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    The Other Jewel of Rangoon

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:January 7, 2013
    • Post category:Burma
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    If someone were to hear an expression like, “the Jewel of Rangoon,” what would undoubtedly come to her/his mind is the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most famous landmark in Rangoon (now…

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    Why is this Sign in Chinese?

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:January 6, 2013
    • Post category:Burma
    • Post comments:2 Comments

    A couple of weeks ago I was in a hotel in Mandalay, Burma when I noticed this sign near the elevator. It says that when spitting up phlegm, one should…

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