Myanmar History

History of Myanmar (Burma)

19 July, Martyr’s Day

July 19, 2009

Arzarni Day Today is the 62nd years after General Aung San and the cabinet ministers were assassinated. On the morning of 19 July 1947, a group of gun men stormed into the cabinet meeting room at the Secretariat Office in Rangoon. Together with General Aung San, six other cabinet members were assassinated. Killed together...

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Myanmar Thrones

February 2, 2009
Myanmar Thrones

An account of various thrones used by Myanmar kings King Badon (Bodawphaya, 1782-1819) moved to the new palace on 17 May 1783 and Amarapura (the City of No Death) on 1 June 1783. One of his ministers called Jeyasankhaya (Zayyathinkhaya) compiled An Account on Golden Palace (Shwebon Nidan) and he completed the work on...

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Stilwell Road: Burma’s Stilwell Road Revive

January 31, 2009
Stilwell Road: Burma’s Stilwell Road Revive

“It was a road some said couldn’t be built. Most of the men ordered to make it happen were African American soldiers sorted into Army units by the color of their skin. As World War II raged, they labored day and night in the jungles of Burma, sometimes halfway up 10,000-foot mountains, drenched by...

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Adorable Mother’s Admirable Journey By Tin Moe

January 20, 2009
Adorable Mother’s Admirable Journey By Tin Moe

Gee up “HE!” promts the bulls to go forward with bell jingling, A few who could tarry in rest house hear it and tally beads. And so the British period passed. Bombs booming and aeroplanes wheezing; Seek shelter in a religious dwelling The one ventures in up and down riverine trading While the freedom...

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Night Life in Yangon

Night life in Yangon, for a foreigner, is quite dry and boring. Even for us who are long time residents of Yangon feel night...

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Shwedagon Pagoda Guide

History According to legend, Shwedagon Pagoda was built more than 2,500 years ago during the time of Lord Buddha. The two merchant brothers from...

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Culture Shock – When a Myanmar do not say NO

Many a time, foreigners (especially western foreign expats working in Myanmar) will notice that things they ask from Myanmar friends are met with affirmative...

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