Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Burma Today


       Homes are set fire as the result of ongoing dispute between Buddhists and Muslims people in Sittwe on 
       June 10, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       A monk stands among the rubble left from the fires in Sittwe on June 11, 2012. Hundreds of homes 
       were torched.   
       Image source: The Atlantic

       People walk across an empty highway in Naypyitaw on May 18, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       Baby Ei Ei Phyu is HIV positive and lives with his mother, who is also HIV positive, at an HIV/AIDS 
       hospice in Yangon on May 26, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       People exercising in Yangon on May 13, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       A girl plays with her little brother while rummaging through a junk yard for usable items near 
       Danyingone station on May 16, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's democracy advocate, at an election campaign in Thongwa village on 
       February 26, 2012. Burma was under military rule for 50 years.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       Supporters of pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi in Wah Thin Kha on March 31, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       A punk band in Yangon on April 11, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       A peaceful protest against the shortage of electricity held in Yangon on May 24, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       A fisherman using a leg rowing technique to propel his boat.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       Men riding albino elephants near Burma's new capital city, Naypyitaw on March 1, 2012.
       Image source: The Atlantic

       Workers at a brick factory on May 10, 2012. Interested parties from throughout Asia are looking into 
       profiting from Burma's untapped natural resources.
       Image source: The Atlantic


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