Ne Win: A Story of Power, Tyranny and Dolphin Blood
Anonymous
May 3, 2022
Once upon a time, there was a man who bathed in dolphin blood. He believed it would keep him young and healthy while his Stalin-inspired reg...
Showing posts with the label Myanmar
The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 2, 2018
That night was the most horrible that any member of the motor launch crews ever experienced. The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black sw...
The Forgotten Ruins of Mrauk U
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2017
Spread across the beautiful rolling hills of Rakhine in Western Burma, lies a little known archeological site—the medieval town of Mrauk U. ...
The Great Bell of Dhammazedi
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2016
The Great Bell of Dhammazedi was cast in the late 15th century by order of King Dhammazedi of the Burmese kingdom Hanthawaddy, and presented...
The Crumbling Ruins of ‘Shwe Inn Thein’ Pagodas of Indein, Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 1, 2015
On the western bank of Inle Lake, in the heart of Myanmar’s jungles, lies the small village of Indein with hundreds of ancient pagodas of ma...
The Mingun Pagoda And The World’s 2nd Largest Bell
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2015
The Mingun Pahtodawgyi or Minigun Paya in the town of Mingun, approximately 10 km northwest of Mandalay in central Myanmar, is a massive unf...
Kuthodaw Pagoda And The World's Largest Book
Kaushik Patowary
May 4, 2015
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located at the foot of Mandalay Hill in Mandalay, Burma. It was built during the reign of King Mindon M...
Myanmar’s Manual Oil Drills
Kaushik Patowary
May 1, 2014
Myanmar is rich in natural resources, but much of this remains untapped. Political sanctions imposed by the military regime that ruled the c...
The Hair Raising Train Ride Over Goteik Viaduct
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 30, 2013
The Goteik viaduct, located in Nawnghkio, is one of Burma’s most stunning engineering marvel. Built by the colonial British in the beginning...
U Bein’s Iconic, Kilometer Long Wooden Bridge in Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2013
U Bein’s bridge is a teak structure that stretches almost 1,200 meters across the Taungthaman Lake, near the ancient Burmese capital of Amar...
The Thousand Temples of Bagan, Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 19, 2013
Located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, in the Mandalay Region of Burma, lies the ancient city of Bagan. From the 9th to 1...
5 Most Inaccessible Monasteries in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 21, 2012
Buddhist monasteries are usually located in remote places far from the hub-bub of cities and towns. It takes more than a mild determination ...
