When The Irrawaddy visited the area this month, farmers were plowing their fields with water buffalo and preparing the ground for another round of rice growing.
With the country’s national Parliament just a few miles away, most of those who spoke with The Irrawaddy were keeping abreast of political affairs as a new batch of lawmakers assumed their seats last week.
“We hope the incoming government may be better,” a hired hand said before working a row of seeds into the soil. She expressed hope that the government would address the issue of land grabbing which has plagued Burma’s rural areas for years.
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