTON) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burmese president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Barack Obama hosting Thein Sein, ...
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• Burma leader making landmark White House visit

  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Barack Obama hosting Thein Sein, ...
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• Burma: Telecoms Risk Complicity In Surveillance, Censorship, Says HRW

  
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  International telecommunications companies risk being linked to human rights abuses if they enter the Burmese market before adequate protections are in place, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Burma’s human rights reforms thus far have been inadequate, including in the Internet and ...
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• Analysis: Foreign investment a blessing and a curse for Burma

  
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  Burma will further open its doors to inward investment when President Thein Sein meets U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later today. Whether that investment will benefit the people of Burma remains very much in doubt… It’s been a red letter year so far for Burma President Thein Sein, at least in ...
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• Burma: Telecoms Risk Complicity in Surveillance, Censorship

  
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• Human rights issues niggle as US firms eye Myanmar

  
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  T-shirts bearing images of President Barack Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader, hang side by side in the shops just off busy Kabar Aye Pagoda Road in Yangon. It is a reminder of the history made in November when Obama became the first sitting United States president to set foot in Myanmar, ...
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• Myanmar: Beat the Heat: Shan Secret Waterfall Hike (video)

  
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  WATCH :  15 Beat the Heat: Shan Secret Waterfall Hike, Hsipaw, Myanmar (Burma)  In order to beat the heat, we made a plan to be up by 7am, meet for breakfast around 7:30 am and be on the road to the waterfall by 8am. I ate the rice and beans with eggs but the Noodle soup also looked tasty. Armed with 2L of water ...
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• Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit

  
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  Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit (via AFP ) Myanmar President Thein Sein began Saturday the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years as the United States throws its support behind his reforms. The former general, who initiated a wave of reforms after taking office in 2011, flew ...
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• Collectible book - Birds of Burma -

  
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• Thousand Temples of Bagan - Myanmar

  
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  Photo —  Link Bagan located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, in the Mandalay Region of Burma, lies the ancient city of Bagan. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, and the political, economic and cultural nerve center of the Pagan Empire. ...
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• Refugees face uncertain future as Burma opens

  
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  MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand (AP) — Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Burma/Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in ...
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