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Since 1989, when General
Ne Win
took control of Burma, the country
has been largely cut off from the outside world. Military
control is absolute, political opponents have been imprisoned (including
Nobel laureate Aung
San Suu
Kyi), the military has banned mobile phones and the internet and reports of human rights abuses
are common.
However, Burma (called Myanmar
by the military) is becoming a popular tourist destination and an increasing number of backpacers are either visiting the country or using its southern entry points to extend their Thai visas. There are many sides to the debate about whether we should visit Myanmar. You can read up on some of them here.
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