Burma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Burma , officially the Union of Myanmar , is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, T...
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Naypyidaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naypyidaw (Burmese: ; MLCTS: nepranytau , also spelled Nay Pyi Taw ; pronounced ) is the capital of Burma. Nay pyi daw means "Great City of the Sun", but is also translated as "abode...
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name: Rangoon (Yangon) geographic coordinates: 16 47 N, 96 10 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard...
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The BBC News Website looks at the possible reasons for Burma's decision to relocate the capital. ... Information Minister Kyaw Hsan said the site of the new capital, near the town of Pyinmana, was a more strategic location for Burma's military rulers.
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Rare photographs of the site which will become Burma's new capital in Pyinmana. ... Burma announced last November that it was moving its capital 400km north from Rangoon to a remote rural area near the town of Pyinmana. ... Burma confirms capital to move ; 07 Nov 05 | Asia-Pacific...
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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4647100.stm
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RANGOON, Burma -- The government workers received two days' notice to pack up their offices and be ready to move. The military regime that rules this impoverished country had decided to move its capital to the remote, dusty town of Pyinmana. ... On Nov. 6, the morning of the move from Rangoon, the longtime capital,
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www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/01/01/abru...
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/01/01/abrupt_relocation_of_burma_capital_linked_to_astrology/
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Map: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. ... About Geographic Guide ... All rights reserved Burma, Myanmar map Asia Maps Asia Map Asia Maps Burma flag Asia Asia Image Indian Ocean Oceania Asia Southeast Asia Globe - Oceania Pacific Islands Google Search...
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www.asia-atlas.com/myanmar.htm
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Hacked out of malarial jungle, Burma's new capital is a medley of mammoth buildings and quiet zones, built by an army of poor laborers. ... Reporter Anuj Chopra gives his impressions of Burma's new capital, Naypyidaw, an island of relative opulence in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries.
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www.csmonitor.com/2007/1031/p07s02-wosc.html
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Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador-Head of Delegation of CEC ... Also being the capital of first Myanmar Empire, Bagan covers an area of 42 sq.km containing over 2000 well-preserved pagodas and temoles of the 11th- 13th century. [ more + ]
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