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Myanmar - Golden Buddhas and Forbidden Islands

When we first had the idea to go to Myanmar to look for new waves, the country was known as “Burma”.

When we first had the idea to go to Myanmar to look for new waves, the country was known as “Burma”, only becoming “Myanmar” as the Generals tightened their grip on political power.

The story of modern Myanmar, since independence from the UK in 1948, is inseparable from politics as the country has been under harsh military rule for much of the period since independence.

Unlike neighboring Thailand, with which Myanmar shares a porous border, a history of Buddhism as the state religion and a roughly equal-size population, impoverished Myanmar has taken a very different political path than its prosperous neighbor.

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